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Clay vs Gemini Notebook

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

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Gemini Notebook

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

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Verdict

Clay is listed under AI Agents and Gemini Notebook under AI Assistants. Gemini Notebook scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.7 vs 7.9 out of 10), led by value for money. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Clay is available on CLI and offers an API. Only Gemini Notebook is available on iOS and Android.

Best overall

Gemini Notebook

  • Students
  • Researchers
  • Educators
  • Analysts

Choose Clay if

  • You want a tool built for Multi-provider lead enrichment, AI-assisted account research, building custom outbound and inbound workflows.
  • Access to 150+ data providers with waterfall enrichment in a single workspace.
  • Claygent applies AI web research to custom questions about each lead or account.

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 for beginners
Clay
Best for business
Clay

Features

18 features compared.

  • Claygent
    Clay
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Waterfall Enrichment
    Clay
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Data Marketplace
    Clay
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Workflow Tables
    Clay
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Audiences and Signals
    Clay
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Email Sequencing
    Clay
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Ads Audience Sync
    Clay
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • CRM and Warehouse Sync
    Clay
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Credit Budgeting
    Clay
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Source-grounded chat
    Clay
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Audio Overviews
    Clay
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Video Overviews
    Clay
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Study tools
    Clay
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Reports, slide decks and infographics
    Clay
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Multiple source types
    Clay
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Cloud computer
    Clay
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Gemini app sync
    Clay
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Sharing and public notebooks
    Clay
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    Clay
    Freemium
    Gemini Notebook
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Clay
    Yes
    Gemini Notebook
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Clay
    $0
    Gemini Notebook
    $0
  • Plans
    Clay
    4 plans
    Gemini Notebook
    5 plans

Clay plans

  • Free

    $0

    Starter plan to explore enrichment and Claygent

    • 500 actions/mo
    • 100 data credits/mo
    • unlimited seats and tables
    • waterfall enrichment
    • Claygent
    • bring your own API key
    • 200 rows per table

  • Launch

    $167/month

    Individuals and small teams automating first prospecting workflows

    • 15K actions/mo
    • 3K data credits/mo
    • phone number enrichment
    • unlimited Audiences search
    • signals
    • reusable functions
    • email sending

  • Growth

    Most popular

    $446/month

    Teams scaling their GTM motion

    • 40K actions/mo
    • 6K data credits/mo
    • CRM auto-sync
    • data warehouse sync
    • HTTP API integrations
    • web intent signals
    • priority support

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Large organizations with security and volume needs

    • Custom credits and actions
    • bulk enrichment over 50K records
    • SSO/SAML
    • SCIM
    • RBAC
    • IP allowlists
    • dedicated growth strategist

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.

Clay
7.9overall
Gemini Notebook
8.7overall

Clay leads in 0 categories and Gemini Notebook in 1.

  • Ease of Use

    Clay
    7.0
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    Clay
    9.2
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Gemini Notebook leads by 1.2
    Clay
    7.3
    Gemini Notebook
    8.5

  • Performance & Speed

    Clay
    8.0
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    Clay
    8.2
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Grounded Citation Fidelity

    Clay
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.8

  • Audio Overview Quality

    Clay
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.7

  • Source Handling

    Clay
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.6

  • Output Formats

    Clay
    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

Clay

Pros

  • Access to 150+ data providers with waterfall enrichment in a single workspace.
  • Claygent applies AI web research to custom questions about each lead or account.
  • Free plan with unlimited seats and tables for testing workflows.
  • Outputs reach email, LinkedIn/Meta/Google ads and CRMs without extra tooling.
  • Frequent product updates, with weekly changelog roundups.

Cons

  • Credit-based pricing with two credit types is harder to forecast than flat per-seat pricing.
  • Free plan is limited to 500 actions, 100 data credits and 200 rows per table, with no phone enrichment or signals.
  • CRM sync, warehouse sync and API access require Growth ($446/mo list) or higher.
  • Pricing page figures are inconsistent between headline prices and FAQ text.

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
    Clay
    Supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Supported
  • Windows
    Clay
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Clay
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Clay
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Supported
  • Android
    Clay
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Supported
  • API
    Clay
    Supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    Clay
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • CLI
    Clay
    Supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported

Integrations

Clay

18 integrations
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • Snowflake
  • Google BigQuery
  • Airtable
  • Apollo.io
  • ZoomInfo
  • Clearbit
  • Crunchbase
  • PitchBook
  • Semrush
  • Lusha
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • Google Gemini
  • LinkedIn
  • Meta Ads
  • Google Ads

Gemini Notebook

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

Company

  • Company
    Clay
    Clay
    Gemini Notebook
    Google LLC
  • Founded
    Clay
    2017
    Gemini Notebook
    1998
  • Headquarters
    Clay
    New York, NY
    Gemini Notebook
    Mountain View, CA
  • Monthly users
    Clay
    Not listed
    Gemini Notebook
    30M+
  • Listing
    Clay
    Claimed
    Gemini Notebook
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Clay better than Gemini Notebook?

It depends on your workflow. Clay is built for Multi-provider lead enrichment, AI-assisted account research, building custom outbound and inbound workflows. Gemini Notebook is built for summarizing and questioning your own documents.

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

Clay: Enrich leads with 150+ data sources and AI research agents to run go-to-market plays. Gemini Notebook: Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources.

Does Clay or Gemini Notebook have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Clay is freemium and Gemini Notebook is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Clay or Gemini Notebook?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.