# Graphicle vs Zep (slim)

> Graphicle and Zep score within a point of each other for memory search, 69.8 and 69.3 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Graphicle and Zep score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 69.8 (B) and 69.3 (B). Zep leads on schema & documentation, security & auth and maintenance & community. Both do memory search.

- Graphicle: B 69.8, rank #175 of 1098 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/graphicle.min.md
- Zep: B 69.3, rank #201 of 1098 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zep.min.md
- Graphicle, 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 70; Payments & pricing, 60 against 30; Transparency & trust, 68 against 57. Also Runs on your own machine; Open source.
- Zep, good for Agents that must track how facts about a person or account change over time, inside a team that needs access policies and audit logs. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 89 against 83; Security & auth, 84 against 69; Maintenance & community, 80 against 48. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.

| Category | Graphicle | Zep |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 63 | 65 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 83 | 89 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 86 | 70 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 69 | 84 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 48 | 80 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 68 | 57 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Graphicle | Zep |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | MCP server | HTTP API |
| Vendor | KarLex AI, Inc. | Zep |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.getzep.com/api/v2` |
| Transports | stdio, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP |
| Pricing | Free | Freemium |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 (examples repo). The service is closed-source |
| Tools exposed | 25 | 12 |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-14 | 2026-09-24 |
| Terms last updated | 2025-03-14 | 2026-08-17 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-03-14 | 2024-01-27 |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 144 stars | 4.9k stars, 130k npm/wk, 87k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.8/5 (4) | 4/5 (2) |