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Brave Search MCP
Web search MCP server for agents
Consider with caveatsMCPAPIFree tier
Audited by Jack Phillips · Updated June 2026
Overall score
3.7/ 5
SME fit2/5
usage-metered pricing + free tier · technical setup
JTBD4/5
solid named JTBD
Integration5/5
MCP + API + 8 integrations
Trust4/5
mature, founded 2021
Quality4/5
4.6 on G2 (20 reviews)
Compliance3/5
GDPR
About
Brave Search MCP exposes Brave Search API via Model Context Protocol, giving AI assistants privacy-respecting web and local search. Returns independent index results without tracking, ideal for grounding LLM responses with fresh web data.
Best for: AI developers needing privacy-first web search grounding for LLM agents.
Pricing
Free credit
- Monthly
- Free
- Annual /mo
- Free
- Billing
- usage_based
- Notes
- $5 monthly credits (~1000 queries); requires attribution · Free tier removed Feb 2026
Search API
- Monthly
- $5
- Annual /mo
- $5
- Billing
- usage_based
- Notes
- $5 per 1000 requests; 50 RPS; web/images/news/video · Pay-as-you-go metered
Answers API
- Monthly
- $4
- Annual /mo
- $4
- Billing
- usage_based
- Notes
- $4 per 1000 queries plus token charges; AI-generated answers · Pay-as-you-go metered
| Tier | Monthly | Annual /mo | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free credit | Free | Free | usage_based | $5 monthly credits (~1000 queries); requires attribution · Free tier removed Feb 2026 |
| Search API | $5 | $5 | usage_based | $5 per 1000 requests; 50 RPS; web/images/news/video · Pay-as-you-go metered |
| Answers API | $4 | $4 | usage_based | $4 per 1000 queries plus token charges; AI-generated answers · Pay-as-you-go metered |
Key features
- Independent web search index
- local and news search
- privacy-preserving (no tracking)
- MCP server for Claude and other LLMs
- generous free tier
Integrations
Claude DesktopCursorOpenAIAnthropicLangChainClineContinueLibreChat
Trust & compliance
- Stage range
- Seed → Growth
- Founded
- 2021
- Status
- active
- SOC 2
- unknown
- GDPR
- yes
- Data residency
- global
- External rating
- 4.6 on G2 (20 reviews)
- Last verified
- Jun 2026
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