Grok 4.5 might be the BEST model to run inside Hermes or OpenClaw RIGHT NOW.
I've been sleeping on Grok to be honestNot anymore.
It's more than 60% cheaper than Opus 4.8 and lands around $2.49 per task versus ~$12 for Fable in Claude Code. And it's fast.
So what happens when you give Hermes + Grok 4.5 its own email, its own phone number, its own debit card, and access to every tool you use?
You pretty much get an AI co-founder.
Everything you need to know about Grok 4.5 + Hermes below.
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I slept on Grok. Not sleeping on it anymore.
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