# Context Mode Engine vs Supermemory API + MCP (slim)

> Supermemory scores 63.6 (B) to Context Mode Engine's 45.8 (E) for memory search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Supermemory API + MCP scores 63.6 (B) on agent readiness against Context Mode Engine's 45.8 (E), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Context Mode Engine leads on payments & pricing. Both do memory search.

- Context Mode Engine: E 45.8, rank #993 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/context-mode.min.md
- Supermemory API + MCP: B 63.6, rank #433 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/supermemory.min.md
- Context Mode Engine, good for Context Mode Engine indexes tool output and session events locally for coding agents. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 40 against 30. Also No key needed to call it; Runs on your own machine.
- Supermemory API + MCP, good for Apps that need user memory and document search over the same data, and for multi-tenant products that want a key per user. Ahead on Reliability, 65 against 45; Schema & documentation, 85 against 65; Agent ergonomics, 73 against 65; Security & auth, 54 against 35; Maintenance & community, 85 against 10; Transparency & trust, 49 against 42. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Open source.

| Category | Context Mode Engine | Supermemory API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 45 | 65 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 65 | 85 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 65 | 73 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 35 | 54 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 10 | 85 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 42 | 49 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Context Mode Engine | Supermemory API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | MKSF LTD | Supermemory |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.supermemory.ai` |
| Transports | stdio | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | None | OAuth or key |
| Price for memory search | not published | $0.005 per 1,000 requests |
| Licence | Elastic License 2.0, source available with restrictions on hosted or managed services. | MIT |
| Tools exposed | 11 | 8 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-06-29 | 2026-09-21 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2025-06-02 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2026-09-29 |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 31k stars | 31k stars, 121k npm/wk, 45k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | 3.5/5 (2) |