AI Plugin IndexYouTube Transcript AI vs brave
YouTube Transcript AI and brave are both search and web MCP servers. brave scores higher (95 vs 33 out of 100). brave has more GitHub stars (1.5k), and brave was updated more recently (3 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| YouTube Transcript AI | brave | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 33 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
| What it does | Fetch the full transcript of any YouTube video as text, in any caption language. Free API key. | Visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,… |
| Publisher | Verified: youtube-transcript.ai | Verified: smithery.ai |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality C | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | Not on npm | Not on npm |
| Runs | Remote | Remote |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 1,510 |
| Last commit | 14 Oct 2026 | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install YouTube Transcript AI | Install brave |
Questions
Is YouTube Transcript AI or brave more popular?
brave has more GitHub stars: 1,510.
Can I use YouTube Transcript AI and brave together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.