ai-memory vs codex
ai-memory and codex share 12 technologies: axum, tower, SQLite, Tokio, crossterm, rmcp, zip, pulldown-cmark, schemars, tracing, tracing-subscriber, and tracing-appender. Both are written in Rust.
LinkedInWhat they share and what sets them apart
akitaonrails
ai-memory
Solution for long term memory for agent coding CLIs and to facilitate handoff between different agent vendors
Rust15.4kRead on November 8, 2026, at commit fec76f1What is ai-memory built with?Only in ai-memory
- Tauri
rusqlite
- argon2
- candle-core
- candle-nn
- candle-transformers
tokenizers
askama
- jsonc-parser
- lopdf
- quick-xml
In common
openai
codex
Lightweight coding agent that runs in your terminal
Rust133.1kRead on November 4, 2026, at commit 021fccbWhat is codex built with?Only in codex
Side by side
ai-memorycodex
SizeLines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
ai-memory653,695 lines written418 code files
codex2,320,674 lines written4,216 code files
Who writes itA commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
ai-memory37.4% of its commits signed by AIWith Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, and GitHub Copilot
codex2.8% of its commits signed by AIWith Codex, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot
ActivityFrom GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
ai-memoryLast push November 8, 20263,915 commits15,357 stars
codexLast push November 4, 202613,099 commits133,103 stars
TestsThe files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.
ai-memory248 test files27.5% of its code files have a test that imports them
codex2,448 test files51.6% of its code files have a test that imports them
Frequently asked questions
Which is bigger, ai-memory or codex?
codex, with 2,320,674 lines written; ai-memory has 653,695.
The proof: openai/codex's code at commit 021fccb
Which has more GitHub stars, ai-memory or codex?
codex, with 133,103 stars; ai-memory has 15,357.
The proof: openai/codex on GitHub
Which has more tests, ai-memory or codex?
codex, with 2,448 test files; ai-memory has 248.
The proof: openai/codex's code at commit 021fccb
Which was updated more recently, ai-memory or codex?
ai-memory: its last push was on November 8, 2026, and codex's on November 4, 2026.
The proof: akitaonrails/ai-memory's commits on GitHub
Which has more commits signed by AI, ai-memory or codex?
ai-memory: an AI signed 37.4% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, and GitHub Copilot; in codex, 2.8%.
The proof: the commits each tool signed in akitaonrails/ai-memory
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