# Research — Maximem field notes

All 3 articles in the Research category.

- [How Synap Works Under the Hood](https://www.maximem.ai/blog/how-maximem-synap-works) — April 11, 2026: We launched Maximem Synap today. Here's a peek into how it is built. 
- [Synap Scores 92% on LongMemEval, 93.2% on LoCoMo: What the Numbers Mean](https://www.maximem.ai/blog/synap-benchmark-results) — April 10, 2026: Synap outperforms existing memory systems by redesigning context management on leading benchmarks; delivering higher accuracy, lower latency, and stable performance at scale through structured, domain-specific architectures.

- [File vs Vector for RAG](https://www.maximem.ai/blog/file-rag-vs-vector-rag) — January 15, 2026: File-driven context management has been the rage in the last few days, especially since Claude CoWork launched. It made me curious and I tried a few things.
I ran an experiment across 5 distinct domains: from Python code to scientific papers. I ingested 50,000 documents from popular datasets and fired 5,000 queries at them.
The goal? To find out what all the noise about file-based search is. And if it is even real!

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