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Nous Research

Nous Research matters because it sits at the intersection of open model development, frontier-style experimentation, and a highly engaged builder community.

New York, US

Founded

2023

Region

North America

Website

https://nousresearch.com

Current snapshot

Lifecycle position

Research

New work, prototypes, or early papers.

Current position

Preview

Selective access, early demos, or limited pilots.

Growth

Repeatable distribution, partnerships, or ecosystem pull.

Deployment

Wide production use and durable market presence.

Founded

2023

Watch cadence

Weekdays

Last verified

2026-03-31

Focus

Open model research, reasoning systems, and decentralized training infrastructure

Latest move

Nous Research continues expanding Hermes and its broader open-intelligence research stack, including decentralized training efforts.

Category and subcategory context

Frontier LabsOpen sourceResearch

Competitive context

Mistral AIAI2Arcee AI

Recent models

This profile is tracked more for products and workflow influence than for a standalone model family.

Products

HermesNous ChatPsyche Network

Open weights

Yes

API access

Watch level

Weekdays

Signals

Open researchOpen communityResearch-first

Recent coverage of Nous Research

Recent business and product coverage pulled into the profile so you can see what is happening around the company without leaving the page.

Nous Research integrates Grok subscriptions into Hermes Agent, ditching API key friction

Nous Research integrates Grok subscriptions into Hermes Agent, ditching API key friction Crypto Briefing

Crypto Briefing•May 16

Nous Research Releases Token Superposition Training to Speed Up LLM Pre-Training by Up to 2.5x Across 270M to 10B Parameter Models

Nous Research Releases Token Superposition Training to Speed Up LLM Pre-Training by Up to 2.5x Across 270M to 10B Parameter Models MarkTechPost

MarkTechPost•May 13

Nous Research Releases 'Hermes Agent' to Fix AI Forgetfulness with Multi-Level Memory and Dedicated Remote Terminal Access Support

Nous Research Releases 'Hermes Agent' to Fix AI Forgetfulness with Multi-Level Memory and Dedicated Remote Terminal Access Support MarkTechPost

MarkTechPost•Feb 26

Nous Research Releases Fully Reproducible Open Source AI Coding Model

Nous Research Releases Fully Reproducible Open Source AI Coding Model Open Source For You

Open Source For You•Jan 9

Nous Research Team Releases Hermes 4: A Family of Open-Weight AI Models with Hybrid Reasoning

Nous Research Team Releases Hermes 4: A Family of Open-Weight AI Models with Hybrid Reasoning MarkTechPost

MarkTechPost•Aug 27

Nous Research just launched an API that gives developers access to AI models that OpenAI and Anthropic won't build

Nous Research just launched an API that gives developers access to AI models that OpenAI and Anthropic won't build Venturebeat

Venturebeat•Mar 12