AI Plugin IndexPubMed Search vs brave
PubMed Search and brave are both search and web MCP servers. brave scores higher (95 vs 67 out of 100). brave has more GitHub stars (1.5k), and PubMed Search was updated more recently (4 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| PubMed Search | brave | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 67 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
| What it does | Multi-source biomedical literature search: PubMed, Europe PMC, OpenAlex, full text, citations | Visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,… |
| Publisher | Community: u9401066 | Verified: smithery.ai |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence F, Quality C | 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 | 28 | 1,510 |
| Last commit | 20 Oct 2026 | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | NOASSERTION | MIT |
| Listed since | 20 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install PubMed Search | Install brave |
Questions
Is PubMed Search or brave more popular?
brave has more GitHub stars: 1,510.
Can I use PubMed Search 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.