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Gemini Notebook vs Qwen

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 Qwen are both AI Assistants tools. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Gemini Notebook is available on iOS. Only Qwen offers an API.

Best overall

Gemini Notebook

  • Students
  • Researchers
  • Educators
  • Analysts

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 Qwen if

  • You want a tool built for free general-purpose chat.
  • Free web assistant with image, video and document features.
  • Open-weight models in many sizes on Hugging Face and GitHub.
Best for beginners
Gemini Notebook
Best for business
Qwen

Features

18 features compared.

  • Source-grounded chat
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Qwen
    Not available
  • Audio Overviews
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Qwen
    Not available
  • Video Overviews
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Qwen
    Not available
  • Study tools
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Qwen
    Not available
  • Reports, slide decks and infographics
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Qwen
    Not available
  • Multiple source types
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Qwen
    Not available
  • Cloud computer
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Qwen
    Not available
  • Gemini app sync
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Qwen
    Not available
  • Sharing and public notebooks
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Qwen
    Not available
  • Document processing
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Qwen
    Available
  • Web search and tool use
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Qwen
    Available
  • Voice and video chat
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Qwen
    Available
  • Artifacts
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Qwen
    Available
  • Multi-model chat
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Qwen
    Available
  • Image and video understanding
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Qwen
    Available
  • Image generation and editing
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Qwen
    Available
  • Open-weight models
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Qwen
    Available
  • Model Studio API
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Qwen
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    Gemini Notebook
    Freemium
    Qwen
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Gemini Notebook
    Yes
    Qwen
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Gemini Notebook
    $0
    Qwen
    $0
  • Plans
    Gemini Notebook
    5 plans
    Qwen
    2 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

Qwen plans

  • Qwen Chat (web and app)

    Most popular

    $0

    Free access to the Qwen assistant on the web and Android

    • Chat with Qwen models
    • Image and video understanding
    • Image generation
    • Web search
    • Document processing
    • Artifacts

  • Open weights

    $0

    Downloadable models from Hugging Face and GitHub; license varies by model

    • Many model sizes
    • Run locally
    • Self-hosting

Our ratings

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

Gemini Notebook
8.7overall
Qwen
8.7overall

Gemini Notebook leads in 0 categories and Qwen in 1.

  • Grounded Citation Fidelity

    Gemini Notebook
    8.8
    Qwen
    Not rated

  • Audio Overview Quality

    Gemini Notebook
    8.7
    Qwen
    Not rated

  • Source Handling

    Gemini Notebook
    8.6
    Qwen
    Not rated

  • Output Formats

    Gemini Notebook
    8.8
    Qwen
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Qwen leads by 0.5
    Gemini Notebook
    8.5
    Qwen
    9.0

  • Open-Weight Availability

    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated
    Qwen
    9.3

  • Multilingual Accuracy

    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated
    Qwen
    8.8

  • Coding & Syntax

    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated
    Qwen
    8.5

  • Ease of Use

    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated
    Qwen
    7.8

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

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

Qwen

Pros

  • Free web assistant with image, video and document features
  • Open-weight models in many sizes on Hugging Face and GitHub
  • Hosted API with Max, Flash and Omni model options
  • Strong multilingual coverage, including Chinese
  • Many models can be self-hosted, which keeps data on your own hardware

Cons

  • No published paid consumer tier or stated usage limits for the free assistant
  • Open-weight licenses vary by model, so not every model is Apache 2.0
  • Hosted chat and API are run by a China-based company, which may not suit sensitive data
  • App and model names change often, which can make official apps hard to identify

Platforms

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

Integrations

Gemini Notebook

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

Qwen

5 integrations
  • Hugging Face
  • GitHub
  • Ollama
  • LM Studio
  • Alibaba Cloud Model Studio

Company

  • Company
    Gemini Notebook
    Google LLC
    Qwen
    Alibaba Cloud
  • Founded
    Gemini Notebook
    1998
    Qwen
    2009
  • Headquarters
    Gemini Notebook
    Mountain View, CA
    Qwen
    Hangzhou, China
  • Monthly users
    Gemini Notebook
    30M+
    Qwen
    Not listed
  • Listing
    Gemini Notebook
    Claimed
    Qwen
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini Notebook better than Qwen?

It depends on your workflow. Gemini Notebook is built for summarizing and questioning your own documents. Qwen is built for free general-purpose chat.

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

Gemini Notebook: Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources. Qwen: Alibaba's free AI assistant and open-weight model family, on web, mobile and API.

Does Gemini Notebook or Qwen have a free plan?

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

Which is cheaper, Gemini Notebook or Qwen?

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