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OpenClaw vs Hermes Agent: Which One Is Actually Better in 2026?

2026-07-02 Education
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Deploy OpenClaw with one click: https://www.hostg.xyz/SHJh6 Deploy Hermes with one click: https://www.hostg.xyz/SHJh7 Six months ago everyone was running OpenClaw. Now Hermes Agent has surpassed it — 224 billion tokens per day vs OpenClaw's 186 billion. So which one should you actually be running today? In this video I set up both on real servers, run the exact same jobs through each one, and give you a straight answer on which is best — and for who. Want to make real money with coding? I share high-signal insights on careers, monetization, and leverage in my free newsletter. Join here and get my guide How to Make Money With Coding instantly: https://techwithtim.net/newsletter 🚀 Tools I Use Get 10% off with code techwithtim Openclaw setup: https://www.hostinger.com/techwithtim VPS setup: https://www.hostinger.com/techwithtim10 Wispr Flow (Best AI Dictation): https://ref.wisprflow.ai/TechWithTim-jul26 ⏳ Timestamps ⏳ 00:00 | Intro/Overview 00:44 | The Numbers/Stats 02:17 | How These Agents Work 03:30 | The Key Difference - Skills 05:00 | Where to Deploy 06:27 | Deployment Process 08:05 | UI Walkthrough 09:22 | Skill Config/Setup 12:01 | Hermes Agent Curator 14:38 | Gateway & Config 15:50 | Repetitive Work 16:35 | Security Issues 17:01 | Final Comparison Hashtags #HermesAgent #OpenClaw #AIAgents UAE Media License Number: 3635141

Top Comments (10)

@contrastychain 2026-07-02

Just bare in mind that both of these tools are still in early development stages, and are both getting updated frequently. So we don't know how the information from this video will age in the next 6 -12 months. It's still possible that Openclaw will catch up with hermes, or that hermes will completely overtake Openclaw, it's also possible that some new agentic tool could come out from a bigger company that will completely overshadow both of them.

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@Any-Mouse 2026-07-02

Maybe have more about costs, for your viewers with very limited funds? I really like to experiment but that is my barrier to this technology.

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@TechWithTim 2026-06-30

Deploy OpenClaw with one click: https://www.hostg.xyz/SHJh6 Deploy Hermes with one click: https://www.hostg.xyz/SHJh7

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@sevilnatas 2026-07-04

Could the auto skills in OpenClaw be setup as a scheduled tsk? Also, the memory could be improved by implementing the new Karpathy's memory wiki concept. Seems like an improvement on both openClaw and Hermes.

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@WeiseGuy91 2026-07-05

Which hosting plan do you recommend I go with? Happy to use your link. I’m trying to run my YouTube channel (different channel) ideation workflows, research workflows, analytics of videos, script co-writing (I usually brain dump with voice to text then have ChatGPT or Claude help me clean it up, following a process I’ve written), remotion motion graphics, video editing help if possible, and then business stuff for coaching program, events I sell tickets to and run, brand deals, etc. Not sure how to size appropriately on the plans they have.

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@DaFundedKing 2026-07-02

I was looking for this kind of video

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@SimpleDataScience 2026-07-06

Amazing! Your channel is really inspiring. I hope that one day I'll be able to grow mine like yours!

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@KartikRao 2026-07-02

Nice video! What is the Hermes frontend you are using here?

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@pmoney-mpc0 2026-07-03

You can always add tools, agents skill etc for self improvement to oc.

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@briangitonga3606 2026-07-02

In a recent openclaw update they added the self authoring skills feature

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