Nous Research Discord: price, who can join and alternatives
The Discord for Nous Research, an open AI research lab and the team behind the open source Hermes Agent. The invite page calls it a community interested in open source AI and showed 147,265 members on 28 Oct 2026. It suits builders working with open models and agent tooling.
Nous Research Discord at a glance
| What | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Who it's for | People interested in open source AI, from enthusiasts to experts | discord.com |
| Discord size | The invite page showed 147,265 members on 28 Oct 2026 | discord.com |
| Official link | The Nous Research site lists Discord under Community | nousresearch.com |
| Who runs it | Nous Research, an open AI training and research lab | nousresearch.com |
| Research focus | Agents, model architecture, data synthesis, fine-tuning and reasoning | nousresearch.com |
| Flagship project | Hermes Agent, an open source agent; its README links the Discord in its Community section | github.com |
| Licence | Hermes Agent is MIT licensed | github.com |
| Project scale | The Hermes Agent repository had about 257,700 stars | github.com |
| Events | Nous announced it was joining an anti-slop hackathon in New York on 26 Oct 2026 | nousresearch.com |
Who it suits
- Builders shipping on open models or Hermes Agent
- Developers interested in agents and fine-tuning research
- People who like large, active open source AI chat
Who it doesn't suit
- Founders wanting curated business peer groups
- People who only use closed commercial models
- Anyone wanting a small, moderated room
Alternatives to Nous Research Discord
| Community | Price | Entry rule |
|---|---|---|
| AI Engineer | Code Summit $1,299 plus fees if approved (currency not named) | Application only (Code Summit) |
| Build Club | Free lessons; course prices not shown | Open: sign up to Campus or join the Slack |
| Cerebral Valley | Not stated | Some events by host approval from a waitlist |
| Cursor Community Forum | Not published | Open public forum |
| DataTalks.Club | Not published (courses are listed as free) | Open: enter your email for a Slack invite |
| LangChain Community | Not published | Open: request a Slack invite or sign up to the forum |
| Latent Space | Free; paid newsletter from US$6.90 a month | Open Discord invite |
| LlamaIndex Discord | Not published (public invite link) | Open invite link from the LlamaIndex GitHub README |
Compare all 471 founder communities, each row dated.
Questions about Nous Research Discord
- Is the Nous Research Discord official?
- Yes. The Nous Research site lists it under Community, and the Hermes Agent README links it too.
- How big is it?
- The invite page showed 147,265 members on 28 Oct 2026.
- Do I need to be a researcher?
- No. The invite page welcomes enthusiasts and experts interested in open source AI.
- Website
- nousresearch.com
- Price
- Not published (public invite link)
- Entry rule
- Open invite link from the Nous Research site
- Format
- Discord server linked from the Nous site and Hermes Agent README
- Checked
Nous Research Discord isn't connected to Remote Builders. Prices and entry rules change, so check nousresearch.com before you apply. Spotted something out of date? Tell us in the members' chat.