Overview

Memobase is designed for high performance and cost-efficiency.

  • Query Performance: Queries are extremely fast because Memobase returns a pre-compiled user profile, eliminating the need for on-the-fly analysis.
  • Controllable Costs: You can manage costs by controlling the size of user profiles. This is done by configuring the number of profile slots and the maximum token size for each.
    • Learn to design profile slots here.
    • Learn to control token limits here.
  • Insertion Efficiency: New data is added to a buffer and processed in batches. This approach amortizes the cost of AI analysis, making insertions fast and inexpensive.
    • Learn to configure the buffer here.

Comparison vs. Other Solutions

Memobase vs. mem0

  • Cost: Memobase is approximately 5x more cost-effective.
  • Performance: Memobase is roughly 5x faster.
  • Memory Quality: mem0 provides gist-based memories, while Memobase delivers structured and organized profiles for more predictable recall.

The full technical report is available here.