AI Plugin Indexgemini-researcher vs exa
gemini-researcher and exa are both search and web MCP servers. exa scores higher (100 vs 57 out of 100). exa has more GitHub stars (5.1k), and exa was updated more recently (4 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| gemini-researcher | exa | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 57 / 100 | 100 / 100 |
| What it does | Stateless MCP server that proxies research queries to Gemini CLI, reducing agent context/model usage | Connect AI agents to Exa for web search, content fetching, and multi-step research. |
| Publisher | Community: capyBearista | Verified: exa.ai |
| Grades | Maintenance C, Licence A, Quality C | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | 87 | Not on npm |
| Runs | Local | Remote |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 5,142 |
| Last commit | 1 Jun 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install gemini-researcher | Install exa |
Questions
Is gemini-researcher or exa more popular?
exa has more GitHub stars: 5,142.
Can I use gemini-researcher and exa together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.