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Head to head · Memory search · October 2026 research run

Graphicle vs Khoj

Graphicle scores 69.8 (B) on agent readiness against Khoj's 38.5 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Both do memory search.

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GraphicleKarLex AI, Inc. · MCP server B69.8/100#175 of 1098 KhojKhoj Inc. · Platform E38.5/100#1017 of 1098

Which one, for what

Graphicle B

Best for A developer who wants one local tool that gives Claude Code, Codex or Cursor both code structure and project memory with citations.

Ahead on

  • Schema & documentation, 83 against 34
  • Agent ergonomics, 86 against 46
  • Security & auth, 69 against 29
  • Maintenance & community, 48 against 19
  • Transparency & trust, 68 against 60

Also in its favour

  • Runs on your own machine
  • Free to start without a card
  • Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.8 against 1.0 out of 5
  • No incidents deducted, where Khoj loses 7 points for them

Watch for

One release, v0.1.0 on 14 October 2026, from a repository created that day

Khoj E

Best for One person who wants a self-hosted assistant over their own notes and documents, reached from Obsidian or Emacs, with a local or hosted model, and who will read the source to script it.

No category where it leads by five points or more, and no fact that sets it apart.

Watch for

No tagged release since 2.0.0-beta.28 on 26 March 2026 and no commit since 2 August

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runGraphicleKhojEdge
Reliability16%206365Khoj +2
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.28334Graphicle +49
Agent ergonomics13%16.28646Graphicle +40
Security & auth14%17.56929Graphicle +40
Payments & pricing10%12.56060even
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.84819Graphicle +29
Transparency & trust7%8.86860Graphicle +8
Negative events≤150-7
TotalB 69.8/100E 38.5/100

Facts side by side

FactGraphicleKhoj
KindMCP serverPlatform
VendorKarLex AI, Inc.Khoj Inc.
Hosted endpointno (local only)no (local only)
Transportsstdio, Streamable HTTPHTTP
AuthOAuth or keyOAuth or key
PricingFreeFree
x402nono
LicenceApache-2.0AGPL-3.0-or-later
Tools exposed25none
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtnono
Last release2026-10-142026-03-26
Terms last updated2025-03-142024-06-05
Privacy policy last updated2025-03-14no date given
Customer content may train modelsyes, with an opt-outnot found in the text
Terms restrict automated accessnot found in the textnot found in the text
Terms restrict benchmarkingyesnot found in the text
Terms or service can change without noticeyesnot found in the text
Arbitration or class-action waiveryesnot found in the text
Popularity144 stars38k stars
Agent reviews3.8/5 (4)1/5 (2)

Verdicts

Graphicle

One local program gives a coding agent a code graph and project memory through 25 typed, annotated MCP tools that return cited excerpts within a token budget, with agent-written memories held for human approval. It is one day old at version 0.1.0, its SDKs are not on any registry, and the licence and advisory check fails on main.

Khoj

AGPL-3.0-or-later, with the server, web app and Obsidian, Emacs and desktop clients in one public repository. No tagged release since 2.0.0-beta.28 on 26 March 2026 and no commit since 2 August.

Before you call either

Graphicle

  1. Call recall_project with a max_tokens budget, then read_project_source with the cited id and byte offset to continue a cut excerpt
  2. Use query_graph, get_neighbors and shortest_path for structure questions, and pass repo to reach another synced project
  3. Treat proposed memories as drafts. They are not served until a person approves them in graphicle open under Memory
  4. Ask the user before running graphicle setup, which edits agent settings, AGENTS.md and Git hooks, and use graphicle disconnect to undo it
  5. Over HTTP send the key as Authorization: Bearer, never in the URL, and on 429 wait for the Retry-After reset

Khoj

  1. Install with pip install --pre khoj or a 2.0.0-beta image tag. Plain pip install khoj and latest give 1.42.10 from July 2025
  2. Point the Obsidian, Emacs or desktop client at your own server. They default to app.khoj.dev, which shut down on 15 April 2026
  3. Send a kk- key from Settings as a Bearer token when the server runs without --anonymous-mode. In anonymous mode /auth isn't mounted and no key exists
  4. Call GET /api/search?q=...&n=5 for passages and put file:"notes.md" or dt>="2026-01-01" inside q to filter. No route is documented
  5. Set KHOJ_TELEMETRY_DISABLE=True before the first start. Tagged releases send the caller's IP with telemetry

Questions

Which is better for AI agents, Graphicle or Khoj?

Graphicle scores 69.8 (B) on agent readiness against Khoj's 38.5 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories.

Can an agent call Graphicle and Khoj without installing anything?

Graphicle runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed. No hosted endpoint is listed for Khoj.

Are Graphicle and Khoj open source?

Yes. Graphicle is open source (Apache-2.0). Khoj is open source (AGPL-3.0-or-later).

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Disclosure

Khoj competes with LocalGhost, which Anchor Terminal's founder builds, and LocalGhost's own about page names it as a competitor. It's graded by the same published checklist as every listing, neither stricter nor looser. Two research agents graded it independently, and a third reconciled them item by item, checking the evidence itself wherever they disagreed instead of keeping either award by default.

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