Claude-Mem vs LEANN
Side-by-side comparison of two AI agent tools
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Claude-Memfreemium
Persistent Context Across Sessions for Every Agent – Captures everything your agent does during sessions, compresses it with AI, and injects relevant context b
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LEANNopen-source
[MLsys2026 Best Paper]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08276. RAG on Everything with LEANN. Enjoy 97% storage savings while running a fast, accurate, and 100% priva
Metrics
| Claude-Mem | LEANN | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | 95.0k | 13.0k |
| Star velocity /mo | 7.9k | 1.1k |
| Commits (90d) | 722 | 34 |
| Releases (6m) | 10 | 1 |
| Overall score | 0.9037983877376818 | 0.634243891005486 |
FAQ
- Which is more popular, Claude-Mem or LEANN?
- Claude-Mem has more GitHub stars (95,018 vs 12,994).
- Which is more actively developed, Claude-Mem or LEANN?
- Claude-Mem had more commits in the last 90 days (722 vs 34).
- Should I use Claude-Mem or LEANN?
- Compare their capabilities, limitations and "best for" notes above. Both are open source, so trying each on a small task is the fastest way to decide.