Gmail vs Plain Freight
Gmail is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by OpenAI. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Codex: openai-curated (openai/plugins)). Plain Freight is an MCP server published by plainfreight.com. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-10-17. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  Plain Freight | |
|---|---|---|
| Codex: openai-curated (openai/plugins) | Listed Version: 0.1.9 Forks (GitHub): 971 Stars (GitHub): 7 473 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.0 Forks (GitHub): 0 Stars (GitHub): 0 Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | Gmail | Plain Freight |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 7 473 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 971 (better) | 0 (worse) |
| Last release | Not published | Not published |
| Where it runs (differs) | Remote server (gmailmcp.googleapis.com/mcp/v1) | Remote server (plainfreight.com/api/mcp) |
| Transport | Streamable HTTP | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | Not published | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 2 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/openai/plugins | github.com/plainfreight-com/plainfreight-mcp |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | Responded 2 h ago | Responded 3 days ago |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
Gmail
Work with Gmail using the configured Gmail app connector.
Plain Freight
All-in DDP quotes for China to USA shipments, 100 g to 2,000 kg, from a live rate card
How to run each
Gmail As a Codex plugin
codex plugin marketplace add openai/pluginsPlain Freight As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http quotes https://plainfreight.com/api/mcpCommands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Both endpoints responded at the last daily check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Neither one's marketplaces publish the settings it asks for.
What it can do: Gmail · What it can do: Plain Freight · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/openai/plugins/blob/HEAD/.agents/plugins/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.