Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat)
Mistral AI's chat assistant and coding agent for everyday work and software tasks
Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.
Mistral AI's chat assistant and coding agent for everyday work and software tasks
Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources
Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat) and Gemini Notebook are both AI Assistants tools. Gemini Notebook scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.7 vs 8.4 out of 10). Both have a free plan or trial. Only Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat) is available on CLI, VS Code Extension and JetBrains Plugin and offers an API.
Gemini Notebook
18 features compared.
Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.
$0
Limited access to Vibe on web and mobile
$14.99/month
More access and usage for all-day coding and long-running tasks
$24.99/user/mo
Shared workspace with admin controls
Custom/custom
Private deployments with custom models, UI and tools
$0
Free with a Google Account
$4.99/month
Through the Google AI Plus subscription
$19.99/month
Through the Google AI Pro subscription
$99.99/month
Through the Google AI Ultra subscription
$199.99/month
Through the Google AI Ultra subscription at the higher tier
Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed November 2026.
Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat) leads in 1 category and Gemini Notebook in 0.
Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.
Picked by our editors. Not paid placement.
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It depends on your workflow. Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat) is built for multilingual chat and writing. Gemini Notebook is built for summarizing and questioning your own documents.
Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat): Mistral AI's chat assistant and coding agent for everyday work and software tasks. Gemini Notebook: Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources.
Yes, both do. Mistral Vibe (formerly Le Chat) is freemium and Gemini Notebook is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.
Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.