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Gemini Notebook vs Zed

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 is listed under AI Assistants and Zed under Coding AI. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Gemini Notebook is available on Web, iOS and Android. Only Zed is available on Windows, macOS and Linux.

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 Zed if

  • You want a tool built for fast native editing, running AI agents alongside a conventional editor, real-time pair programming.
  • Native Rust application designed for low-latency editing on multiple cores and the GPU.
  • Free Personal plan with unlimited use of your own API keys or external agents.
Best for beginners
Gemini Notebook
Best for business
Zed

Features

18 features compared.

  • Source-grounded chat
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Zed
    Not available
  • Audio Overviews
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Zed
    Not available
  • Video Overviews
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Zed
    Not available
  • Study tools
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Zed
    Not available
  • Reports, slide decks and infographics
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Zed
    Not available
  • Multiple source types
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Zed
    Not available
  • Cloud computer
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Zed
    Not available
  • Gemini app sync
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Zed
    Not available
  • Sharing and public notebooks
    Gemini Notebook
    Available
    Zed
    Not available
  • Rust-Native Performance
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Zed
    Available
  • Agentic Editing
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Zed
    Available
  • External Agents via ACP
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Zed
    Available
  • Edit Prediction
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Zed
    Available
  • Multiplayer Collaboration
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Zed
    Available
  • Debugger
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Zed
    Available
  • Native Git Support
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Zed
    Available
  • Remote Development
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Zed
    Available
  • Flexible Model Access
    Gemini Notebook
    Not available
    Zed
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    Gemini Notebook
    Freemium
    Zed
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Gemini Notebook
    Yes
    Zed
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Gemini Notebook
    $0
    Zed
    $0
  • Plans
    Gemini Notebook
    5 plans
    Zed
    3 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

Zed plans

  • Personal

    $0

    Free editor with your own API keys or external agents

    • Unlimited use with own API keys
    • External agents
    • No hosted AI

  • Pro

    Most popular

    $10/month

    Individuals who want Zed-hosted models and edit predictions

    • Unlimited edit predictions
    • $5 hosted token credit
    • Usage billing beyond credit

  • Business

    $30/user/mo

    Teams that need AI policy and data controls

    • Org-wide AI model policies
    • Data governance controls
    • Unified spend visibility
    • Unlimited edit predictions
    • Role-based access

Our ratings

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

Gemini Notebook
8.7overall
Zed
8.5overall

Gemini Notebook leads in 0 categories and Zed in 1.

  • Grounded Citation Fidelity

    Gemini Notebook
    8.8
    Zed
    Not rated

  • Audio Overview Quality

    Gemini Notebook
    8.7
    Zed
    Not rated

  • Source Handling

    Gemini Notebook
    8.6
    Zed
    Not rated

  • Output Formats

    Gemini Notebook
    8.8
    Zed
    Not rated

  • Value for Money

    Zed leads by 0.1
    Gemini Notebook
    8.5
    Zed
    8.6

  • Ease of Use

    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated
    Zed
    8.2

  • Feature Depth

    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated
    Zed
    8.4

  • Performance & Speed

    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated
    Zed
    9.3

  • Documentation & Support

    Gemini Notebook
    Not rated
    Zed
    8.0

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

Zed

Pros

  • Native Rust application designed for low-latency editing on multiple cores and the GPU.
  • Free Personal plan with unlimited use of your own API keys or external agents.
  • Supports external agents through ACP and MCP rather than locking users to one agent.
  • Built-in multiplayer collaboration, debugger, Git and remote development.
  • Source code is public on GitHub.

Cons

  • No web or mobile version; the README lists web as not yet available.
  • Hosted AI requires a paid plan, billed at API list price plus 10%.
  • Business plan SSO, SAML and SCIM are planned but not yet available.
  • Extension library is described on the site as hundreds of extensions, so niche tooling may need workarounds.

Platforms

  • Web
    Gemini Notebook
    Supported
    Zed
    Not supported
  • Windows
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
    Zed
    Supported
  • macOS
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
    Zed
    Supported
  • iOS
    Gemini Notebook
    Supported
    Zed
    Not supported
  • Android
    Gemini Notebook
    Supported
    Zed
    Not supported
  • API
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
    Zed
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
    Zed
    Not supported
  • Linux
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
    Zed
    Supported
  • CLI
    Gemini Notebook
    Not supported
    Zed
    Supported

Integrations

Gemini Notebook

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

Zed

9 integrations
  • Claude Agent
  • Codex
  • OpenCode
  • MCP servers
  • Language Server Protocol
  • Debug Adapter Protocol
  • Jupyter
  • Git
  • GitHub

Company

  • Company
    Gemini Notebook
    Google LLC
    Zed
    Zed Industries
  • Founded
    Gemini Notebook
    1998
    Zed
    2021
  • Headquarters
    Gemini Notebook
    Mountain View, CA
    Zed
    Not listed
  • Monthly users
    Gemini Notebook
    30M+
    Zed
    Not listed
  • Listing
    Gemini Notebook
    Claimed
    Zed
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Gemini Notebook better than Zed?

It depends on your workflow. Gemini Notebook is built for summarizing and questioning your own documents. Zed is built for fast native editing, running AI agents alongside a conventional editor, real-time pair programming.

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

Gemini Notebook: Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources. Zed: A fast, Rust-built code editor for coding with teammates and AI agents.

Does Gemini Notebook or Zed have a free plan?

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

Which is cheaper, Gemini Notebook or Zed?

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