# AI Memory vs Cognee (slim)

> AI Memory scores 55.7 (C) to Cognee's 54.6 (C) for memory search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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AI Memory scores 55.7 (C) on agent readiness against Cognee's 54.6 (C), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Cognee leads on schema & documentation, maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do memory search.

- AI Memory: C 55.7, rank #733 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ai-memory.min.md
- Cognee: C 54.6, rank #769 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cognee.min.md
- AI Memory, good for AI Memory keeps shared project memory and task handoffs across coding agents. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 65 against 59; Security & auth, 55 against 39; Payments & pricing, 60 against 35. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 3.0 out of 5; No incidents deducted, where Cognee loses 3 points for them.
- Cognee, good for Agents whose memory has to include documents, wikis and chat tools as well as conversation, and for teams happy to self-host. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 85 against 65; Maintenance & community, 82 against 50; Transparency & trust, 66 against 35. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Free to start without a card; Open source.

| Category | AI Memory | Cognee |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 50 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 65 | 85 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 65 | 59 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 55 | 39 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 50 | 82 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 35 | 66 |

| Fact (where they differ) | AI Memory | Cognee |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | Platform |
| Vendor | Fabio Akita | Cognee |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://<tenant>.aws.cognee.ai/api/v1` |
| Transports | stdio | HTTP, stdio, SSE (legacy) |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | none | 7 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-17 | 2026-09-29 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2026-03-27 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | no date given |
| Popularity | 11k stars | 31k stars, 21k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | 3/5 (2) |