BasicMemory
Is BasicMemory still running? Yes — it answered the last roll call (2026-08-29). Current entry price on our tape: $12/mo (read 2026-08-29). Every number below is dated and sourced.
Local-first MCP that saves AI chats as a Markdown graph
Price history — observed daily
OUR OWN INSTRUMENT, READ EVERY MORNING AT 02:00 UTC SINCE 2026-06-30. THIS TABLE CANNOT BE BACKFILLED — THAT IS THE POINT.
| First read | Entry price | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | $15/mo | pricing page [OBS] |
| 2026-07-07 | $12/mo | pricing page [OBS] |
The change log — what actually moved
ONLY DAYS WITH CHANGES APPEAR. QUIET DAYS ARE DATA TOO — THEY JUST DON’T GET A ROW.
- 2026-07-07Entry price moved $15 → $12/mo. [OBS]
The open call on this board
NO OPEN CALL ON THIS BOARD — THE DESK ONLY STAKES A CLAIM WHEN THE EVIDENCE MOVES.
The facts on file
| Traction (verified) | 3.3k stars · Cloud $15/seat [3P] source |
|---|---|
| Team | 4 · BasicMachines |
| Launched | 2025-02 |
| On the books since | 2026-06-30 |
| Entry price | $12/mo · 4 plans pricing page · read 2026-08-29 |
| Sitemap pages | 97 sitemap.xml · read 2026-08-29 |
| GitHub stars | 3793 public GitHub count · read 2026-08-29 |
| Affiliate program | runs one · commission [OBS] · their partners page |
Instrument readings link to their target and carry the date we read them; roster context (team, launch) is filed at intake. Where we can’t verify, the cell says UNKNOWN — never a guess. Dispute a number: /corrections/.
The field — AI Memory Layer, 7 on the books
| Board | Role | Entry price | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BasicMemory — this board | — | $12/mo | WATCHING |
| Cognee | — | $5 (usage floor) | PROVEN |
| Goldfish | — | — | WATCHING |
| Letta | — | $20/mo | PROVEN |
| Mem0 | — | $19/mo | PROVEN |
| Supermemory | — | $5/mo | PROVEN |
| Unabyss | — | $13/mo | WATCHING |
FULL FIELD COMPARISON: AI MEMORY LAYER →
TRY BASICMEMORY →PLAIN LINK, NO AFFILIATE TAG TODAY. IF THAT EVER CHANGES, THIS LINE WILL SAY SO AND THE LINK WILL CARRY rel="sponsored". THE VERDICTS ABOVE DON’T CARE EITHER WAY.
Sources on this page
- [3P] Traction figure — https://github.com/basicmachines-co/basic-memory
- [OBS] Daily instrument readings (homepage, pricing page, sitemap.xml, GitHub) — read at 02:00 UTC, on the books since 2026-06-30
Dispute a number? /corrections/ — handled in public within 48 hours.