Agents by capability / Self-hosted

Self-hosted and open-source personal AI agents

As of 9 Oct 2026, PAEval profiles 2 self-hosted, open-source personal AI agents: OpenClaw, Hermes Agent. They run on hardware you control and connect to the model provider you choose. No independent product-level evaluator has scored them yet.

OpenClaw

OpenClaw Foundation · Self-Hosted Personal Agent

Deployable, complete personal agent with messaging channels, memories, tools and resident dispatch, not just a development framework.

Pricing: Not compiled

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Hermes Agent

Nous Research · Self-Hosted Personal Agent

An open source agent that can be run directly, including memory, skill accumulation, message gateway and background tasks.

Pricing: Not compiled

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Comparisons

OpenClaw vs Hermes Agent