Hermes Agent vs Mistral Vibe
An independent, evidence-based trust comparison of Hermes Agent and Mistral Vibe, two Coding Agents projects in the HVTracker registry. Scores come from public, checkable signals — supply-chain provenance, OSSF Scorecard, maintenance, and adoption — not popularity.
Hermes Agent leads on trust — 86.8/100 (Grade A) vs 84.6/100 (Grade A), a 2.2-point gap. Full breakdown below.
| Signal | Hermes Agentnousresearch/hermes-agent | Mistral Vibemistralai/mistral-vibe |
|---|---|---|
| HVTrust score | 86.8 | 84.6 |
| Evidence grade | A | A |
| Coverage grade | B | B |
| Overall rank | #31 | #53 |
| Rank in Coding Agents | #5 | #7 |
| GitHub stars | 230.5k | 4.8k |
| Last updated | today | 1d ago |
| Build provenance | Yes | Yes |
| OSSF Scorecard | 6.9 / 10 | 5.4 / 10 |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Downloads | 78k/wk | 182k/wk |
| Trust dimensions (points earned) | ||
| Safety / integrity / 25 | 17.5 | 17.6 |
| Identity & provenance / 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Transparency / 17 | 14.4 | 13.1 |
| Maintenance / 20 | 20.0 | 15.7 |
| Adoption / 20 | 19.4 | 15.9 |
| Runtime capability surface (full matrix) | ||
| MCP server | Implemented | Implemented |
| External providers | 7 — Amazon Bedrock, Anthropic, ElevenLabs, … | 1 — Mistral AI |
| Requires API keys | No | Yes |
| Plugin surface | plugins | — |
| Provenance drift | Unknown | Match |
How to read this: HVTrust (0–100) weighs supply-chain signals (provenance, OSSF Scorecard, signed commits, open license) alongside real-world adoption, scaled by an evidence-confidence factor. Grade bands: A ≥ 80, B ≥ 65, C ≥ 50, D < 50. Signals refresh daily. Full methodology v4.3 →