Nous Chat is the first user-facing chatbot developed by the AI research organization Nous Research, providing access to the large language model Hermes 3-70B. Hermes 3-70B is a variant of Meta's Llama 3.1, fine-tuned to operate in the manner of popular AI chat tools like ChatGPT. The chatbot features a retro design aesthetic reminiscent of early PC terminals, offering both dark and light modes for user preference. While Nous Chat aims to allow users to deploy and control their AI models, it has implemented certain safeguards, including prohibitions on creating illegal drugs. Additionally, the model's knowledge is capped at April 2023, which may limit its utility in keeping up with current events compared to competitors. Nevertheless, Nous Chat represents an intriguing experiment, and could become an appealing alternative for enterprise chatbots and AI models with the addition of new features.