# Hermes MoA virtual models:8% higher than Opus 4.8, 11% higher than GPT 5.5

> Source: <https://twitter.com/NousResearch/status/2070610321278988385>
> Published: 2026-06-28 08:59:58+00:00

The strongest models are gated and access is granted only to a select few.
Hermes Agent now exposes MoA presets as virtual models, giving you capabilities beyond the publicly available frontier: 8% higher than Opus 4.8 and 11% higher than GPT 5.5 on our upcoming benchmark.

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