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DeepSeek 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

DeepSeek and Gemini Notebook are both AI Assistants tools. Both have a free plan or trial. Only DeepSeek is available on Windows and macOS and offers an API.

Best overall

DeepSeek

  • Software developers
  • Researchers and analysts
  • Students
  • AI engineers

Choose DeepSeek if

  • You want a tool built for Low-cost API integration.
  • Web chat and mobile apps are free.
  • API output costs from $0.60 per 1M tokens (Flash, off-peak), well below most frontier providers.

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
DeepSeek
Best for business
Gemini Notebook

Features

18 features compared.

  • V4 model family
    DeepSeek
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Thinking mode
    DeepSeek
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Open weights
    DeepSeek
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • OpenAI and Anthropic compatible API
    DeepSeek
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Tool calls and JSON output
    DeepSeek
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Search and Fetch APIs
    DeepSeek
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Agent tool integrations
    DeepSeek
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • DeepSeek Harness
    DeepSeek
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Vision on Flash
    DeepSeek
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Source-grounded chat
    DeepSeek
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Audio Overviews
    DeepSeek
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Video Overviews
    DeepSeek
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Study tools
    DeepSeek
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Reports, slide decks and infographics
    DeepSeek
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Multiple source types
    DeepSeek
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Cloud computer
    DeepSeek
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Gemini app sync
    DeepSeek
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Sharing and public notebooks
    DeepSeek
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available

Pricing

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

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

DeepSeek plans

  • Chat and App

    Most popular

    $0

    Free access to DeepSeek models on web, iOS and Android

    • Web chat
    • iOS and Android apps
    • Thinking mode
    • Web search
    • File upload

  • API: deepseek-flash

    $0.15/1M input tokens

    Pay as you go; $0.15 cache-miss input and $0.60 output per 1M tokens off-peak, double at peak

    • 1M context
    • 384K max output
    • Vision
    • Tool calls
    • JSON output

  • API: deepseek-v4-pro

    $0.66/1M input tokens

    Pay as you go; $0.66 cache-miss input and $1.98 output per 1M tokens off-peak, double at peak

    • 1M context
    • 384K max output
    • Tool calls
    • JSON output

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.

DeepSeek
8.8overall
Gemini Notebook
8.7overall

  • Reasoning & Logic

    DeepSeek
    8.8
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Coding & Syntax

    DeepSeek
    8.7
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Cost Efficiency

    DeepSeek
    9.6
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Long Context

    DeepSeek
    8.8
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Ease of Use

    DeepSeek
    8.0
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Grounded Citation Fidelity

    DeepSeek
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.8

  • Audio Overview Quality

    DeepSeek
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.7

  • Source Handling

    DeepSeek
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.6

  • Output Formats

    DeepSeek
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.8

  • Value for Money

    DeepSeek
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.5

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

DeepSeek

Pros

  • Web chat and mobile apps are free
  • API output costs from $0.60 per 1M tokens (Flash, off-peak), well below most frontier providers
  • Open weights for V4 and earlier models on Hugging Face
  • 1M-token context and 384K max output on both API models
  • API works with both OpenAI and Anthropic SDKs and several coding agents

Cons

  • Peak-hour API rates are double the off-peak rates on weekday mornings UTC
  • deepseek-v4-pro does not support vision input
  • No image generation
  • Data is processed by a company based in China, which some organizations cannot accept

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

Integrations

DeepSeek

6 integrations
  • OpenAI SDK
  • Anthropic SDK
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • OpenCode
  • Hugging Face

Gemini Notebook

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

Company

  • Company
    DeepSeek
    DeepSeek
    Gemini Notebook
    Google LLC
  • Founded
    DeepSeek
    2023
    Gemini Notebook
    1998
  • Headquarters
    DeepSeek
    Hangzhou, China
    Gemini Notebook
    Mountain View, CA
  • Monthly users
    DeepSeek
    Not listed
    Gemini Notebook
    30M+
  • Listing
    DeepSeek
    Claimed
    Gemini Notebook
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek better than Gemini Notebook?

It depends on your workflow. DeepSeek is built for Low-cost API integration. Gemini Notebook is built for summarizing and questioning your own documents.

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

DeepSeek: Free AI chat app and low-cost API running DeepSeek's open-weights V4 models. Gemini Notebook: Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources.

Does DeepSeek or Gemini Notebook have a free plan?

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

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek 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.