Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
π The LangChain 10 Days FREE Bootcamp is live: 10 lessons, free AI models only, from your first API call to a production grade RAG agent. Start with Day 0 for the roadmap and setup.
πΊ Full playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=KJ3_NExk7-Q&list=PLW4pPr9JCovI&index=1
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Qwen 3.8 Max vs Claude Opus 5, same prompt, same time, and I tracked the latency, the tokens and the exact dollar cost of both.
Alibaba just open sourced the Qwen 3.8 Max weights, so I gave both models one job: build a 3D model of the 1903 Wright Flyer in a single HTML file using Three.js with orbit controls. Qwen returned a plane I could orbit, zoom and throttle. Opus returned a page where I could not see anything at all, and it took 83% of the $1.67 I spent. This is one prompt and one run, not a benchmark suite, so treat it as a data point and not a verdict on every task.
π The LangChain 10 Days FREE Bootcamp is live: 10 lessons, free AI models only, from your first API call to a production grade RAG agent. Start with Day 0 for the roadmap and setup.
πΊ Full playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=KJ3_NExk7-Q&list=PLW4pPr9JCovI&index=1
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Qwen 3.8 Max vs Claude Opus 5, same prompt, same time, and I tracked the latency, the tokens and the exact dollar cost of both.
Alibaba just open sourced the Qwen 3.8 Max weights, so I gave both models one job: build a 3D model of the 1903 Wright Flyer in a single HTML file using Three.js with orbit controls. Qwen returned a plane I could orbit, zoom and throttle. Opus returned a page where I could not see anything at all, and it took 83% of the $1.67 I spent. This is one prompt and one run, not a benchmark suite, so treat it as a data point and not a verdict on every task.






![Hermes Agent Setup with Free AI API - Full Tutorial (2026)
π The LangChain 10 Days FREE Bootcamp is live: 10 lessons, free AI models only, from your first API call to a production grade RAG agent. Start with Day 0 for the roadmap and setup.
πΊ Full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ3_NExk7-Q&list=PLW4pPr9JCovI&index=1
Set up Hermes Agent on your desktop and run it completely free using OpenRouter β no paid API needed.
In this video, youll install Hermes Agent on Windows, walk through its full UI, connect a free AI API via OpenRouter, pick free models like Llama M.1 and Nemotron, test computer-control tasks, and fire two parallel sub-agents for real research. This lesson covers the complete setup from scratch β Telegram/Discord integrations, advanced tools, and deeper workflows are in the next lessons of this series.
β± Chapters:
0:00 Intro β Sub-Agents Researching Anthropic IPO in Real Time
1:06 What You Will Learn
1:15 Install Hermes Agent on Windows
1:58 Launch Hermes Agent
2:09 Hermes UI Walkthrough (Sessions, Skills, Tools, Messaging)
3:01 Settings β Models, Chat, Appearance, Workspace, Safety Controls
4:13 Persistent Memory β Agent That Learns From You
4:40 Voice Chat Setup (STT / TTS)
4:53 Free AI API Setup with OpenRouter
5:39 Get Your OpenRouter API Key
6:05 Connect OpenRouter to Hermes Agent
6:22 Browse and Select Free Models
7:10 Test the Free Model
7:25 Computer Control Demo β Organize ChatGPT Images
9:15 Multi-Agent Research Demo β Anthropic IPO
10:09 Sub-Agents Running in Parallel
10:48 Supervisor Agent Final Recommendation
11:44 Outro
π Resources:
Hermes Agent download: [see video description β link below]
OpenRouter: https://openrouter.ai
OpenRouter API Keys: https://openrouter.ai/keys
πΊ Watch next:
Qwen 3.6 + Hermes Agent β Powerful Local AI Beast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8akrfxrJWg
OpenClaw Self Improving Agent β Full Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBqbodcj8Rc
Free OpenClaw Tutorials playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLc2rvfiptPSQMZf3rlYZZ8vwUBcm6jv4d
π Go deeper β my Udemy course:
Master LangChain v1 and Ollama β Chatbot, RAG and AI Agents β https://kgptalkie.com/langchain
If this helped, hit like and subscribe β the full Hermes Agent series is coming. Comment below where you get stuck and I will cover it in the next lesson.
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