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SNotebookLM vs Notion AI
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose NotebookLM if…
- you're in its core audience: students, researchers
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Choose Notion AI if…
- you need an API to build on
- you're in its core audience: teams using notion, knowledge workers
Side by side
Feature NotebookLM Notion AI
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—No
Data retention—Free/Plus/Business: AI providers keep data 30 days or fewer; Enterprise zero retention
Security and compliance—GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA
PlatformsWebWeb
CategoryResearch AssistantsNotes & Knowledge
CompanyGoogleNotion Labs, Inc.
Based in—United States
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
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
N Notion AI
- Notion Agent for multi-step page and database tasks
- Custom Agents running on triggers or schedules
- Enterprise Search with cited answers across connected apps
- AI Meeting Notes with transcription and summaries
- Research Mode for detailed reports
- Database Autofill and AI blocks
- Admin controls and AI usage analytics
- Workers (beta) for custom code extensions
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
NotebookLM
StandardFree
Plus (Google AI Plus)Price not stated
Pro (Google AI Pro)Price not stated
Ultra (Google AI Ultra)Price not stated
EnterpriseCustom
Notion AI
FreeFree
Plus£8.50 per member/mo
Business£16.50 per member/mo
EnterpriseCustom
Custom Agents add-on$10 per 1,000 Notion credits
Strengths and limitations
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
Notion AI
- Free and Plus plans include a limited trial of Notion AI
- No training on customer data; zero data retention on Enterprise
- Connects to Slack, Google Drive, GitHub and Asana
- Plus is free for students and educators
- Full Notion Agent, meeting notes and search require the Business plan
- Custom Agents cost extra after the free trial ($10 per 1,000 credits)
- Enterprise Search is still in beta
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