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Gemini Notebook vs Perplexity

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

Freemium
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Verdict

Gemini Notebook and Perplexity are both AI Assistants tools. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Perplexity offers an API.

Best overall

Perplexity

  • Researchers
  • Students
  • Analysts
  • Journalists

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.

Choose Perplexity if

  • You want a tool built for answering factual and current-events questions with checkable sources, and running multi-step web research.
  • Every answer links to numbered sources, so claims are easy to check.
  • Free plan includes search with citations.
Best for beginners
Perplexity
Best for business
Perplexity

Features

17 features compared.

  • Source-grounded chat
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Perplexity
    Not available
  • Audio Overviews
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Perplexity
    Not available
  • Video Overviews
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Perplexity
    Not available
  • Study tools
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Perplexity
    Not available
  • Reports, slide decks and infographics
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Perplexity
    Not available
  • Multiple source types
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Perplexity
    Not available
  • Cloud computer
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Perplexity
    Not available
  • Gemini app sync
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Perplexity
    Not available
  • Sharing and public notebooks
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Perplexity
    Not available
  • Cited answers
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Perplexity
    Available
  • Pro Search
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Perplexity
    Available
  • Research
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Perplexity
    Available
  • Model selection
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Perplexity
    Available
  • File uploads
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Perplexity
    Available
  • Perplexity Computer
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Perplexity
    Available
  • Comet browser
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Perplexity
    Available
  • Perplexity API
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Perplexity
    Available

Pricing

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

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

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

Perplexity plans

  • Free

    $0

    Basic search with citations and limited daily usage.

    • Search with citations
    • 3 Pro Searches per day
    • 1 Research query per month
    • Limited file uploads

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $20/month

    Higher limits, advanced models and Perplexity Computer for individuals.

    • Extended Pro Search
    • Extended Research
    • Advanced AI models
    • Image generation
    • Create files and apps
    • Comet Assistant
    • Weekly Computer usage

  • Max

    $200/month

    Highest consumer limits, with monthly credits and priority support.

    • Everything in Pro
    • 10,000 monthly credits
    • Highest Comet Assistant limits
    • Brain (research preview)
    • Extended Create files and apps
    • Priority support

  • Enterprise Pro

    $40/user/mo

    Team plan with admin controls and organizational features.

    • 400 Pro Searches per week
    • 50 Research queries per month
    • 80 Comet Assistant queries per month
    • 500 monthly credits
    • File uploads and sharing

  • Enterprise Max

    $325/user/mo

    Highest enterprise limits with SCIM, audit logs and priority support.

    • 4,000 Pro Searches per week
    • 500 Research queries per month
    • 15,000 monthly credits
    • 15 videos per month
    • SCIM and audit logs
    • Priority support

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed November 2026.

Gemini Notebook
8.7overall
Perplexity
8.7overall

  • Grounded Citation Fidelity

    Gemini Notebook
    8.8
    Perplexity
    Not rated

  • Audio Overview Quality

    Gemini Notebook
    8.7
    Perplexity
    Not rated

  • Source Handling

    Gemini Notebook
    8.6
    Perplexity
    Not rated

  • Output Formats

    Gemini Notebook
    8.8
    Perplexity
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Gemini Notebook
    8.5
    Perplexity
    Not rated

  • Live Web Search & Citations

    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated
    Perplexity
    9.2

  • Real-time Factuality & News

    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated
    Perplexity
    8.6

  • Source Transparency

    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated
    Perplexity
    9.0

  • Document & Research Analysis

    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated
    Perplexity
    8.3

  • Search Speed & Responsiveness

    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated
    Perplexity
    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

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

Perplexity

Pros

  • Every answer links to numbered sources, so claims are easy to check
  • Free plan includes search with citations
  • Paid plans offer a choice of advanced models from several providers
  • Available on web, iOS, Android and through a developer API
  • Separate Comet browser integrates the assistant into browsing

Cons

  • Free plan is limited to 3 Pro Searches per day and 1 Research query per month
  • Pro and Max limits are described as weekly or monthly allowances rather than fixed numbers
  • Max costs $200 per month, and Enterprise Max costs $325
  • Answers can still contain errors, so the cited sources need checking

Platforms

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

Integrations

Gemini Notebook

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

Perplexity

No integrations listed.

Company

  • Company
    Gemini Notebook
    Google LLC
    Perplexity
    Perplexity AI, Inc.
  • Founded
    Gemini Notebook
    1998
    Perplexity
    2022
  • Headquarters
    Gemini Notebook
    Mountain View, CA
    Perplexity
    San Francisco, CA
  • Monthly users
    Gemini Notebook
    30M+
    Perplexity
    Not listed
  • Listing
    Gemini Notebook
    Claimed
    Perplexity
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini Notebook better than Perplexity?

It depends on your workflow. Gemini Notebook is built for summarizing and questioning your own documents. Perplexity is built for answering factual and current-events questions with checkable sources, and running multi-step web research.

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

Gemini Notebook: Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources. Perplexity: AI answer engine that searches the live web and cites its sources.

Does Gemini Notebook or Perplexity have a free plan?

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

Which is cheaper, Gemini Notebook or Perplexity?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.