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Notion AI vs Skim

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

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Notion AI

AI agent and writing assistant built into the Notion workspace for docs and databases

Freemium
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Verdict

Notion AI is listed under AI Assistants and Skim under Productivity. Notion AI scores higher in FinderAtlas's editorial review (8.5 vs 7.6 out of 10). Only Notion AI has a free plan or trial. Only Notion AI is available on Windows, macOS and iOS.

Best overall

Notion AI

  • Teams already using Notion
  • Project managers
  • Product and engineering teams
  • Knowledge workers

Choose Notion AI if

  • You want a tool built for searching and answering questions across a Notion workspace.
  • Works directly on the pages and databases where teams already keep their content.
  • Q&A answers include citations to workspace sources.

Choose Skim if

  • You want a tool built for quick pre-signature review of leases, contractor quotes and terms of service, drafting a reply to push back on a clause.
  • Simple one-off $9 price covering up to 3 documents, with no subscription.
  • No account or prompt writing required.
Best value
Notion AI
Best for beginners
Skim
Best for business
Notion AI

Features

16 features compared.

  • Notion Agent
    Notion AI
    Available
    Skim
    Not available
  • Custom Agents
    Notion AI
    Available
    Skim
    Not available
  • Q&A with citations
    Notion AI
    Available
    Skim
    Not available
  • Inline writing help
    Notion AI
    Available
    Skim
    Not available
  • AI Meeting Notes (beta)
    Notion AI
    Available
    Skim
    Not available
  • Enterprise Search (beta)
    Notion AI
    Available
    Skim
    Not available
  • Research mode
    Notion AI
    Available
    Skim
    Not available
  • Database autofill and formulas
    Notion AI
    Available
    Skim
    Not available
  • Admin controls
    Notion AI
    Available
    Skim
    Not available
  • Five red flags
    Notion AI
    Not available
    Skim
    Available
  • Plain-English rewrite
    Notion AI
    Not available
    Skim
    Available
  • Paste-ready reply
    Notion AI
    Not available
    Skim
    Available
  • PDF upload or pasted text
    Notion AI
    Not available
    Skim
    Available
  • No account
    Notion AI
    Not available
    Skim
    Available
  • Free sample
    Notion AI
    Not available
    Skim
    Available
  • One-time pricing
    Notion AI
    Not available
    Skim
    Available

Pricing

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

  • Pricing model
    Notion AI
    Freemium
    Skim
    Paid
  • Free plan
    Notion AI
    Yes
    Skim
    No
  • Starting price
    Notion AI
    $0
    Skim
    $9
  • Plans
    Notion AI
    4 plans
    Skim
    1 plan

Notion AI plans

  • Free

    $0

    For individuals organizing personal projects

    • Trial of Notion AI
    • Limited trials of Notion Agent and AI Meeting Notes
    • Databases
    • Notion Calendar

  • Plus

    $10/user/mo

    For small teams and professionals

    • Everything in Free
    • Trial of Notion AI
    • Unlimited file uploads
    • Unlimited guests
    • Basic connections

  • Business

    Most popular

    $20/user/mo

    Marked as recommended; for growing businesses

    • Everything in Plus
    • Notion Agent
    • AI Meeting Notes
    • Enterprise Search (beta)
    • SAML SSO
    • 90-day page history

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Contact sales

    • Everything in Business
    • Zero data retention at LLM providers
    • SCIM provisioning
    • Audit log
    • Custom data retention

Skim plans

  • Skim Check

    Most popular

    $9/one-time

    One payment covering up to 3 documents, no account needed.

    • Five red flags per document
    • Rewrite for each flag
    • Paste-ready reply
    • Up to 3 documents
    • Stripe Checkout

Our ratings

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

Notion AI
8.5overall
Skim
7.6overall

  • Workspace Q&A & Search

    Notion AI
    8.6
    Skim
    Not rated

  • Document Summarization

    Notion AI
    8.4
    Skim
    Not rated

  • Database Automation

    Notion AI
    8.5
    Skim
    Not rated

  • Inline Writing Assistance

    Notion AI
    8.3
    Skim
    Not rated

  • Data Privacy & Security

    Notion AI
    8.5
    Skim
    Not rated

  • Clause Detection

    Notion AI
    Not rated
    Skim
    7.0

  • Output Usefulness

    Notion AI
    Not rated
    Skim
    7.5

  • Ease of Use

    Notion AI
    Not rated
    Skim
    8.5

  • Pricing Clarity

    Notion AI
    Not rated
    Skim
    9.0

  • Transparency

    Notion AI
    Not rated
    Skim
    6.0

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

Notion AI

Pros

  • Works directly on the pages and databases where teams already keep their content
  • Q&A answers include citations to workspace sources
  • Enterprise Search reaches connected apps such as Slack, Google Drive and GitHub
  • Meeting transcription works without a meeting bot
  • Notion states customer data is not used for model training unless the customer opts in

Cons

  • Full AI features (Agent, Meeting Notes, Enterprise Search) require the $20 per member Business plan
  • Custom Agents and Workers use credits billed at $10 per 1,000 monthly credits
  • Meeting Notes and Enterprise Search are labelled beta
  • Only useful if content lives in Notion; it does not generate images

Skim

Pros

  • Simple one-off $9 price covering up to 3 documents, with no subscription
  • No account or prompt writing required
  • Output includes a rewrite and a ready-to-send reply, not just a list of risks
  • Free sample report to judge quality before paying
  • Privacy page clearly states what is and is not stored

Cons

  • Only the first 20,000 characters of a document are analyzed
  • Document text goes to xAI, whose retention Skim does not control
  • Fixed five-flag output with no follow-up chat
  • Operator, company and contact details are not disclosed on the site
  • Not legal advice, and no independent reviews found

Platforms

  • Web
    Notion AI
    Supported
    Skim
    Supported
  • Windows
    Notion AI
    Supported
    Skim
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Notion AI
    Supported
    Skim
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Notion AI
    Supported
    Skim
    Not supported
  • Android
    Notion AI
    Supported
    Skim
    Not supported
  • API
    Notion AI
    Not supported
    Skim
    Not supported
  • Browser Extension
    Notion AI
    Not supported
    Skim
    Not supported

Integrations

Notion AI

3 integrations
  • Slack
  • Google Drive
  • GitHub

Skim

No integrations listed.

Company

  • Company
    Notion AI
    Notion Labs, Inc.
    Skim
    Not listed
  • Headquarters
    Notion AI
    San Francisco, CA
    Skim
    Not listed
  • Listing
    Notion AI
    Claimed
    Skim
    Not claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Notion AI better than Skim?

It depends on your workflow. Notion AI is built for searching and answering questions across a Notion workspace. Skim is built for quick pre-signature review of leases, contractor quotes and terms of service, drafting a reply to push back on a clause.

What are the key feature differences between Notion AI and Skim?

Notion AI: AI agent and writing assistant built into the Notion workspace for docs and databases. Skim: Find the five contract clauses most likely to cost you money before you sign.

Does Notion AI or Skim have a free plan?

Notion AI has a free plan or trial; Skim is paid only.

Which is cheaper, Notion AI or Skim?

Notion AI starts at $0 and Skim starts at $9. See the pricing table above for what each tier includes.