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CGeneral-purpose AI chat assistant for writing, research, coding and everyday tasks
Free, from $8/mo
Gemini vs NotebookLM
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Gemini if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: google account users, students and researchers
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Choose NotebookLM if…
- you're in its core audience: students, researchers
Side by side
Feature Gemini NotebookLM
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb
CategoryAI ChatbotsResearch Assistants
CompanyGoogleGoogle
Based in——
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
G Gemini
- Chat with Gemini models
- Deep Research reports
- Image generation and editing
- Gemini Live voice conversations
- Canvas for writing and coding
- Custom Gems
- Video generation on paid plans
- Gemini in Gmail, Docs and Vids
N NotebookLM
- Notebooks organized around your uploaded sources
- Answers questions using a Gemini model
- Up to 600 sources per notebook on top tiers
- Notebook sharing, with advanced controls on Enterprise
- Workspace and Workspace for Education access
- Enterprise security controls via Google Cloud
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Gemini
Free£0
Google AI Plus£4.49/mo (UK pricing)
Google AI Pro£18.99/mo (UK pricing)
Google AI UltraFrom £79.99/mo; £189.99/mo for 20x tier (UK pricing)
Gemini Enterprise BusinessFrom $21/seat/mo
Gemini Enterprise Standard/PlusFrom $30/seat/mo
NotebookLM
StandardFree
Plus (Google AI Plus)Price not stated
Pro (Google AI Pro)Price not stated
Ultra (Google AI Ultra)Price not stated
EnterpriseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Gemini
- Free plan includes Deep Research, Gemini Live and Canvas
- Paid plans bundle 400 GB to 20 TB+ of storage
- Business edition available from $21 per seat per month
- Developer access through AI Studio and a usage-based API
- Free plan limits are not specified exactly
- Personal plan prices on the page fetched were shown in GBP only
- Paid prices for AI Studio and Antigravity are not listed
NotebookLM
- Free Standard tier allows 100 notebooks and 50 sources per notebook
- Paid tiers raise limits to as many as 600 sources per notebook
- Available through Workspace, Workspace for Education and Google Cloud
- NotebookLM help page gives no prices; they sit on separate Google AI plan pages
- Watermarks stay on output in India, South Korea and Vietnam even on paid plans
- Google labels plan limits as subject to change
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