# Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory vs AI Memory (slim)

> Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory scores 79.7 (A) to AI Memory's 55.7 (C) for memory search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory scores 79.7 (A) on agent readiness against AI Memory's 55.7 (C), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. AI Memory leads on payments & pricing. Both do memory search.

- Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory: A 79.7, rank #9 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/agentcore-memory.min.md
- AI Memory: C 55.7, rank #733 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ai-memory.min.md
- Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory, good for Teams already on AWS that want per-user memory under IAM, KMS and Regional controls, with extraction run for them. Ahead on Reliability, 88 against 50; Schema & documentation, 92 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 86 against 65; Security & auth, 87 against 55; Maintenance & community, 83 against 50; Transparency & trust, 79 against 35. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- AI Memory, good for AI Memory keeps shared project memory and task handoffs across coding agents. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 60 against 30.

| Category | Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory | AI Memory |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 88 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 92 | 65 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 86 | 65 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 87 | 55 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 83 | 50 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 79 | 35 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Memory | AI Memory |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Amazon Web Services | Fabio Akita |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://bedrock-agentcore.{region}.amazonaws.com` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP, stdio | stdio |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Free |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the AWS Customer Agreement and Service Terms. The `bedrock-agentcore` Python SDK and the `@aws/agentcore` CLI are Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Tools exposed | 21 | none |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-17 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-01 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-18 | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 776 stars, 1.1M npm/wk | 11k stars |