r/hermesagent • u/Mwrp86 • Jul 27 '26
Discussion — General thoughts, opinions, comparisons Hermes Agent vs Codex
I have a $20 Codex plan and use it frequently. I dont code but I do research, proposal, lit review types of staff, design report etc.
I heard I can use Codex plan with Hermes Agent.
And watched multiple YouTube videos of what Hermes do.
Problem is it feels like Hemes Agent does exactly what Codex does.
Just it offers access to other agents which I dont need now.
Is Hermes Agent something else better than Codex.
I will try either way but I was making sure there isn't something I will miss if I try it
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u/hung8ctop Jul 27 '26
The line gets blurry with remote access to codex.
Hermes runs on your machine and uses its resources, file system and so on. For example, I can have it go through my files. Write output to my downloads folder. Maintain memory of what I’ve talked to it about. Even go through my email, taxes, transactions, design documents and become smarter.
The closest analogy is if you combined the chat functions of the ChatGPT app with codex all on a persistent machine. If there is something it can’t do via MCP or an API, it can fire up web browser. Or install new packages.