Memory systems
IBM watsonx Orchestrate agent memory
Preview agent memory that learns user preferences and work context from chats and persists across sessions
Commercialself-hostable
What it is
Our note
Memory is off by default and must be enabled both by the builder (memory_enabled) and by each user in chat, and currently applies only to native agents running gpt-oss. Items are scoped per user, follow a least-recently-used policy with a 30-day idle removal interval, and are permanently deleted when a user loses tenant access; the platform also installs on premises.
At a glance
- Vendor
- IBM
- Business model
- Commercial
- Pricing
- Included with watsonx Orchestrate plans: 30-day trial, Essentials from $530/month, Standard from $6,360/month, Premium on request (no separate memory price published) pricing page ↗
- Self-hosting
- Yes, can be self-hosted
- Access
- Orchestrate Chat UI plus ADK (memory_enabled) and watsonx Orchestrate SDK checkpointer 'type: memory'
Links and sources
- Official sitewww.ibm.com/docs/en/watsonx/watson-orchestrate/base?topic=chat-understanding-agent-memory
- Pricingwww.ibm.com/products/watsonx-orchestrate
- Sourcedeveloper.ibm.com/tutorials/build-memory-enabled-ai-agents-watsonx-orchestrate
Facts verified nov 10, 2026; added nov 10, 2026. Vendor facts come from the vendor’s own pages; benchmark claims are self-reported unless we say otherwise.