Gemini Notebook: who it fits, what it costs, and the catch
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Students and researchers working from their own documents
Who Gemini Notebook fits, and who it does not
- Checked 2026-10-16
- 5 sources
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- 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
What Gemini Notebook costs over five years
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 2026-10-19We have tracked Gemini Notebook's prices since 2026-10-19; no change so far. All price changes
The free plan, as Gemini Notebook describes it.
- Free plan
- 100 notebooks, 50 sources per notebook; each source up to 500,000 words or 200 MB
- Vendor page · checked 2026-10-16
What you risk by starting
Trial, refunds and getting your data out of Gemini Notebook.
What we verified Gemini Notebook can do
Open a row for the vendor's own wording and the page we read it on.
Chat interfaceYes
File uploadYes
PDFs, Docs, Slides, audio, ePub, web links and public YouTube videos
Vendor page · checked 2026-10-16Web browsingYes
Understands imagesYes
Voice modeYes
Follows your standing instructionsYes
Remembers your preferencesNot verified
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Not verifiedCode executionNot verified
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Not verifiedTeam workspaceNot verified
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Not verifiedConnects to your other apps (API)Not verified
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Our score83 / 100Five years for a team of 5: $1,497
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Our score70.9 / 100Five years for a team of 5: $6,000
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Our score69.8 / 100Five years for a team of 5: $649.95
Rank 5
Microsoft 365 Copilot
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Our score62.1 / 100Five years for a team of 5: $5,400
Rank 6
Perplexity
People who want quick answers drawn from web searches
Our score47.3 / 100Five years for a team of 5: $10,000
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Data last verified: 2026-10-16