benchmark vs pause
benchmark and pause are both knowledge and memory skills. pause scores higher (82 vs 68 out of 100). pause has more GitHub stars (68k), and pause was updated more recently (yesterday). The table compares them side by side.
| benchmark | pause | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68 / 100 | 82 / 100 |
| What it does | Run MemMesh's competitive benchmark harness (LOCOMO / BEAM) to compare retrieval quality, tokens, latency, and cost against Mem0, Zep, full-context, and naive-RAG baselines. Use when the user wants proof MemMesh is better, is evaluating a migration, or asks "how does this compare to mem0". | Pause Mem0 memory capture on this machine. Use when the user wants to stop memories being recorded, for example for private work or experiments. |
| Publisher | Community: ThinkfleetAI | Community: mem0ai |
| Grades | Maintenance B, Licence A, Quality B | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | Not on npm | Not on npm |
| Runs | Skill | Skill |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude apps | Claude Code, Claude apps |
| GitHub stars | 420 | 67,504 |
| Last commit | 25 Aug 2026 | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Listed since | 20 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install benchmark | Install pause |
Questions
Is benchmark or pause more popular?
pause has more GitHub stars: 67,504.
Can I use benchmark and pause together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several skills at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.