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Elicit 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

Elicit is listed under Education & Research and Gemini Notebook under AI Assistants. Gemini Notebook scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.7 vs 8.3 out of 10). Both have a free plan or trial. Only Elicit offers an API. Only Gemini Notebook is available on iOS and Android.

Best overall

Gemini Notebook

  • Students
  • Researchers
  • Educators
  • Analysts

Choose Elicit if

  • You want a tool built for literature reviews.
  • Free plan with unlimited search across 138M+ papers.
  • Sentence-level citations for AI-generated claims.

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
Elicit
Best for business
Elicit

Features

18 features compared.

  • Research Agent
    Elicit
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Research Reports
    Elicit
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Systematic Literature Review
    Elicit
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Data extraction tables
    Elicit
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Library
    Elicit
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Routines
    Elicit
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Chat with papers
    Elicit
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Zotero import
    Elicit
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • API and MCP server
    Elicit
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Source-grounded chat
    Elicit
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Audio Overviews
    Elicit
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Video Overviews
    Elicit
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Study tools
    Elicit
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Reports, slide decks and infographics
    Elicit
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Multiple source types
    Elicit
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Cloud computer
    Elicit
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Gemini app sync
    Elicit
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Sharing and public notebooks
    Elicit
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available

Pricing

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

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

Elicit plans

  • Basic

    $0

    Free plan with limited Research Agent and Reports usage

    • Unlimited search across 138M+ papers
    • Unlimited summaries
    • Unlimited chat with papers
    • View sources for answers
    • Zotero import

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $75/user/mo

    Billed monthly ($49 per user per month billed annually); standard usage for systematic reviews

    • Systematic review workflow screening up to 5,000 papers
    • 20 table columns
    • Reports from up to 135 data sources
    • Routines
    • Custom extractions from uploaded papers
    • API access

  • Scale

    $279/user/mo

    Billed monthly ($169 per user per month billed annually); 5x usage with collaboration

    • 5x Pro usage
    • Figure extraction
    • Live collaboration
    • Reports from up to 200 data sources
    • 30 table columns
    • Admin panel with usage tracking

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    For companies and schools

    • Custom usage
    • Screen 40,000 papers with 40 columns
    • SSO and SAML
    • No training on your data by default
    • Custom data sources and templates
    • Unlimited API access

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.

Elicit
8.3overall
Gemini Notebook
8.7overall

  • Academic Paper Search

    Elicit
    8.8
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Structured Data Extraction

    Elicit
    8.7
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Citation Transparency

    Elicit
    8.6
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Systematic Review Support

    Elicit
    8.5
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Pricing Clarity

    Elicit
    7.0
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Grounded Citation Fidelity

    Elicit
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.8

  • Audio Overview Quality

    Elicit
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.7

  • Source Handling

    Elicit
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.6

  • Output Formats

    Elicit
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.8

  • Value for Money

    Elicit
    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

Elicit

Pros

  • Free plan with unlimited search across 138M+ papers
  • Sentence-level citations for AI-generated claims
  • Structured extraction of paper details into tables
  • Dedicated systematic review workflow and Routines for tracking new research
  • API and MCP server for use with other tools

Cons

  • Research Agent and Reports usage is limited on the free plan
  • Systematic reviews, Routines and API access need Pro at $75 per user per month ($49 billed annually)
  • Pricing page shows only annual-billing rates for Pro and Scale
  • Focused on research; not a general-purpose assistant
  • No mobile app

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

Integrations

Elicit

4 integrations
  • Zotero
  • PubMed
  • ClinicalTrials.gov
  • MCP

Gemini Notebook

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

Company

  • Company
    Elicit
    Elicit
    Gemini Notebook
    Google LLC
  • Founded
    Elicit
    Not listed
    Gemini Notebook
    1998
  • Headquarters
    Elicit
    Oakland, CA
    Gemini Notebook
    Mountain View, CA
  • Monthly users
    Elicit
    5M+ researchers
    Gemini Notebook
    30M+
  • Listing
    Elicit
    Claimed
    Gemini Notebook
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Elicit better than Gemini Notebook?

It depends on your workflow. Elicit is built for literature reviews. Gemini Notebook is built for summarizing and questioning your own documents.

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

Elicit: AI research assistant for literature search, systematic reviews and evidence reports. Gemini Notebook: Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources.

Does Elicit or Gemini Notebook have a free plan?

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

Which is cheaper, Elicit 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.