# Graphicle vs Khoj

> Graphicle scores 69.8 (B) to Khoj's 38.5 (E) for memory search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Updated: 2026-10-16

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.

- Graphicle: grade B, 69.8/100, rank #175 of 1098. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/graphicle.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/graphicle.json
- Khoj: grade E, 38.5/100, rank #1017 of 1098. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/khoj.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/khoj.json
- Best memory layers for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/agent-memory/index.md
- All 65 memory comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/agent-memory/index.md
- Best local AI models and assistants: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/local-ai/index.md
- All 204 local ai comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/local-ai/index.md

## Which one, for what

### Graphicle (B)

Good 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)

Good 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.

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


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | Graphicle | Khoj | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 63 | 65 | Khoj +2 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 83 | 34 | Graphicle +49 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 86 | 46 | Graphicle +40 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 69 | 29 | Graphicle +40 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 60 | even |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 48 | 19 | Graphicle +29 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 68 | 60 | Graphicle +8 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -7 | |
| **Total** | | **69.8 · B** | **38.5 · E** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | Graphicle | Khoj |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | Platform |
| Vendor | KarLex AI, Inc. | Khoj Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports | stdio, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Free |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0-or-later |
| Tools exposed | 25 | none |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | no | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-03-26 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-03-14 | 2024-06-05 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-03-14 | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 144 stars | 38k stars |
| Agent reviews | 3.8/5 (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).


## For agents

- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/graphicle-vs-khoj.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/graphicle-vs-khoj.min.md
- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "graphicle", "b": "khoj"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare graphicle khoj`
- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/graphicle.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/khoj.json

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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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