# Graphicle vs Supermemory API + MCP

> Graphicle scores 69.8 (B) to Supermemory's 63.6 (B) for memory search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Updated: 2026-10-15

Graphicle scores 69.8 (B) on agent readiness against Supermemory API + MCP's 63.6 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Supermemory API + MCP leads on maintenance & community. Both do memory search.

- Graphicle: grade B, 69.8/100, rank #178 of 1094. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/graphicle.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/graphicle.json
- Supermemory API + MCP: grade B, 63.6/100, rank #413 of 1094. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/supermemory.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/supermemory.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

## 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:
- Agent ergonomics, 86 against 73
- Security & auth, 69 against 54
- Payments & pricing, 60 against 30
- Transparency & trust, 68 against 49

Also in its favour:
- Runs on your own machine
- Free to start without a card

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

### Supermemory API + MCP (B)

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:
- Maintenance & community, 85 against 48

Also in its favour:
- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install

Watch for: No legal entity named in the terms or privacy policy


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | Graphicle | Supermemory API + MCP | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 63 | 65 | Supermemory API + MCP +2 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 83 | 85 | Supermemory API + MCP +2 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 86 | 73 | Graphicle +13 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 69 | 54 | Graphicle +15 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 60 | 30 | Graphicle +30 |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 48 | 85 | Supermemory API + MCP +37 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 68 | 49 | Graphicle +19 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| **Total** | | **69.8 · B** | **63.6 · B** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | Graphicle | Supermemory API + MCP |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | KarLex AI, Inc. | Supermemory |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.supermemory.ai` |
| Transports | stdio, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Price for memory search | free | $0.005 per 1,000 requests |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Tools exposed | 25 | 8 |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-09-21 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-03-14 | 2025-06-02 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-03-14 | 2026-09-29 |
| 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 | yes |
| Popularity | 144 stars | 31k stars, 121k npm/wk, 45k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (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.

**Supermemory API + MCP.** 8-tool hosted MCP with OAuth and per-space read or write permission. No legal entity named in the terms or privacy policy.

## 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

### Supermemory API + MCP

1. Use one stable `containerTag` per user and a `customId` per session
2. Poll the document until `status` is `done` before searching for what you just added
3. Treat a 402 on search or profile as out of credit, not as a bug
4. Run the prompt-based mass forget with `dryRun` first
5. Call who_am_i on the MCP to see which spaces you can write to before adding

## Questions

### Which is better for AI agents, Graphicle or Supermemory API + MCP?

Graphicle scores 69.8 (B) on agent readiness against Supermemory API + MCP's 63.6 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Supermemory API + MCP leads on maintenance & community.

### Which is cheaper for memory search, Graphicle or Supermemory API + MCP?

Graphicle, at free against $0.005 per 1,000 requests for Supermemory API + MCP. These are the vendors' published prices for the job.

### Do Graphicle and Supermemory API + MCP need an API key?

Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.

### Can an agent call Graphicle and Supermemory API + MCP without installing anything?

Graphicle runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed. Supermemory API + MCP has a hosted endpoint at https://api.supermemory.ai.

### Are Graphicle and Supermemory API + MCP open source?

Yes. Graphicle is open source (Apache-2.0). Supermemory API + MCP is open source (MIT).


## For agents

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

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