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5/10/2026
Hermes Agent from Nous Research Surpasses OpenClaw in OpenRouter Daily Token Rankings

Hermes Agent from Nous Research Surpasses OpenClaw in OpenRouter Daily Token Rankings

Original: OpenClaw vs Hermes Agent: Why Nous Research’s Self-Improving Agent Now Leads OpenRouter’s Global Rankings

Short summary

Hermes Agent from Nous Research has claimed the #1 spot on OpenRouter's daily token rankings with 224 billion tokens, surpassing OpenClaw's 186 billion. The open-source self-improving agent achieved this milestone just three months after launch, marking the first time a Nous Research project has overtaken an OpenAI-backed platform in production inference volume.

  • •Hermes Agent now #1 on OpenRouter daily rankings with 224B tokens vs OpenClaw's 186B
  • •Open-source project from Nous Research launched just 3 months ago
  • •First Nous Research project to surpass OpenAI-backed platform in real-world usage

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