Head to head
Google Surf vs Cortex
Same numbers we show everywhere else, lined up. Ratings come from users, the grade comes from our scanner, adoption comes from public registries.
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Web, academic and code search with graph RAG, data lineage, ontology and cross-project schema links.
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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 Cortex (92/100 against 83). Google Surf has noticeably more public adoption.
| Google Surf | Cortex | |
|---|---|---|
| User rating | No reviews yet | No reviews yet |
| Safety grade | B83/100 | A92/100 |
| Adoption | Established | Growing |
| GitHub stars | 290 | 1 |
| Downloads / week | 438 | 316 |
| Runs where | Your machine (local) | Your machine (local) |
| Gateway-ready | No | No |
| Tools | 7 | 4 |
| Write actions | — | — |
| Price per call | Free | Free |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-10 | 2026-09-09 |
| Category | AI and agents | AI and agents |