Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/meta/lexical/vs/NousResearch/hermes-agent
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/meta/lexical/vs/NousResearch/hermes-agent.md
Description: lexical and hermes-agent share 4 technologies: Vite, React, shiki, and Tailwind CSS. lexical is written in TypeScript and hermes-agent in Python.

# lexical vs hermes-agent

lexical and hermes-agent share 4 technologies: Vite, React, shiki, and Tailwind CSS. lexical is written in TypeScript and hermes-agent in Python.

- [meta/lexical](https://seerepo.com/r/meta/lexical): Lexical is an extensible text editor framework that provides excellent reliability, accessibility and performance.
- [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, shiki, Tailwind CSS
- Only in lexical: prismjs, mdast-util-from-markdown, mdast-util-to-markdown, mdast-util-gfm-strikethrough, mdast-util-gfm-table, micromark-extension-gfm-strikethrough, micromark-extension-gfm-table, micromark-util-types, @floating-ui/react
- Only in hermes-agent: FastAPI, Tauri, Tokio, @tauri-apps/api, React Router, Electron, Rich, jinja2, openpyxl, Zod, class-variance-authority, tailwind-merge, Radix UI, Lucide, tracing, tracing-subscriber, xterm, dnd-kit, motion, @tanstack/react-virtual, D3, cmdk, CodeMirror, react-dnd-html5-backend, use-stick-to-bottom, @icons-pack/react-simple-icons, streamdown, dompurify, katex, qrcode, yaml, js-yaml, remark-math, unified

## Side by side

| | lexical | hermes-agent |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 655,990 lines written, 808 code files | 3,858,936 lines written, 5,274 code files |
| Who writes it | 3.6% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Codex | 2.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, GitHub Copilot, Devin, OpenHands, Factory, Jules, and Crush |
| Activity | Last push November 4, 2026, 5,544 commits, 23,994 stars | Last push November 4, 2026, 58,269 commits, 260,334 stars |
| Tests | 958 test files. 28% of its code files have a test that imports them | 10,042 test files. 65.7% 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, lexical or hermes-agent?

hermes-agent, with 3,858,936 lines written; lexical has 655,990.

The proof: [NousResearch/hermes-agent's code at commit 71736c9](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/tree/71736c9f32597bbca9d89cede5aa136e55946b2f)

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

hermes-agent, with 260,334 stars; lexical has 23,994.

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

### Which has more tests, lexical or hermes-agent?

hermes-agent, with 10,042 test files; lexical has 958.

The proof: [NousResearch/hermes-agent's code at commit 71736c9](https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/tree/71736c9f32597bbca9d89cede5aa136e55946b2f)

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

Both got their last push on November 4, 2026.

The proof: [meta/lexical's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/meta/lexical/commits)

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

lexical: an AI signed 3.6% of its commits, with Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Codex; in hermes-agent, 2.2%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in meta/lexical](https://seerepo.com/r/meta/lexical/ai)

## Sources

- meta/lexical: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit a983160 (https://github.com/meta/lexical/tree/a983160a63815c47579456af7397774a9c1e57f7)
- NousResearch/hermes-agent: Read on November 4, 2026, at commit 71736c9 (https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/tree/71736c9f32597bbca9d89cede5aa136e55946b2f)

## 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.