AI Plugin IndexBing Search API vs brave
Bing Search API and brave are both search and web MCP servers. brave scores higher (95 vs 13 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 API | brave | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 13 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
| What it does | Bing web search results for AI agents: title, URL, snippet, date. Replaces the retired Bing API. | Visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,… |
| Publisher | Community: saulius876-lgtm | 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 Bing Search API | Install brave |
Questions
Is Bing Search API or brave more popular?
brave has more GitHub stars: 1,510.
Can I use Bing Search API 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.