Source: https://seerepo.com/compare/mudler/LocalAI/vs/thedotmack/claude-mem
Markdown source: https://seerepo.com/compare/mudler/LocalAI/vs/thedotmack/claude-mem.md
Description: LocalAI and claude-mem share 4 technologies: React, Vite, Postgres, and MCP. LocalAI is written in Go and claude-mem in TypeScript.

# LocalAI vs claude-mem

LocalAI and claude-mem share 4 technologies: React, Vite, Postgres, and MCP. LocalAI is written in Go and claude-mem in TypeScript.

- [mudler/LocalAI](https://seerepo.com/r/mudler/LocalAI): LocalAI is the open-source AI engine. Run any model - LLMs, vision, voice, image, video - on any hardware. No GPU required.
- [thedotmack/claude-mem](https://seerepo.com/r/thedotmack/claude-mem): Persistent Context Across Sessions for Every Agent –  Captures everything your agent does during sessions, compresses it with AI, and injects relevant context back into future sessions. Works with Claude Code, OpenClaw, Codex, Gemini, Hermes, Copilot, OpenCode + More

## What they share and what sets them apart

- In common: React, Vite, Postgres, MCP
- Only in LocalAI: Echo, net/http
- Only in claude-mem: Anthropic, PostHog

## Side by side

| | LocalAI | claude-mem |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 1,000,131 lines written, 1,953 code files | 488,121 lines written, 766 code files |
| Who writes it | 2.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Cursor | 61.2% of its commits signed by AI. With Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit |
| Activity | Last push October 28, 2026, 8,765 commits, 50,022 stars | Last push October 29, 2026, 3,427 commits, 104,050 stars |
| Tests | 1,783 test files. 56.1% of its code files have a test that imports them | 1,220 test files. 68.9% of its code files have a test that imports them |

- Size: Lines written by people and agents, without generated ones; code files, without tests.
- Who writes it: A commit counts as AI's when it carries its signature: a Co-Authored-By line, its author name or the merge of its branch.
- Activity: From GitHub and its history, on the day SeeRepo read it.
- Tests: The files that test the code, and the share of code files a test imports.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is bigger, LocalAI or claude-mem?

LocalAI, with 1,000,131 lines written in 1,953 code files; claude-mem has 488,121 in 766.

The proof: [mudler/LocalAI's code at commit e7d2e76](https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/tree/e7d2e76fdf40057fb428f11bae13e4c00ab9bdd9)

### Which has more GitHub stars, LocalAI or claude-mem?

claude-mem, with 104,050 stars; LocalAI has 50,022.

The proof: [thedotmack/claude-mem on GitHub](https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem)

### Which has more tests, LocalAI or claude-mem?

LocalAI, with 1,783 test files; claude-mem has 1,220.

The proof: [mudler/LocalAI's code at commit e7d2e76](https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/tree/e7d2e76fdf40057fb428f11bae13e4c00ab9bdd9)

### Which was updated more recently, LocalAI or claude-mem?

claude-mem: its last push was on October 29, 2026, and LocalAI's on October 28, 2026.

The proof: [thedotmack/claude-mem's commits on GitHub](https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/commits)

### Which has more commits signed by AI, LocalAI or claude-mem?

claude-mem: an AI signed 61.2% of its commits, with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Codex, and CodeRabbit; in LocalAI, 2.2%.

The proof: [the commits each tool signed in thedotmack/claude-mem](https://seerepo.com/r/thedotmack/claude-mem/ai)

## Sources

- mudler/LocalAI: Read on October 28, 2026, at commit e7d2e76 (https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/tree/e7d2e76fdf40057fb428f11bae13e4c00ab9bdd9)
- thedotmack/claude-mem: Read on October 29, 2026, at commit d7c2da3 (https://github.com/thedotmack/claude-mem/tree/d7c2da3e5f9397b394dbc6b6966f4b261b489f7b)

## What is your repo built with?

Any public repo, with no account: https://seerepo.com/r/owner/repo/built, with the owner and name it has on GitHub.