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Gemini Notebook vs Undermind

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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Undermind

AI research assistant that searches, reads and cites scientific papers for literature reviews

Freemium
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Verdict

Gemini Notebook and Undermind are both AI Assistants tools. Gemini Notebook scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.7 vs 7.7 out of 10), led by value for money. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Gemini Notebook is available on iOS and Android.

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 Undermind if

  • You want a tool built for deep literature reviews, finding hard-to-surface papers on a niche topic, and tracking new publications in a field.
  • Built specifically for scientific literature, with citation-following and full-text reading.
  • In-line citations let users trace claims to source papers.
Best for beginners
Gemini Notebook
Best for business
Undermind

Features

18 features compared.

  • Source-grounded chat
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Undermind
    Not available
  • Audio Overviews
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Undermind
    Not available
  • Video Overviews
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Undermind
    Not available
  • Study tools
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Undermind
    Not available
  • Reports, slide decks and infographics
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Undermind
    Not available
  • Multiple source types
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Undermind
    Not available
  • Cloud computer
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Undermind
    Not available
  • Gemini app sync
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Undermind
    Not available
  • Sharing and public notebooks
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Undermind
    Not available
  • Conversational Deep Search
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Undermind
    Available
  • Citation Trail Following
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Undermind
    Available
  • Cited Reports
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Undermind
    Available
  • Full-Text Analysis
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Undermind
    Available
  • Custom Tables
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Undermind
    Available
  • Relevance Sorting and Filtering
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Undermind
    Available
  • New Paper Alerts
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Undermind
    Available
  • Workspaces and Libraries
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Undermind
    Available
  • Agent Connections
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Undermind
    Available

Pricing

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

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

Undermind plans

  • Free

    $0

    Exploratory research with standard usage limits

    • Chat
    • deep searches and reports
    • shared workspaces
    • connect external agents
    • standard usage limits

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $16/month

    Ongoing, serious research

    • Everything in Free
    • newest AI models
    • deeper full-text analysis
    • 10x higher usage limits than Free
    • unlimited workspaces
    • files and paper libraries

  • Team

    $15/user/mo

    Research groups that need shared administration

    • Everything in Pro
    • team member management
    • priority support
    • centralized billing

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Organizations with security and compliance needs

    • Everything in Team
    • increased compute
    • organization-wide login
    • onboarding seminars
    • admin dashboard
    • custom terms
    • SLA and security review
    • dedicated support

Our ratings

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

Gemini Notebook
8.7overall
Undermind
7.7overall

Gemini Notebook leads in 1 category and Undermind in 0.

  • Grounded Citation Fidelity

    Gemini Notebook
    8.8
    Undermind
    Not rated

  • Audio Overview Quality

    Gemini Notebook
    8.7
    Undermind
    Not rated

  • Source Handling

    Gemini Notebook
    8.6
    Undermind
    Not rated

  • Output Formats

    Gemini Notebook
    8.8
    Undermind
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Gemini Notebook leads by 0.7
    Gemini Notebook
    8.5
    Undermind
    7.8

  • Ease of Use

    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated
    Undermind
    8.0

  • Feature Depth

    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated
    Undermind
    8.2

  • Performance & Speed

    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated
    Undermind
    7.5

  • Documentation & Support

    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated
    Undermind
    7.0

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

Undermind

Pros

  • Built specifically for scientific literature, with citation-following and full-text reading.
  • In-line citations let users trace claims to source papers.
  • Free tier available, with paid Pro at $16 per month billed annually.
  • Alerts and libraries support ongoing tracking of a field, not just one-off searches.
  • Can be connected to Claude, ChatGPT and other agents.

Cons

  • Exact usage limits are not published; Pro is only described as 10x Free.
  • Not designed for general web research, news or non-technical topics.
  • Web-only; no iOS or Android app was found.
  • Published benchmark results are vendor-reported.

Platforms

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

Integrations

Gemini Notebook

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

Undermind

2 integrations
  • Claude
  • ChatGPT

Company

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

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini Notebook better than Undermind?

It depends on your workflow. Gemini Notebook is built for summarizing and questioning your own documents. Undermind is built for deep literature reviews, finding hard-to-surface papers on a niche topic, and tracking new publications in a field.

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

Gemini Notebook: Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources. Undermind: AI research assistant that searches, reads and cites scientific papers for literature reviews.

Does Gemini Notebook or Undermind have a free plan?

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

Which is cheaper, Gemini Notebook or Undermind?

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