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Gemini Notebook vs Perplexity: Gemini Notebook fits most teams of 5

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Students and researchers working from their own documents

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Our pick for most teams

Gemini Notebook

83.3/ 100

Price
From $4.99/user/mo (monthly only)
Free plan
100 notebooks, 50 sources per notebook; each source up to 500,000 words or 200 MB

Perplexity

47.3/ 100

Price
From $40/user/mo · $400/user/yr
Free plan
Unlimited basic searches; 3 Pro Searches a day; 1 research query a month; limited uploads; no image generation

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Which one fits your team

  • Checked 2026-10-16
  • 9 sources

The score is worked out from the facts below. How we score tools. What we earn is not part of it.

Gemini Notebook: who it fits and who it does not

Good for
  • Students and researchers working from their own documents
  • Turning long reports into audio summaries
  • Answers that cite only the sources you gave it
Not for
  • Questions that need fresh answers from across the web
  • Very large research sets on Free: 50 sources per notebook
The catch
Answers stay tied to your own sources, which cuts made-up answers, but it will not go beyond what you add.

Data last verified: 2026-10-16

How we make money · How we score tools

Perplexity: who it fits and who it does not

Good for
  • People who want quick answers drawn from web searches
  • Researchers who run many searches on one topic
Not for
  • Teams that need a shared workspace on a small-business plan
  • Users who want image generation on a free plan
The catch
Strong for web-based answers, but the free plan allows only 3 Pro Searches a day and the monthly-billed Pro price isn't published.

Data last verified: 2026-10-16

How we make money · How we score tools

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What each one costs over five years

Same team size, cheapest plan of each, paid monthly or yearly.

Gemini Notebook

Five years for a team of 5, paid monthly: $1,497

On the Google AI Plus plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.

Paid monthly, one year
$299.40
Paid yearly, one year
Not verified
  • "Google AI Plus" has no verified annual price

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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-19

Perplexity

Five years for a team of 5, paid yearly: $10,000

On the Enterprise Pro plan, at today's price. We do not assume a rise.

Paid monthly, one year
$2,400
Paid yearly, one year
$2,000

Paying yearly saves $400 a year (17%).

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Vendor pricing page · checked 2026-10-18
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The four facts that decide it

Every figure comes from the vendor's own pages, listed under Sources.

Gemini Notebook

Score out of 100
83.3
Cheapest plan
Google AI Plus
Free plan
100 notebooks, 50 sources per notebook; each source up to 500,000 words or 200 MB
Works with (apps)
4

Perplexity

Score out of 100
47.3
Cheapest plan
Enterprise Pro
Free plan
Unlimited basic searches; 3 Pro Searches a day; 1 research query a month; limited uploads; no image generation
Works with (apps)
0

Feature by feature, on the same list

Open a row for the vendor's own wording and the page we read it on.

Chat interfaceGemini Notebook: YesPerplexity: Yes
Gemini Notebook
Answers come only from your notebook sources
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-16
Perplexity
Unlimited basic searches on Free
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
File uploadGemini Notebook: YesPerplexity: Yes
Gemini Notebook
PDFs, Docs, Slides, audio, ePub, web links and public YouTube videos
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-16
Perplexity
Limited on Free; higher limits on Pro, up to 50 files per project
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Web browsingGemini Notebook: YesPerplexity: Yes
Gemini Notebook
Discover new sources from the web
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-16
Perplexity
Answers come from web searches; 3 Pro Searches a day on Free
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Understands imagesGemini Notebook: YesPerplexity: Not verified
Gemini Notebook
Images can be added as sources
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-16
Perplexity
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
Voice modeGemini Notebook: YesPerplexity: Yes
Gemini Notebook
Real-time voice conversations (September 2026)
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-16
Perplexity
Voice assistant in the iOS app; plans not stated
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-16
Follows your standing instructionsGemini Notebook: YesPerplexity: Not verified
Gemini Notebook
Instructions sync with notebooks in the Gemini app
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-16
Perplexity
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
Remembers your preferencesGemini Notebook: Not verifiedPerplexity: Yes
Gemini Notebook
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
Perplexity
Remembers details between chats; managed in Settings
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-16
Code executionGemini Notebook: Not verifiedPerplexity: Not verified
Gemini Notebook
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
Perplexity
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
Team workspaceGemini Notebook: Not verifiedPerplexity: Yes
Gemini Notebook
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
Perplexity
Shared Projects on Enterprise Pro and Max; not on Free, Pro or Max
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18
Connects to your other apps (API)Gemini Notebook: Not verifiedPerplexity: Yes
Gemini Notebook
Not verified: the vendor gives no detail.
Not verified
Perplexity
Separate pay-as-you-go API Platform; not included in Free or Pro
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-18

What you risk by starting

Gemini Notebook

Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Gemini Notebook.

Perplexity

Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Perplexity.

Free trial
Not verified
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-16
Card required to start
Not verified
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-16
Refund policy
Monthly plans: refund within 24 hours; annual: within 72 hours (14 days in the EU, UK and Turkey; 7 days in South Korea and Brazil). One refund per account.
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-16
Getting your data out
Not verified
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-16
Effort to switch away
Not verified
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-16

Where these facts come from

Gemini Notebook

https://gemini.google/us/subscriptions/ · checked 2026-10-16https://support.google.com/notebooklm/answer/16213268?hl=en · checked 2026-10-16https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-notebook/notebooklm-gemini-notebook/ · checked 2026-10-16https://support.google.com/gemininotebook/answer/16215270?hl=en · checked 2026-10-16https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/products/gemini-notebook/new-study-tools-september-2026/ · checked 2026-10-16

Perplexity

https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11187416-which-perplexity-subscription-plan-is-right-for-you · checked 2026-10-16https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10354288-refunds · checked 2026-10-16https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/11132456-how-to-use-the-perplexity-voice-assistant-for-ios · checked 2026-10-16https://www.perplexity.ai/help-center/en/articles/10968016-memory · checked 2026-10-16

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Data last verified: 2026-10-16