# Gemini Notebook

> Google's Gemini Notebook, formerly NotebookLM, answers questions and builds summaries from your own sources

- Category: [AI Assistants](https://finderatlas.com/categories/ai-assistants)
- Pricing: Freemium
- Website: https://notebook.google.com
- Platforms: Web, iOS, Android
- API: available
- Mobile app: available
- Made by: Google LLC, founded 1998, Mountain View, CA
- Last updated: 2026-11-04
- FinderAtlas page: https://finderatlas.com/tools/notebooklm

## Overview

Gemini Notebook, known as NotebookLM until Google renamed it on July 16, 2026, is an AI research assistant from Google. You add your own sources, such as PDFs, websites, YouTube videos, audio files, Google Docs and Google Slides, and the tool answers questions about them with inline citations. It can also turn the same material into study guides, briefings, Audio Overviews, Video Overviews, mind maps, flashcards, quizzes, infographics, slide decks and reports.

## Key features

- Source-grounded chat
- Audio Overviews
- Video Overviews
- Study tools
- Reports, slide decks and infographics
- Multiple source types
- Cloud computer
- Gemini app sync
- Sharing and public notebooks

## Pricing

- **Standard** ($0): Free with a Google Account
- **Plus** ($4.99/month): Through the Google AI Plus subscription
- **Pro** ($19.99/month): Through the Google AI Pro subscription
- **Ultra 5x** ($99.99/month): Through the Google AI Ultra subscription
- **Ultra 20x** ($199.99/month): Through the Google AI Ultra subscription at the higher tier

## Best for

- Summarizing and questioning your own documents
- Study guides and revision material
- Turning reports into audio or video overviews
- Research with cited answers

## Who uses it

- Students
- Researchers
- Educators
- Analysts
- Knowledge workers
- Teams

## Strengths

- 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

## Limitations

- 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

## Not recommended for

- Live web news search
- General-purpose chat without source documents

## Integrations

- Google Docs
- Google Slides
- YouTube
- Gemini app

## FinderAtlas editorial scores (out of 10)

- Grounded Citation Fidelity: 8.8/10
- Audio Overview Quality: 8.7/10
- Source Handling: 8.6/10
- Output Formats: 8.8/10
- Value for Money: 8.5/10

## Alternatives

- [Elicit](https://finderatlas.com/tools/elicit): AI research assistant for literature search, systematic reviews and evidence reports ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/elicit-vs-notebooklm))
- [Turbo AI](https://finderatlas.com/tools/turbo-ai): Turn lectures, PDFs and videos into notes, flashcards and quizzes in seconds ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/notebooklm-vs-turbo-ai))
- [Perplexity](https://finderatlas.com/tools/perplexity): AI answer engine that searches the live web and cites its sources ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/notebooklm-vs-perplexity))
- [Oboe](https://finderatlas.com/tools/oboe): AI tutor that builds personalized learning paths with podcasts, flashcards and quizzes on any topic ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/notebooklm-vs-oboe))
- [Julius AI](https://finderatlas.com/tools/julius-ai): AI data analyst that runs Python on your spreadsheets and databases to produce charts ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/julius-ai-vs-notebooklm))
- [Undermind](https://finderatlas.com/tools/undermind): AI research assistant that searches, reads and cites scientific papers for literature reviews ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/notebooklm-vs-undermind))
- [Consensus](https://finderatlas.com/tools/consensus): Search peer-reviewed research and get cited, evidence-based answers in seconds ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/consensus-vs-notebooklm))
- [AnswerThis](https://finderatlas.com/tools/answerthis): AI research assistant that searches papers and drafts literature reviews with verifiable citations ([compare](https://finderatlas.com/compare/answerthis-vs-notebooklm))

## Recent updates

- 2026-07-16: NotebookLM renamed, notebooks added to the Gemini app, and a cloud computer for code execution announced

## FAQ

**Is Gemini Notebook the same as NotebookLM?**

Yes. Google renamed NotebookLM to Gemini Notebook on July 16, 2026, and described it as the same standalone product with deeper Google integration.

**Is Gemini Notebook free?**

Yes. The Standard tier is free with a Google Account and allows 100 notebooks with 50 sources each. Paid tiers come with Google AI Plus ($4.99 per month), AI Pro ($19.99 per month) and AI Ultra (from $99.99 per month).

**What kinds of sources can I add?**

PDFs, websites, YouTube videos, audio files, Google Docs and Google Slides. Each source can be up to 500,000 words or 200MB for local uploads.

**Does Google train its models on my uploads?**

Google says your data is not used to train Gemini Notebook unless you give feedback, in which case Google may review that interaction. For Workspace accounts, uploads, queries and responses are not reviewed by human reviewers or used to train AI models.

**Is there a mobile app?**

Yes. There are iOS and Android apps, and the Google Play listing is named Gemini Notebook and published by Google LLC.

**Does Gemini Notebook have an API?**

Not for the consumer product. Google Cloud documents a notebook API for the enterprise edition, which uses the v1alpha version.