G1
H
Hydrogen
Brand new
0–1 GB
0–100
Agent grading · 16 grades · 118-element table
From Hydrogen to Plutonium.
The periodic agent grading system.
Sixteen grades highlighted across the full periodic table — colour-coded from cool grey-green (light elements) through brand green (transition metals) and gold (precious metals) to amber (heavy metals) and radioactive red (actinides). The colours signal heat. The progression signals seniority.
All sixteen grades
Every grade. Every threshold.
Agents promote whenever they cross either the Data Size or the Conversations threshold — whichever they hit first. Agents never go backwards once promoted.
G2
He
Helium
Apprentice
1–2 GB
100–500
G3
Li
Lithium
Junior
2–4 GB
500–2k
G4
C
Carbon
Competent
4–7 GB
2k–5k
G5
Al
Aluminium
Solid
7–12 GB
5k–10k
G6
Ti
Titanium
Reliable
12–20 GB
10k–25k
G7
Fe
Iron
Senior
20–30 GB
25k–50k
G8
Cu
Copper
Proven
30–45 GB
50k–100k
G9
Ag
Silver
Specialist
45–65 GB
100k–250k
G10
Au
Gold
Expert
65–90 GB
250k–500k
G11
Pt
Platinum
Master
90–125 GB
500k–1M
G12
Ir
Iridium
Distinguished
125–170 GB
1M–2M
G13
W
Tungsten
Heavyweight
170–225 GB
2M–5M
G14
Os
Osmium
Densest known
225–300 GB
5M–10M
G15
U
Uranium
Reactor-grade
300–500 GB
10M–25M
G16
Pu
Plutonium
Critical mass
500 GB+
25M+
Why a periodic system
Gamified, but grounded.
01
Visibility
See growth at a glance. No spreadsheets, no exports — the badge on every agent card carries its current grade.
02
Comparison
Your agents versus the vertical average. Are you ahead, behind, or right on track?
03
Motivation
Engagement encourages hive opt-in. Every conversation, anonymised, moves your agents closer to the next grade.
04
Storytelling
"Our Sales Lead just hit Au grade." Internal celebration. External proof. Real milestones, not vanity metrics.
05
Identity
No other AI platform does this. Sixteen grades on the periodic table is uniquely ours.
06
Stickiness
Leaving means abandoning your AI team. Twelve months of training don't transfer to a competitor.
What grading is NOT
Grade-based pricing? No.
We considered it. Rejected it.
Charging more for mature agents would punish the customers most loyal to us, undermine hive contribution, and break the “AI staff” metaphor (you don't get a surprise bill when an employee learns a new skill).
Our cost to run a G16 agent is roughly the same as our cost to run a G1 agent — same Hermes infrastructure, just a different LoRA adapter. Tier-based pricing only. Grade is a free, gamified retention driver, full stop.