# AI Memory vs claude-mem (slim)

> claude-mem scores 58.6 (C) to AI Memory's 56.1 (C) for memory search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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claude-mem scores 58.6 (C) on agent readiness against AI Memory's 56.1 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. AI Memory leads on security & auth and payments & pricing. Both do memory search.

- AI Memory: C 56.1, rank #760 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ai-memory.min.md
- claude-mem: C 58.6, rank #677 of 1239 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/claude-mem.min.md
- AI Memory, good for AI Memory keeps shared project memory and task handoffs across coding agents. Ahead on Security & auth, 55 against 50; Payments & pricing, 60 against 20. Also No incidents deducted, where claude-mem loses 6 points for them.
- claude-mem, good for Session memory for one developer's coding agents, recalled by staged MCP search, with optional hosted sync across machines. Ahead on Reliability, 85 against 50; Schema & documentation, 84 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 74 against 65; Maintenance & community, 76 against 50; Transparency & trust, 46 against 40. Also Open source.

| Category | AI Memory | claude-mem |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 85 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 65 | 84 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 65 | 74 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 55 | 50 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 20 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 50 | 76 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 40 | 46 |

| Fact (where they differ) | AI Memory | claude-mem |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Fabio Akita | Alex Newman |
| Transports | stdio | stdio, HTTP |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 for the engine, CLI, worker, MCP tools, adapters and docs. The hosted CMEM Pro observer, cloud sync and TeamBrain are closed and run under the cmem cloud terms |
| Tools exposed | none | 19 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-17 | 2026-10-29 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 11k stars | 106k stars, 30k npm/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | none |