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title: "Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B Valuation, launches AI agents for business users"
date: 2026-10-07
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description: "Popular among developers and individuals, the open-source Hermes agent has been cloned more than 24 million times, driving roughly 2.5% of global AI token usage, according to the startup’s estimates."
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# Nous Research confirms it hit $1.5B Valuation, launches AI agents for business users

Popular among developers and individuals, the open-source Hermes agent has been cloned more than 24 million times, driving roughly 2.5% of global AI token usage, according to the startup’s estimates.

*Published: 2026-10-07*