hermes-agent vs bitchat

hermes-agent and bitchat share 3 technologies: Tokio, tracing, and tracing-subscriber. hermes-agent is written in Python and bitchat in Swift.

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What they share and what sets them apart

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SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
hermes-agent3,858,936 lines written5,274 code files
bitchat164,838 lines written318 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
hermes-agent2.2% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Devin, OpenHands, Factory, Jules, and Crush
bitchat21.8% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code and Cursor
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
hermes-agentLast push November 4, 202658,269 commits260,334 stars
bitchatLast push November 1, 2026975 commits37,082 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
hermes-agent10,042 test files65.7% of its code files have a test that imports them
bitchat239 test files81.1% of its code files have a test that imports them

Frequently asked questions

Which is bigger, hermes-agent or bitchat?
hermes-agent, with 3,858,936 lines written; bitchat has 164,838.

The proof: NousResearch/hermes-agent's code at commit 71736c9

Which has more GitHub stars, hermes-agent or bitchat?
hermes-agent, with 260,334 stars; bitchat has 37,082.

The proof: NousResearch/hermes-agent on GitHub

Which has more tests, hermes-agent or bitchat?
hermes-agent, with 10,042 test files; bitchat has 239.

The proof: NousResearch/hermes-agent's code at commit 71736c9

Which was updated more recently, hermes-agent or bitchat?
hermes-agent: its last push was on November 4, 2026, and bitchat's on November 1, 2026.

The proof: NousResearch/hermes-agent's commits on GitHub

Which has more commits signed by AI, hermes-agent or bitchat?
bitchat: an AI signed 21.8% of its commits, with Claude Code and Cursor; in hermes-agent, 2.2%.

The proof: the commits each tool signed in permissionlesstech/bitchat

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