ParallelBackend (direct SDK) but is NOT equivalent: the SDK exposes web_search + web_extract, whereas the MCP server exposes web_search + web_fetch (token-efficient markdown). Pick MCP when you want the compressed markdown output, SDK when you need the raw extraction payload.
web_parallel_mcp.py
Run the Example
Full source: cookbook/12_context/11_web_parallel_mcp.py