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Head to headchecked 19 Oct 2026

Siri AI vs Hermes Agent

  • United StatesBoth available
  • United KingdomBoth available
  • European UnionOnly Hermes Agent fully
Siri AI: 1 of 10 capabilities have a sourced yes. The rest are partly, no or not yet clear. A count, not a score.Works in your accounts: YesUses a browser or computer: UnclearWorks while you're away: UnclearLives in chat apps: NoMakes phone calls: UnclearCan pay for things: UnclearAsks before sending or paying: UnclearWorks in German: NoData can stay in the EU: UnclearRuns on your own hardware: No1Siri AIApple
Hermes Agent: 4 of 10 capabilities have a sourced yes. The rest are partly, no or not yet clear. A count, not a score.Works in your accounts: UnclearUses a browser or computer: UnclearWorks while you're away: YesLives in chat apps: YesMakes phone calls: UnclearCan pay for things: UnclearAsks before sending or paying: UnclearWorks in German: UnclearData can stay in the EU: YesRuns on your own hardware: Yes4Hermes AgentNous Research
Availability
Where you can use it
USYesUKYesEUPartly

Arrived for the US and the UK with iOS 27. Not on iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch in the EU; available on the Mac. English only at launch, five more languages in October.

USYesUKYesEUYes

Runs on your own hardware anywhere.

Cheapest way in
Included

Comes with iOS 27 on eligible devices. Apple says expanded access will be sold later, with daily caps on server features.

Free

MIT licensed. You pay for the model and server you use.

What it can do
Works in your accounts
YesActs inside apps on your devicePer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Uses a browser or computer
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Works while you're away
UnclearNo source yet
YesAutonomous, keeps runningPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Lives in chat apps
NoBuilt into the devicePer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
YesTelegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsAppPer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Makes phone calls
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Can pay for things
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Asks before sending or paying
UnclearNo source yet
UnclearNo source yet
Works in German
NoNot among the languages added in OctoberPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
UnclearNo source yet
Data can stay in the EU
UnclearNo source yet
YesAll data stays on your machinePer the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Runs on your own hardware
NoApple devices and serversPer reporting, 19 Oct 2026
YesLinux, macOS, WSL2Per the maker, 19 Oct 2026
Details
What it can touch
  • Apps
  • Screen
  • Messages
  • Calendar
  • Telegram
  • Discord
  • Slack
  • WhatsApp
  • Your server
How it asks before acting
Before it acts

System assistant that acts inside apps.

Before it acts

Depends on your configuration.

Watch out for

Daily caps on features that run on Apple’s servers, thresholds not published.

You run and secure the server yourself. All data stays on your machine.

Launched
14 Sep 2026
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People to follow
Unclear
Sources
  1. Pasquale Pillitteri, Sep 2026
  2. Gagadget, iOS 27 is out now, Sep 2026
  3. Pasquale Pillitteri, Siri reads your screen, 2026
  4. 9to5Mac, 9 Sep 2026
  1. Hermes Agent, about

Facts only, no scores. We have not tested these agents hands-on unless an entry says so.

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