Tools & PluginsTuesday, September 29, 2026
Hermes Agent Gets Sign in with ChatGPT
Nous Research partnered with OpenAI so users can log into Nous Portal with ChatGPT and spend their existing Plus/Pro allowance inside Hermes Agent. Caps and visibility live in ChatGPT settings (Account Settings > Linked Accounts). No separate API key. Official video + ~149k views on the announcement.
Why it matters
Removes the biggest onboarding tax for ChatGPT subscribers considering Hermes. It also puts OpenAI in the billing path of a competitor-adjacent agent runtime — builders should understand the lock-in and the cap model before they route production work through it.