AI Plugin Indexinstapi: Instagram vs brave
instapi: Instagram and brave are both search and web MCP servers. brave scores higher (95 vs 16 out of 100). brave has more GitHub stars (1.5k), and brave was updated more recently (6 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| instapi: Instagram | brave | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 16 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
| What it does | Instagram search and posts for AI agents, with images and videos AI-parsed to text. | Visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,… |
| Publisher | Verified: instapi.co | Verified: smithery.ai |
| Grades | Licence F, 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 | 17 Oct 2026 | |
| Licence | None found | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install instapi: Instagram | Install brave |
Questions
Is instapi: Instagram or brave more popular?
brave has more GitHub stars: 1,510.
Can I use instapi: Instagram 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.