# LangMem vs LocalGhost (slim)

> LocalGhost scores 52.6 (D) on agent readiness against LangMem's 47.9 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. LangMem leads on schema & documentation and agent ergonomics. Both do memory store. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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LocalGhost scores 52.6 (D) on agent readiness against LangMem's 47.9 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. LangMem leads on schema & documentation and agent ergonomics. Both do memory store.

- LangMem: D 47.9, rank #734 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/langmem.min.md
- LocalGhost: D 52.6, rank #648 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/localghost.min.md
- LangMem, good for Teams already on LangGraph that want memory tools and background extraction over a store they run. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 55 against 49; Agent ergonomics, 66 against 39. Also No key needed to call it.
- LocalGhost, good for One technical owner who wants a phone-first personal archive (photos, location trail, notes, voice, health, news and prices) kept and read by local models on their own hardware. Ahead on Reliability, 55 against 32; Maintenance & community, 78 against 15; Transparency & trust, 77 against 59.

| Category | LangMem | LocalGhost |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 32 | 55 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 55 | 49 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 66 | 39 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 47 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 15 | 78 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 59 | 77 |

| Fact (where they differ) | LangMem | LocalGhost |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | SDK + MCP | Model platform |
| Vendor | LangChain | LocalGhost |
| Transports |  | HTTP |
| Auth | None | Token |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2025-10-27 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-10-03 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-10-05 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 1.7k stars, 214k PyPI/wk | 16 stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 2/5 (3) |