Simple, fast graph-based RAG from HKU Data Science lab (EMNLP 2025)
Combines knowledge-graph and vector retrieval
Works with local or hosted LLMs
LightRAG — straight answers
What is LightRAG?
LightRAG is listed under Agent Memory & RAG-as-a-Service, in the AI Agents & Automation category on Flocci AI Tools. Simple, fast graph-based RAG from HKU Data Science lab (EMNLP 2025). It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at github.com.
Is LightRAG free?
LightRAG is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 399 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.
What can LightRAG do?
LightRAG does 3 things the catalog singles out: Simple, fast graph-based rag from hku data science lab (emnlp 2025); combines knowledge-graph and vector retrieval; works with local or hosted llms.
What is the best free alternative to LightRAG?
Basic Memory is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same Agent Memory & RAG-as-a-Service sub-category and is free. Cognee, Graphiti and MemOS also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.