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GitHub Copilot vs Gemini Notebook

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

GitHub Copilot logo

GitHub Copilot

AI coding assistant for code completion, chat and cloud agents across IDEs, terminal and GitHub

Freemium
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Gemini Notebook logo

Gemini Notebook

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

Freemium
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Verdict

GitHub Copilot is listed under Coding AI and Gemini Notebook under AI Assistants. Both have a free plan or trial. Only GitHub Copilot is available on macOS, VS Code Extension and JetBrains Plugin. Only Gemini Notebook is available on iOS and Android.

Best overall

Gemini Notebook

  • Students
  • Researchers
  • Educators
  • Analysts

Choose GitHub Copilot if

  • You want a tool built for inline code completion in popular IDEs.
  • Works in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Xcode, Neovim and Eclipse, plus the terminal and GitHub.com.
  • Free plan with 2,000 inline suggestions and agent mode, and Pro at $10 per month.

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
Gemini Notebook
Best for business
GitHub Copilot

Features

19 features compared.

  • Code completions
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Copilot Chat
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Agent mode
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Cloud agent
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Third-party agents
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Copilot code review
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Copilot CLI
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Model choice
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Custom agents and MCP
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Copilot Spaces
    GitHub Copilot
    Available
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
  • Source-grounded chat
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Audio Overviews
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Video Overviews
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Study tools
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Reports, slide decks and infographics
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Multiple source types
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Cloud computer
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Gemini app sync
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
  • Sharing and public notebooks
    GitHub Copilot
    Not available
    Gemini Notebook
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    GitHub Copilot
    Freemium
    Gemini Notebook
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    GitHub Copilot
    Yes
    Gemini Notebook
    Yes
  • Starting price
    GitHub Copilot
    $0
    Gemini Notebook
    $0
  • Plans
    GitHub Copilot
    6 plans
    Gemini Notebook
    5 plans

GitHub Copilot plans

  • Free

    $0

    For trying Copilot with limited usage

    • 2,000 inline suggestions per month
    • Limited chat and agent usage
    • Agent mode
    • Copilot CLI
    • MCP support

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $10/month

    For individual developers

    • Unlimited inline suggestions
    • 1,500 AI credits per month
    • Cloud agent
    • Code review
    • Model choice

  • Pro+

    $39/month

    For heavier individual use and premium models

    • Everything in Pro
    • 7,000 AI credits per month
    • Premium models
    • Third-party agents including Claude and Codex

  • Max

    $100/month

    For the highest individual usage

    • Everything in Pro+
    • 20,000 AI credits per month
    • Priority access to premium models

  • Business

    $19/user/mo

    For teams that need central management

    • 1,900 AI credits per user
    • Policy control
    • Audit logs
    • Centralized management
    • No training on organization data

  • Enterprise

    $39/user/mo

    For organizations on GitHub Enterprise Cloud

    • 3,900 AI credits per user
    • Everything in Business
    • Priority access to premium models
    • Enterprise capabilities

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.

GitHub Copilot
8.6overall
Gemini Notebook
8.7overall

  • Inline Autocomplete Speed

    GitHub Copilot
    9.0
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • IDE Integration

    GitHub Copilot
    9.4
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Multi-Language Support

    GitHub Copilot
    9.0
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Agent Capability

    GitHub Copilot
    8.3
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Pricing Predictability

    GitHub Copilot
    7.3
    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated

  • Grounded Citation Fidelity

    GitHub Copilot
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.8

  • Audio Overview Quality

    GitHub Copilot
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.7

  • Source Handling

    GitHub Copilot
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.6

  • Output Formats

    GitHub Copilot
    Not rated
    Gemini Notebook
    8.8

  • Value for Money

    GitHub Copilot
    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

GitHub Copilot

Pros

  • Works in VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains, Xcode, Neovim and Eclipse, plus the terminal and GitHub.com
  • Free plan with 2,000 inline suggestions and agent mode, and Pro at $10 per month
  • Cloud agent turns assigned tasks into pull requests inside GitHub
  • Models from several vendors can be chosen, including Claude and GPT models
  • Business and Enterprise add policy control and audit logs, and their data is not used for training

Cons

  • Chat and agent use is credit-based, so heavy use can exceed the monthly allowance
  • Premium models and third-party agents need Pro+ at $39 per month or higher
  • Free, Pro and Pro+ interaction data may be used for training unless the user opts out
  • Not available for GitHub Enterprise Server

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
    GitHub Copilot
    Supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Supported
  • Windows
    GitHub Copilot
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • macOS
    GitHub Copilot
    Supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • iOS
    GitHub Copilot
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Supported
  • Android
    GitHub Copilot
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Supported
  • API
    GitHub Copilot
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    GitHub Copilot
    Not supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • VS Code Extension
    GitHub Copilot
    Supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • JetBrains Plugin
    GitHub Copilot
    Supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
  • CLI
    GitHub Copilot
    Supported
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported

Integrations

GitHub Copilot

8 integrations
  • Visual Studio
  • Xcode
  • Neovim
  • Eclipse
  • Raycast
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Actions
  • MCP servers

Gemini Notebook

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

Company

  • Company
    GitHub Copilot
    GitHub
    Gemini Notebook
    Google LLC
  • Founded
    GitHub Copilot
    2008
    Gemini Notebook
    1998
  • Headquarters
    GitHub Copilot
    San Francisco, CA
    Gemini Notebook
    Mountain View, CA
  • Monthly users
    GitHub Copilot
    Not listed
    Gemini Notebook
    30M+
  • Listing
    GitHub Copilot
    Claimed
    Gemini Notebook
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is GitHub Copilot better than Gemini Notebook?

It depends on your workflow. GitHub Copilot is built for inline code completion in popular IDEs. Gemini Notebook is built for summarizing and questioning your own documents.

What are the key feature differences between GitHub Copilot and Gemini Notebook?

GitHub Copilot: AI coding assistant for code completion, chat and cloud agents across IDEs, terminal and GitHub. Gemini Notebook: Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources.

Does GitHub Copilot or Gemini Notebook have a free plan?

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

Which is cheaper, GitHub Copilot 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.