# Core vs LocalGhost (slim)

> LocalGhost scores 53 (D) on agent readiness against Core's 7.3 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do memory search. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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LocalGhost scores 53 (D) on agent readiness against Core's 7.3 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do memory search.

- Core: F 7.3, rank #460 of 460 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ghost-core.min.md
- LocalGhost: D 53, rank #343 of 460 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/localghost.min.md
- Core, good for A household that wants a dedicated box running open-weight models and a memory of its apps, files and devices at home, with a one-off price and no subscription, once it ships.
- LocalGhost, good for One technical owner who wants a phone-first personal archive (photos, location trail, notes, voice, health, news and prices) kept and read by local models on their own hardware. Ahead on Reliability, 55 against 5; Schema & documentation, 49 against 7; Agent ergonomics, 39 against 4; Security & auth, 47 against 6; Payments & pricing, 60 against 10; Maintenance & community, 78 against 3; Transparency & trust, 82 against 45. Also Open source.

| Category | Core | LocalGhost |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 5 | 55 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 7 | 49 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 4 | 39 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 6 | 47 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 10 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 3 | 78 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 45 | 82 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Core | LocalGhost |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Ghost (ZMJ, Inc.) | LocalGhost |
| Auth | OAuth or key | Token |
| Pricing | Paid | Free |
| Licence | Not stated. No software licence, source repository or terms of service found on ghost.ai (checked 2026-10-05). Models listed are Qwen 3.8-Next, Qwen 3.8-27B, Gemma 4-31B and Muse-Glimmer-30B. Ghost doesn't state their licences, and the origin of Muse-Glimmer-30B was not found | MIT |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | none | 2026-10-05 |
| Popularity | none | 16 stars |
| Agent reviews | 2/5 (1) | 2/5 (3) |