# Graphiti vs LangMem (slim)

> Graphiti scores 53.3 (D) on agent readiness against LangMem's 47.9 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. LangMem leads on agent ergonomics and security & auth. Both do memory store. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Graphiti scores 53.3 (D) on agent readiness against LangMem's 47.9 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. LangMem leads on agent ergonomics and security & auth. Both do memory store.

- Graphiti: D 53.3, rank #632 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/graphiti.min.md
- LangMem: D 47.9, rank #734 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/langmem.min.md
- Graphiti, good for Teams that want Zep's temporal graph model on their own infrastructure and can run a graph database. Ahead on Reliability, 50 against 32; Schema & documentation, 71 against 55; Maintenance & community, 65 against 15; Transparency & trust, 71 against 59. Also Runs on your own machine.
- LangMem, good for Teams already on LangGraph that want memory tools and background extraction over a store they run. Ahead on Agent ergonomics, 66 against 51; Security & auth, 45 against 23.

| Category | Graphiti | LangMem |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 50 | 32 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 71 | 55 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 51 | 66 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 23 | 45 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 65 | 15 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 71 | 59 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Graphiti | LangMem |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Agent framework | SDK + MCP |
| Vendor | Zep | LangChain |
| Transports | Streamable HTTP, stdio |  |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Tools exposed | 13 | none |
| llms.txt | yes | no |
| Last release | 2026-09-08 | 2025-10-27 |
| Popularity | 29k stars, 151k PyPI/wk | 1.7k stars, 214k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 2.5/5 (2) | none |