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Penny Search vs pubmed-mcp-server
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
Penny Search
Cio.github.ayoubsalem-spec/penny-searchNo reviews yet
Live web search for AI agents, paid per call with x402 USDC on Base.
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Search PubMed/Europe PMC, fetch articles and full text (PMC/EPMC/Unpaywall), citations, MeSH terms.
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Neither has been reviewed yet, so the comparison rests on the scan and the public usage numbers. The safety scan favours pubmed-mcp-server (93/100 against 67). pubmed-mcp-server has noticeably more public adoption.
| Penny Search | pubmed-mcp-server | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | C67/100 | A93/100 |
| Adoption | New | Established |
| GitHub stars | – | 148 |
| Downloads / week | – | 12k |
| Runs where | Hosted (remote) | Hosted (remote) |
| Gateway-ready | Yes | Yes |
| Tools | 1 | 11 |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | — | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | — | 2026-09-18 |
| Category | Web search | Web search |