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Arcads vs Gemini Notebook

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Arcads

Generate UGC-style video ads with AI actors without hiring creators or filming

4.0(1 review)Free trial
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Gemini Notebook

Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources

Freemium
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Verdict

Arcads is listed under Video AI and Gemini Notebook under AI Assistants. Gemini Notebook scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.7 vs 7.6 out of 10), led by value for money. Only Gemini Notebook has a free plan or trial. Only Arcads offers an API. Only Gemini Notebook is available on iOS and Android.

Best overall

Gemini Notebook

  • Students
  • Researchers
  • Educators
  • Analysts

Choose Arcads if

  • You want a tool built for producing many UGC-style ad variants for paid social testing without creators or filming.
  • Large library of more than 1,000 AI actors, plus custom actor creation.
  • Covers the full ad workflow: generation, captions, translation and editing in one tool.

Choose Gemini Notebook if

  • You want a tool built for summarizing and questioning your own documents.
  • Answers cite the uploaded sources, so claims can be checked against the original text.
  • Free Standard tier with 100 notebooks and 50 sources per notebook.
Best value
Gemini Notebook
Best for beginners
Arcads
Best for business
Gemini Notebook

Features

17 features compared.

  • AI Actor Library
    Arcads
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Lip-Sync and Emotion Control
    Arcads
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Multi-Model Generation
    Arcads
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Localization
    Arcads
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Video Editing Tools
    Arcads
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Ad Presets
    Arcads
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Workflow Canvas
    Arcads
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • AI Video and Lip Sync APIs
    Arcads
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Source-grounded chat
    Arcads
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Audio Overviews
    Arcads
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Video Overviews
    Arcads
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Study tools
    Arcads
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Reports, slide decks and infographics
    Arcads
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Multiple source types
    Arcads
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Cloud computer
    Arcads
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Gemini app sync
    Arcads
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Sharing and public notebooks
    Arcads
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Arcads
    Free trial
    Gemini Notebook
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Arcads
    No
    Gemini Notebook
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Arcads
    $29
    Gemini Notebook
    $0
  • Plans
    Arcads
    4 plans
    Gemini Notebook
    5 plans

Arcads plans

  • Lite

    $29/month

    Entry plan for short model-generated clips

    • 1,800 credits
    • no talking actors

  • Starter

    $110/month

    Individual marketers testing AI actor ads

    • 8,000 credits
    • talking AI actors
    • no captions

  • Creator

    $220/month

    Regular ad creators needing captions and workflows

    • 16,000 credits
    • captions
    • workflows

  • Pro

    $550/month

    Teams and heavy users

    • 48,000 credits
    • API access
    • unlimited team seats
    • custom actor cloning
    • credit rollover
    • ElevenLabs integration
    • Slack and call support

Gemini Notebook plans

  • Standard

    $0

    Free with a Google Account

    • 100 notebooks
    • 50 sources per notebook
    • Audio Overviews
    • Chat with citations

  • Plus

    $4.99/month

    Through the Google AI Plus subscription

    • 200 notebooks
    • 100 sources per notebook
    • Early access to features
    • 2x higher usage than Free

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $19.99/month

    Through the Google AI Pro subscription

    • 500 notebooks
    • 300 sources per notebook
    • Higher Gemini model access
    • Priority access to new features
    • Watermark removal
    • 4x higher usage than Free

  • Ultra 5x

    $99.99/month

    Through the Google AI Ultra subscription

    • 500 notebooks
    • 500 sources per notebook
    • Highest Gemini model access
    • 5x higher usage limits than AI Pro
    • Cloud computer for code execution

  • Ultra 20x

    $199.99/month

    Through the Google AI Ultra subscription at the higher tier

    • 500 notebooks
    • 600 sources per notebook
    • Highest Gemini model access
    • 20x higher usage limits than AI Pro
    • Cloud computer for code execution

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed November 2026.

Arcads
7.6overall
Gemini Notebook
8.7overall

Arcads leads in 0 categories and Gemini Notebook in 1.

  • Ease of Use

    Arcads
    8.3
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Arcads
    8.0
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Gemini Notebook leads by 1.7
    Arcads
    6.8
    Gemini Notebook
    8.5

  • Performance & Speed

    Arcads
    7.8
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Arcads
    7.0
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Grounded Citation Fidelity

    Arcads
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.8

  • Audio Overview Quality

    Arcads
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.7

  • Source Handling

    Arcads
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.6

  • Output Formats

    Arcads
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.8

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Arcads

Pros

  • Large library of more than 1,000 AI actors, plus custom actor creation.
  • Covers the full ad workflow: generation, captions, translation and editing in one tool.
  • Access to several video and image models from a single account.
  • Localization into 30+ languages helps test the same ad across markets.
  • API and MCP options exist for teams that want to automate creative production.

Cons

  • Credit-based pricing is hard to predict; a talking-actor minute reportedly costs 800 credits, and runtime is rounded up to the minute.
  • Paid plans start at $29 for a limited tier and $110 for talking actors at list price, with no permanent free plan confirmed.
  • Captions, API access, custom actor cloning and credit rollover reportedly sit on higher tiers.
  • No public pricing page was reachable and no native mobile app was found.

Gemini Notebook

Pros

  • Answers cite the uploaded sources, so claims can be checked against the original text
  • Free Standard tier with 100 notebooks and 50 sources per notebook
  • Wide range of outputs, including Audio Overviews, Video Overviews, mind maps, flashcards, quizzes and slide decks
  • Accepts PDFs, websites, YouTube videos, audio files, Google Docs and Google Slides
  • Available on web, iOS and Android, and synced with the Gemini app

Cons

  • Works from the sources you add and is not built for live web news search
  • Higher limits require a Google AI subscription; Ultra starts at $99.99 per month
  • The cloud computer for code execution started with Ultra and Workspace AI Ultra Access customers, with Pro rollout still described as upcoming
  • No public API for the consumer product, and the renamed brand can make older guides and app listings confusing

Platforms

  • Web
    Arcads
    Supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Supported
  • Windows
    Arcads
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Arcads
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Arcads
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Supported
  • Android
    Arcads
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Supported
  • API
    Arcads
    Supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    Arcads
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported

Integrations

Arcads

1 integration
  • ElevenLabs

Gemini Notebook

4 integrations
  • Google Docs
  • Google Slides
  • YouTube
  • Gemini app

Company

  • Company
    Arcads
    Arcads
    Gemini Notebook
    Google LLC
  • Founded
    Arcads
    2024
    Gemini Notebook
    1998
  • Headquarters
    Arcads
    Not listed
    Gemini Notebook
    Mountain View, CA
  • Monthly users
    Arcads
    Not listed
    Gemini Notebook
    30M+
  • Listing
    Arcads
    Claimed
    Gemini Notebook
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Arcads better than Gemini Notebook?

It depends on your workflow. Arcads is built for producing many UGC-style ad variants for paid social testing without creators or filming. Gemini Notebook is built for summarizing and questioning your own documents.

What are the key feature differences between Arcads and Gemini Notebook?

Arcads: Generate UGC-style video ads with AI actors without hiring creators or filming. Gemini Notebook: Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources. Arcads is rated 4.0/5 from 1 user review.

Does Arcads or Gemini Notebook have a free plan?

Gemini Notebook has a free plan or trial; Arcads is paid only.

Which is cheaper, Arcads or Gemini Notebook?

Arcads starts at $29 and Gemini Notebook starts at $0. See the pricing table above for what each tier includes.