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E2B 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

E2B is listed under Developer Tools and Gemini Notebook under AI Assistants. Gemini Notebook scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.7 vs 8.2 out of 10), led by value for money. Both have a free plan or trial. Only E2B 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 E2B if

  • You want a tool built for running untrusted LLM-generated code, building code interpreters, and giving coding or computer-use agents a disposable Linux environment.
  • Hardware-level isolation through Firecracker microVMs rather than shared-kernel containers.
  • Model- and framework-agnostic, with Python and JavaScript SDKs.

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
E2B
Best for business
E2B

Features

17 features compared.

  • Firecracker microVM Isolation
    E2B
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Code and Command Execution
    E2B
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Pause, Resume and Fork
    E2B
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Network and Secret Controls
    E2B
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Persistent Storage
    E2B
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Custom Templates
    E2B
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Observability
    E2B
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Self-Hosting and BYOC
    E2B
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Source-grounded chat
    E2B
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Audio Overviews
    E2B
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Video Overviews
    E2B
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Study tools
    E2B
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Reports, slide decks and infographics
    E2B
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Multiple source types
    E2B
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Cloud computer
    E2B
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Gemini app sync
    E2B
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Sharing and public notebooks
    E2B
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    E2B
    Freemium
    Gemini Notebook
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    E2B
    Yes
    Gemini Notebook
    Yes
  • Starting price
    E2B
    $0
    Gemini Notebook
    $0
  • Plans
    E2B
    3 plans
    Gemini Notebook
    5 plans

E2B plans

  • Hobby

    $0

    Free start with one-time usage credit, no credit card

    • $100 one-time usage credit
    • 20 concurrent sandboxes
    • up to 1 hour sessions
    • 10 GiB storage

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $150/month

    Production usage with longer sessions and custom sizing

    • 100 concurrent sandboxes
    • up to 24 hour sessions
    • 20 GiB storage
    • custom CPU and RAM
    • plus usage

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Large deployments with negotiated terms

    • Custom concurrency and limits
    • negotiated credits
    • BYOC option
    • $3,000/month minimum

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.

E2B
8.2overall
Gemini Notebook
8.7overall

E2B leads in 0 categories and Gemini Notebook in 1.

  • Ease of Use

    E2B
    8.3
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Feature Depth

    E2B
    8.6
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Gemini Notebook leads by 0.9
    E2B
    7.6
    Gemini Notebook
    8.5

  • Performance & Speed

    E2B
    8.4
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Documentation & Support

    E2B
    8.2
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Grounded Citation Fidelity

    E2B
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.8

  • Audio Overview Quality

    E2B
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.7

  • Source Handling

    E2B
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.6

  • Output Formats

    E2B
    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

E2B

Pros

  • Hardware-level isolation through Firecracker microVMs rather than shared-kernel containers.
  • Model- and framework-agnostic, with Python and JavaScript SDKs.
  • Pause, resume and fork of sandboxes (up to 100 forks) suits parallel agent runs and evaluations.
  • Free Hobby tier with $100 in credits and no credit card.
  • Self-hosting and BYOC options for enterprises, plus SOC 2 Type II compliance.

Cons

  • Pro costs $150/month before usage, a large step up from the one-time Hobby credit.
  • No GPU support; sandboxes are limited to 8 vCPUs and 8 GiB RAM.
  • Hobby sessions are capped at 1 hour of continuous runtime.
  • Enterprise carries a stated $3,000/month minimum.

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
    E2B
    Supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Supported
  • Windows
    E2B
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • macOS
    E2B
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • iOS
    E2B
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Supported
  • Android
    E2B
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Supported
  • API
    E2B
    Supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    E2B
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • CLI
    E2B
    Supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported

Integrations

E2B

7 integrations
  • Anthropic
  • OpenAI
  • LangChain
  • OpenAI Agents SDK
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Azure

Gemini Notebook

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

Company

  • Company
    E2B
    FoundryLabs, Inc. (E2B)
    Gemini Notebook
    Google LLC
  • Founded
    E2B
    2023
    Gemini Notebook
    1998
  • Headquarters
    E2B
    San Francisco, CA
    Gemini Notebook
    Mountain View, CA
  • Monthly users
    E2B
    Not listed
    Gemini Notebook
    30M+
  • Listing
    E2B
    Claimed
    Gemini Notebook
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is E2B better than Gemini Notebook?

It depends on your workflow. E2B is built for running untrusted LLM-generated code, building code interpreters, and giving coding or computer-use agents a disposable Linux environment. Gemini Notebook is built for summarizing and questioning your own documents.

What are the key feature differences between E2B and Gemini Notebook?

E2B: Secure cloud sandboxes that give AI agents isolated Linux machines to run code. Gemini Notebook: Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources.

Does E2B or Gemini Notebook have a free plan?

Yes, both do. E2B is freemium and Gemini Notebook is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, E2B 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.