Minimax M3 + Hermes Agent is Insane (FREE!)

MiniMax M3 + Hermes Agent: Free 12-Hour AI Worker on Your Computer (Setup + Live Tests)The video introduces MiniMax M3, a new agentic and coding model from China, and shows how to connect it to Hermes Agent to create a free AI worker that can run autonomously for up to 12 hours, controlling apps, searching the web, scheduling tasks, and sending reports. It walks through setup using Hermes Agent with Ollama running in the background and selecting MiniMax M3, then demonstrates live agent tasks like opening ChatGPT in a browser and creating a note in the local Notes app. It notes potential speed limits when using Ollama’s cloud model and suggests using MiniMax’s coding plan for faster performance via OAuth. The video also previews a cloud-hosted Hermes option (Max Hermes) powered by M3 and explains the “brain (M3) + body (Hermes)” pairing, pricing, benchmarks, and agentic capabilities.00:00 Minimax M3 Launch00:36 Benchmarks and Setup01:09 Install Hermes and Ollama01:21 Connect Model in Terminal02:12 Live Agent Task Demos02:52 Speed Tips and Plans03:21 Max Hermes Cloud Option04:15 Brain vs Body Explained05:33 Performance and Open Weights06:04 Wrap Up and Resources06:41 Community and Full Guide07:27 Final Thanks