Zep
A unified context layer for enterprise data that gives AI agents shared, governed context from business data, documents, and conversations.
At a glance
Price not confirmed · Source review 2026-11-04- Price & billing
Prices observed on the pricing page without a named currency, so no charge fact is asserted: Flex $125 per month billed monthly (50,000 credits included, then $25 per 10,000 credits, auto top-up of 10,000 credits at 20%, 30-day rollover); Flex Plus $375 per month billed monthly (200,000 credits included, then $75 per 40,000 credits, auto top-up of 40,000 credits, 60-day rollover); Enterprise custom (custom credits, negotiated rates, guaranteed SLA, Zep Cloud with your encryption keys or your VPC). Free trial credits are 10,000 per month on Flex and Flex Plus. A credit is consumed by Episode size: up to 350 bytes uses 1 credit, each additional 350 bytes or part uses another credit, and webhook invocations use 1/8 credit where available.
- Free allowance
Free trial credits are 10,000 per month on Flex and Flex Plus.
- Best suited to
Enterprise teams building agents that need reliable, governed context, since Zep unifies business data, documents, and conversations into shared context with graphs, batches, and an MCP server.; Teams that want credit-based self-serve pricing with a trial, since Flex and Flex Plus list included credits, top-ups, and rollover.
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What to know before choosing
Good fit
Enterprise teams building agents that need reliable, governed context, since Zep unifies business data, documents, and conversations into shared context with graphs, batches, and an MCP server.; Teams that want credit-based self-serve pricing with a trial, since Flex and Flex Plus list included credits, top-ups, and rollover.
Limits and trade-offs
Buyers who want a fixed monthly price with no usage metering, since Zep plans are credit based and Flex and Flex Plus automatically top up when the balance drops below 20%.; Buyers who want free-plan credits to roll over, since the FAQ states free plan credits do not roll over while Flex credits roll over for 30 days and Flex Plus for 60 days.
Plans and free allowances
Prices observed on the pricing page without a named currency, so no charge fact is asserted: Flex $125 per month billed monthly (50,000 credits included, then $25 per 10,000 credits, auto top-up of 10,000 credits at 20%, 30-day rollover); Flex Plus $375 per month billed monthly (200,000 credits included, then $75 per 40,000 credits, auto top-up of 40,000 credits, 60-day rollover); Enterprise custom (custom credits, negotiated rates, guaranteed SLA, Zep Cloud with your encryption keys or your VPC). Free trial credits are 10,000 per month on Flex and Flex Plus. A credit is consumed by Episode size: up to 350 bytes uses 1 credit, each additional 350 bytes or part uses another credit, and webhook invocations use 1/8 credit where available.
Evidence
Zep homepage ↗ (reviewed 2026-11-04), Zep pricing ↗ (reviewed 2026-11-04)
Official published documentation reviewed; not a product test
Dates: Last reviewed 2026-11-04. Last reviewed is the latest source or editorial review date; it is not a content-change date.
A closer look at Zep
Zep is a unified context layer for enterprise data: it unifies business data, documents, and conversations into shared, governed context so agents can complete tasks correctly. Agents, graphs, batches, a playground, webhooks, and an MCP server sit on top of a context graph with temporal memory. Self-serve plans are credit based around Episodes, while Enterprise plans add governance, deployment options, and negotiated rates with a guaranteed SLA.
Editorial guidance based on published documentation. The workflow below is a suggested starting point, not a measured product result.
When to choose Zep
- Enterprise teams building agents that need reliable, governed context, since Zep unifies business data, documents, and conversations into shared context with graphs, batches, and an MCP server.
- Teams that want credit-based self-serve pricing with a trial, since Flex and Flex Plus list included credits, top-ups, and rollover.
When to choose something else
- Buyers who want a fixed monthly price with no usage metering, since Zep plans are credit based and Flex and Flex Plus automatically top up when the balance drops below 20%.
- Buyers who want free-plan credits to roll over, since the FAQ states free plan credits do not roll over while Flex credits roll over for 30 days and Flex Plus for 60 days.
A practical starting workflow
- Send business data, documents, and conversations to Zep as Episodes, which become the shared context graph with temporal memory.
- Let agents use that context through graphs, the playground, webhooks, and the MCP server instead of re-fetching scattered sources.
- Estimate monthly spend from Episodes per month and average Episode size, then pick Flex or Flex Plus by included credits.
- Move to Enterprise when governed context, deployment flexibility (Zep Cloud with your keys or your VPC), and a guaranteed SLA are needed.
Check before committing
- Amounts are shown with a $ sign but no named currency on the pricing page, so they are recorded as observations, not as currency-named facts.
- Credit consumption depends on Episode size: up to 350 bytes uses 1 credit and each additional 350 bytes or part uses another credit, so large payloads cost more than the headline credit counts suggest.
- Enterprise rates are negotiated and not listed; the estimator's $125 per month figure is the Flex plan example at 32,500 credits.
Common questions
What is Zep?
A unified context layer for enterprise data that unifies business data, documents, and conversations into shared, governed context so agents can complete tasks correctly.
What do Flex and Flex Plus cost as shown?
Flex is shown at $125 per month with 50,000 credits included, and Flex Plus at $375 per month with 200,000 credits included; Enterprise uses custom credits and negotiated rates.
How do credits work?
Credits are consumed by Episode size: up to 350 bytes uses 1 credit, each additional 350 bytes or part uses another credit, and webhook invocations use 1/8 credit where available.
What is an Episode?
Any single data object sent to Zep, such as a chat message, a JSON payload, or a similar object, as defined in the pricing FAQ.
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Sources and checks
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