# Run Hermes Agent Free With Qwen 3.6 Plus and Owl Alpha

> Source: https://openclawdatabase.com/news/videos/2026-05-12-hermes-agent-free-qwen-owl-alpha/
> Last updated: 2026-05-12
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# Run Hermes Agent Free With Qwen 3.6 Plus and Owl Alpha




 

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Nous Research quietly added two free model options to Hermes Agent through the Nous Portal free tier: Qwen 3.6 Plus and Owl Alpha. Both models offer larger context windows than most paid alternatives and can handle 24/7 agent workloads — research, content writing, lead finding, scheduled tasks — at zero cost. The setup takes a few minutes via the `hermes setup` terminal command, and Julian Goldie walks through switching between both free models when you hit rate limits so your agent never stalls.






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"Run Hermes Agent FREE With This NEW Model 🤯" by **Julian Goldie SEO** — [Watch on YouTube →](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JFYnLwAVma0)








## Key Takeaways



- Two free models are now available for Hermes Agent via Nous Portal: **Qwen 3.6 Plus** and **Owl Alpha**.
- Both have larger context windows than most paid models — important for long research or multi-step agentic tasks.
- Setup: run `hermes setup` in terminal → switch to Nous Portal → select the free plan → connect.
- When you hit the rate limit on one free model, switch to the other to keep your agent running around the clock without interruption.
- Free tier supports the full Hermes Agent feature set: research loops, content generation, lead finding, and scheduled background tasks.








## Commands & Code Mentioned



```
hermes setup
```




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[See all Hermes news →](https://openclawdatabase.com/news/hermes/)

## Go deeper: Hermes guides

Hands-on guides to put this into practice:

 [⚡ Quick Start — 20 Minutes](https://openclawdatabase.com/hermes/setup/)

 [🧠 Persistent Memory Architecture](https://openclawdatabase.com/hermes/memory/)

 [🗓 Long-Running Tasks & Scheduling](https://openclawdatabase.com/hermes/tasks/)

 [⚖️ Hermes vs OpenClaw](https://openclawdatabase.com/hermes/vs-openclaw/)

 [🧭 Compare Agents Which agent fits your use case — side-by-side.](https://openclawdatabase.com/compare/)

 [⌨️ Command Reference Every CLI command & flag across platforms.](https://openclawdatabase.com/commands/)