AI Plugin IndexBing Search (Free) vs brave
Bing Search (Free) and brave are both search and web MCP servers. brave scores higher (95 vs 10 out of 100). brave has more GitHub stars (1.5k), and brave was updated more recently (7 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| Bing Search (Free) | brave | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 10 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
| What it does | Free Bing search MCP server - No API key required | Visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,… |
| Publisher | Community: iridite | Verified: smithery.ai |
| Grades | Licence F, Quality D | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | Not on npm | 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 | 1,510 |
| Last commit | 17 Oct 2026 | |
| Licence | None found | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install Bing Search (Free) | Install brave |
Questions
Is Bing Search (Free) or brave more popular?
brave has more GitHub stars: 1,510.
Can I use Bing Search (Free) 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.