Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/datawhalechina/hello-agents/vs/NousResearch/hermes-agent
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/datawhalechina/hello-agents/vs/NousResearch/hermes-agent.md
Description: hello-agents and hermes-agent share 3 technologies: Vite, React, and FastAPI. Both are written in Python.

# hello-agents vs hermes-agent

hello-agents and hermes-agent share 3 technologies: Vite, React, and FastAPI. Both are written in Python.

- [datawhalechina/hello-agents](https://seerepo.com/r/datawhalechina/hello-agents): 📚 《从零开始构建智能体》——从零开始的智能体原理与实践教程
- [NousResearch/hermes-agent](https://seerepo.com/r/NousResearch/hermes-agent): The agent that grows with you

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: Vite, React, FastAPI
- Only in hello-agents: Vue, Postgres, Redis, OpenAI
- Only in hermes-agent: None

## Side by side

| | hello-agents | hermes-agent |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 226,666 lines written, 1,268 code files | 3,807,085 lines written, 5,196 code files |
| Who writes it | 2.4% of its commits signed by AI. With Codex, Cursor, and Claude Code | 2.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Devin, OpenHands, Factory, Jules, and Crush |
| Activity | Last push October 13, 2026, 660 commits, 85,283 stars | Last push October 30, 2026, 57,176 commits, 258,842 stars |
| Tests | 97 test files. 6.6% of its code files have a test that imports them | 9,865 test files. 65.5% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, hello-agents or hermes-agent?

hermes-agent, with 3,807,085 lines written in 5,196 code files; hello-agents has 226,666 in 1,268.

The proof: [NousResearch/hermes-agent's code at commit 7020ea3](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/tree/7020ea3e96c3fdbc768c5296493e186df46f075b)

### Which has more GitHub stars, hello-agents or hermes-agent?

hermes-agent, with 258,842 stars; hello-agents has 85,283.

The proof: [NousResearch/hermes-agent on GitHub](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent)

### Which has more tests, hello-agents or hermes-agent?

hermes-agent, with 9,865 test files; hello-agents has 97.

The proof: [NousResearch/hermes-agent's code at commit 7020ea3](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/tree/7020ea3e96c3fdbc768c5296493e186df46f075b)

### Which was updated more recently, hello-agents or hermes-agent?

hermes-agent: its last push was on October 30, 2026, and hello-agents's on October 13, 2026.

The proof: [NousResearch/hermes-agent's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, hello-agents or hermes-agent?

hello-agents: an AI signed 2.4% of its commits, with Codex, Cursor, and Claude Code; in hermes-agent, 2.2%.

## Sources

- datawhalechina/hello-agents: Read on October 29, 2026, at commit 36f583c (https://github.com/datawhalechina/hello-agents/tree/36f583c233ea5cee4537ef93455702b55053af18)
- NousResearch/hermes-agent: Read on October 30, 2026, at commit 7020ea3 (https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/tree/7020ea3e96c3fdbc768c5296493e186df46f075b)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.