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| Pricing | Free | Free |
| Starting Price | — | $10/mo |
| Capabilities | 13 decomposed | 13 decomposed |
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Stores AI agent memories as a four-layer graph model (Node-Memory-Edge-Path) with URI-based hierarchical addressing (e.g., core://agent/identity, user://preferences/language) instead of flat vector embeddings. Each memory is a first-class entity with metadata, relationships, and structural context preserved across sessions. The system uses SQLite or PostgreSQL as the backing store with domain-scoped URI routing enabling semantic organization without semantic shredding.
Unique: Uses URI-based hierarchical addressing (domain://path) with a four-layer graph model (Node-Memory-Edge-Path) instead of vector embeddings, preserving structural relationships and enabling deterministic path-based queries. This is fundamentally different from Vector RAG which fragments knowledge into embedding vectors and loses hierarchy.
vs alternatives: Preserves memory structure and relationships unlike Vector RAG which causes 'semantic shredding'; enables deterministic URI-based retrieval instead of probabilistic cosine similarity matching, making memory queries reliable and debuggable.
Implements dual version control: Memory version chains track the evolution of individual memory objects (create → update → update), while ChangesetStore records all mutations as atomic transactions with timestamps and metadata. Each change is immutable and reversible, enabling agents to modify their own memories while humans can audit, review, and rollback to any prior state. Uses SQLite/PostgreSQL transaction logs to maintain consistency.
Unique: Implements dual version control (Memory version chains + ChangesetStore) where each mutation is immutable and reversible, with full transaction semantics. This enables agents to autonomously modify memories while maintaining complete human-auditable history and point-in-time rollback — a pattern borrowed from version control systems like Git but applied to agent cognition.
vs alternatives: Unlike Vector RAG systems which are append-only and immutable, Nocturne enables agents to modify their own memories with full auditability and rollback, combining the mutability of traditional databases with the traceability of version control systems.
Implements an optional review workflow where memory mutations (create, update, delete) are staged as pending changesets that require human approval before persisting to the main memory graph. Reviewers can inspect the changeset (before/after state), add comments, and approve or reject. Rejected changes are discarded; approved changes are committed atomically. This enables human-in-the-loop learning for agents.
Unique: Implements a staged changeset review workflow where mutations are pending until human approval, enabling mandatory oversight of agent learning. This is a safety mechanism not found in Vector RAG systems.
vs alternatives: Provides human-in-the-loop control over agent memory mutations through a review workflow, whereas Vector RAG systems have no mechanism for oversight or rejection of learned knowledge.
Tracks versions of individual memory content (not just mutations) and generates diffs showing what changed between versions. The diff system highlights additions, deletions, and modifications at the character or line level. Humans can browse version history and compare any two versions side-by-side. This enables understanding how a memory evolved and identifying when incorrect information was introduced.
Unique: Provides fine-grained content versioning and diff visualization for individual memories, enabling humans to understand exactly how a memory evolved. This is a developer-friendly debugging tool absent from Vector RAG systems.
vs alternatives: Enables detailed inspection of memory content evolution through diffs, whereas Vector RAG systems provide no visibility into how knowledge changed over time.
Ensures memories created in one session persist and are accessible in subsequent sessions, enabling agents to maintain continuous identity and knowledge across disconnected conversations. The system stores memories with session metadata (session_id, timestamp) but retrieves them without session filtering, so an agent can access all its memories regardless of which session created them. This solves the stateless agent problem where each conversation starts fresh.
Unique: Solves the fundamental stateless agent problem by persisting memories across sessions and enabling agents to maintain continuous identity. This is the core value proposition of Nocturne Memory — agents are no longer amnesiacs.
vs alternatives: Enables true agent continuity and identity across sessions, whereas stateless LLM APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic) lose all context between conversations; Vector RAG can retrieve documents but doesn't solve agent identity.
Exposes memory operations as MCP tools (create_memory, read_memory, update_memory, delete_memory, query_memory_by_uri, traverse_graph) that agents can call directly via the Model Context Protocol. Each tool validates inputs against the URI schema, enforces domain constraints, and returns structured responses. The MCP server acts as the AI-facing interface, translating agent intents into graph operations while maintaining consistency and access control.
Unique: Implements MCP tools as the primary agent interface, allowing Claude/Gemini to autonomously perform full CRUD operations on its own memory graph. This is distinct from Vector RAG which typically exposes only read-only retrieval; Nocturne agents are active memory managers, not passive consumers.
vs alternatives: Provides full CRUD memory operations via MCP tools (not just retrieval), enabling agents to learn and evolve their own knowledge base autonomously, whereas Vector RAG systems force agents into a read-only retrieval pattern.
Enables agents and humans to query memories using URI patterns (e.g., 'core://agent/*', 'user://preferences/language') with wildcard matching, prefix filtering, and domain-scoped isolation. The URI system acts as a semantic namespace where domain (core, user, task, knowledge) determines memory category and path determines hierarchical location. Queries return all memories matching the pattern with their full graph context (edges, relationships, metadata).
Unique: Uses URI-based hierarchical path matching (domain://path/to/memory) with wildcard support instead of semantic similarity, providing deterministic, debuggable queries. This is a filesystem-like approach to memory retrieval rather than the probabilistic vector similarity used in RAG systems.
vs alternatives: Deterministic URI-based queries are debuggable and reproducible, unlike Vector RAG which returns different results based on embedding similarity; enables structural memory organization without semantic shredding.
Implements graph traversal algorithms (BFS, DFS, path-finding) to navigate relationships between memory nodes (edges) and discover connected memories. The four-layer model (Node-Memory-Edge-Path) enables rich relationship types: memories can reference other memories, form hierarchies, or represent temporal sequences. Traversal respects domain boundaries and returns full context including intermediate nodes and relationship metadata.
Unique: Implements explicit graph traversal with relationship navigation (edges as first-class entities) rather than implicit similarity-based retrieval. This allows agents to discover memories through explicit relationships and understand the reasoning chain that connected them, not just semantic proximity.
vs alternatives: Enables agents to reason about memory relationships explicitly (following edges) rather than implicitly (similarity scores), making reasoning chains auditable and debuggable; Vector RAG has no relationship model.
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Generates single-line and multi-line code suggestions in real-time as developers type, using semantic indexing of the entire codebase to retrieve relevant type definitions, function signatures, and contextual patterns. The system maintains a 1M token context window (Pro/Team tiers) that enables suggestions informed by distant code definitions and cross-file dependencies, constructed via local codebase semantic search rather than simple token-based recency. Suggestions adapt to detected coding style on Pro/Team tiers through implicit pattern learning from recent edits.
Unique: 1M token context window with codebase-wide semantic indexing enables suggestions informed by distant code definitions and cross-file patterns, versus competitors (Copilot, Tabnine) that typically use fixed context windows (4K-32K tokens) or file-local context. Claimed 250ms latency suggests optimized retrieval pipeline, though indexing mechanism and performance at scale remain undisclosed.
vs alternatives: Larger context window than GitHub Copilot (8K-32K tokens) and faster latency than unnamed competitors (250ms vs 783ms claimed), enabling suggestions on large codebases with minimal typing delay; trade-off is cloud dependency and undisclosed free tier limitations.
Provides a separate chat interface supporting multiple LLM backends (GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, GPT-4, others) for conversational code assistance. Users attach files, reference recent edits, and trigger compiler diagnostic uploads; the system generates diffs and applies code changes directly to the editor. Model selection is per-conversation, and $5/month in credits (included in Pro/Team) covers external model API costs; overage pricing is undisclosed. Hotkey-driven workflow enables rapid context switching between inline completion and chat.
Unique: Multi-model chat interface with per-conversation model selection and integrated diff application, combined with compiler diagnostic auto-upload. Unlike Copilot Chat (single model per tier) or standalone ChatGPT, Supermaven Chat unifies multiple LLM backends in a single hotkey-driven workflow with direct editor integration for change application.
Supermaven scores higher at 71/100 vs nocturne_memory at 36/100. nocturne_memory leads on ecosystem, while Supermaven is stronger on adoption and quality.
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vs alternatives: Supports multiple LLM backends (GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet) in one interface with included credits, whereas GitHub Copilot Chat is single-model per tier and requires separate ChatGPT subscription for model switching; trade-off is credit limits and unknown overage pricing.
Supermaven Chat can automatically upload compiler diagnostic messages (errors, warnings) alongside code context to provide error-aware suggestions and fixes. The mechanism is described as 'automatically uploading your code together with compiler diagnostic messages,' but specific language/compiler support and the upload trigger mechanism are undisclosed. This feature is Chat-only and not available in inline completion.
Unique: Automatic compiler diagnostic upload in Chat for error-aware suggestions, versus competitors (Copilot, Tabnine) that require manual error context or have limited diagnostic integration. Supermaven's approach reduces friction but with undisclosed language/compiler support.
vs alternatives: Automatic diagnostic upload reduces manual context-gathering compared to manual copy-paste; trade-off is undisclosed language support and unclear upload trigger mechanism.
Supermaven offers a 30-day free trial of the Pro tier ($10/month), providing full access to 1M token context window, largest model, style adaptation, and $5/month chat credits. No credit card is required to start the trial (implied), and trial conversion to paid is automatic after 30 days unless cancelled. Trial terms and auto-renewal policy are not explicitly detailed.
Unique: 30-day free trial of Pro tier with full feature access (1M context, largest model, chat credits), versus competitors (Copilot 2-month free trial, Tabnine free tier only) with different trial lengths and feature access. Supermaven's approach is generous but with undisclosed auto-renewal terms.
vs alternatives: Full Pro feature access during trial compared to limited free tier; trade-off is undisclosed auto-renewal policy and potential unexpected charges if not cancelled.
Supermaven requires internet connectivity and server-side inference; no offline mode or local inference capability is mentioned or available. All code completion requests are sent to Supermaven's backend servers for processing, and responses are returned over the network. This creates a hard dependency on network connectivity and Supermaven's service availability; if the service is down or network is unavailable, code completion is not available.
Unique: Supermaven has no offline mode or local inference capability; all processing is server-side. GitHub Copilot also requires server-side inference, but Tabnine offers local inference options for some use cases. Supermaven's lack of offline capability is a significant limitation for developers with connectivity constraints.
vs alternatives: Supermaven's server-side-only approach is comparable to GitHub Copilot; Tabnine offers local inference options, making Tabnine more suitable for offline work. Supermaven's lack of offline capability is a weakness vs. Tabnine.
Analyzes recent code edits and inferred coding patterns to adapt inline suggestions to match team conventions, naming patterns, and structural preferences. The mechanism is implicit (not explicit fine-tuning) and operates only on Pro/Team tiers, suggesting pattern learning from editor activity rather than explicit configuration. Free tier uses a single base model without personalization.
Unique: Implicit style adaptation via editor activity analysis without explicit configuration, versus competitors (Copilot, Tabnine) that require manual style guides or explicit fine-tuning. Supermaven's approach is transparent to the user but also non-configurable and undisclosed in mechanism.
vs alternatives: Requires no manual style configuration compared to tools requiring explicit style guides; trade-off is lack of transparency and inability to control or export learned styles.
Delivers code suggestions to the editor inline as the developer types, with a claimed baseline latency of 250ms from keystroke to suggestion display. The system uses a cloud inference backend and local editor plugin to minimize round-trip time. Latency claim is positioned against an unnamed competitor (783ms), but methodology is undisclosed and no independent verification is provided.
Unique: Claimed 250ms latency via optimized cloud inference pipeline and editor plugin architecture, versus competitors with higher latency (783ms unnamed baseline). Actual differentiation is undisclosed; mechanism may involve request batching, model quantization, or edge caching, but specifics are not public.
vs alternatives: Faster than unnamed competitor (250ms vs 783ms claimed); trade-off is cloud dependency and unverified latency claim with no SLA or performance guarantee.
Provides native editor extensions for VS Code, JetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, etc.), and Neovim, enabling inline suggestion rendering, hotkey-driven chat access, and compiler diagnostic integration directly within the editor. Each plugin variant is maintained separately and integrates with the editor's native autocomplete UI, keybinding system, and file context APIs.
Unique: Native plugins for three major editor ecosystems (VS Code, JetBrains, Neovim) with integrated chat and diff application, versus competitors (Copilot, Tabnine) that support broader editor ecosystems but with less deep integration in some cases. Supermaven's approach prioritizes depth over breadth.
vs alternatives: Deep integration with VS Code and JetBrains (native autocomplete UI, hotkey system) compared to web-based tools or lighter integrations; trade-off is limited editor support (no Sublime, Vim, Emacs) and undisclosed Neovim support details.
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