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Apr 25, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

Choosing the Right AI Memory: Truncation, Summarization, or Vector Retrieval

This article breaks down LangChain.js's three memory strategies—window truncation, summary compression, and vector‑store retrieval—explaining their inner workings, code setup, trade‑offs in token cost and information retention, and provides a decision guide for selecting the best approach in multi‑turn LLM conversations.

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Choosing the Right AI Memory: Truncation, Summarization, or Vector Retrieval