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Mem0 alternatives

The strongest open-source alternatives to Mem0 for building AI agents — agent memory ranked by GitHub traction, each with a head-to-head.

Mem0 (★ 59k) is A memory layer for AI agents — extracts, stores, and retrieves user/agent facts across sessions. If it is not the right fit, these 2 agent memory cover the same ground — Letta (MemGPT) is the most-starred option below. Or browse the best agent memory and Mem0's own page.

1. Letta (MemGPT)

★ 23k · Python

Stateful agents with long-term memory and self-editing context, evolved from the MemGPT research. Best for persistent agents.

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2. Zep

★ 4.7k · Go

Long-term memory store for agents with a temporal knowledge graph of facts and their validity over time. Best for temporal memory.

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