Gemini Notebook

What is Gemini Notebook?

Gemini Notebook is Google's AI notebook for working with your own material, renamed from NotebookLM on July 16, 2026. You add sources to a notebook, such as documents, slides, PDFs, web pages, YouTube links or audio, then ask questions in chat and get answers with citations back to those sources. It can also turn the same material into Audio Overviews, Video Overviews, Reports, Infographics, mind maps and Slides, and Source Discovery or Deep Research can find new sources from inside the notebook. Notebooks can be shared, including as public notebooks. The free plan is meant for personal projects and allows up to 50 sources per notebook; Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra raise usage limits and the source cap to 100, 300 and 600 per notebook, with Ultra listed at 5-20X higher usage limits than Pro. Google states that organization and school data is not used to train Gemini Notebook, and the notebook is included with Google Workspace plans. Paid plan prices are not shown on the plans page.

Use cases

• Ask questions about your own documents
• Turn notes into an audio overview
• Summarize reports and extract key metrics
• Study for exams from lecture material
• Create video overviews from training manuals
• Share a public notebook for customer answers

Who it's for

• Students
• Researchers
• Business teams
• Teachers and schools

Why use Gemini Notebook

• Answers stay tied to the sources you upload, with citations you can check.
• One set of documents can become a listenable audio overview, a video, a report or an infographic.
• Source caps rise from 50 on the free plan to 600 per notebook on Google AI Ultra, which suits large literature reviews.
• Organization and school data stays private and is not used to train Gemini Notebook.
• It is included in Google Workspace plans, so many teams may already have access.

Gemini Notebook features

• Answers grounded in uploaded sources, with citations
• Audio Overviews that turn documents into listenable summaries
• Video Overviews, Infographics, Reports and Slides
• Mind maps of source content
• Source Discovery and Deep Research for finding new sources
• Sources include Google Docs, Slides, PDFs, URLs, YouTube links and audio
• Public notebooks that can be shared directly
• Per-notebook cloud computer that writes and runs code (higher Google AI tiers first)

Gemini Notebook integrations

• Google Workspace
• Google Docs
• Google Slides
• Google AI Pro

How to get started with Gemini Notebook

1. Open Gemini Notebook with your Google account and create a notebook.
2. Add sources: documents, slides, PDFs, web pages, YouTube links or audio, or use Source Discovery to find them.
3. Ask questions in chat and check the citations back to your sources.
4. Generate an Audio Overview, Video Overview, report, infographic or mind map from the material.
5. Share the notebook with others, or upgrade to a Google AI plan if you hit usage limits.

Gemini Notebook limitations

• The free plan allows up to 50 sources per notebook
• Usage limits refresh every 5 hours up to a weekly cap; paid Google AI plans raise them
• Each source can contain up to 500,000 words or 200 MB per uploaded file
• Google AI Plus and Ultra plans are only available in specific regions

Gemini Notebook pricing

Yes, Gemini Notebook has a free plan.

Gemini Notebook plans

• Gemini Notebook

  Free

  For personal projects

  • Access to Google's Gemini models
  • Standard access to new features
  • Up to 50 sources per notebook

• Google AI Plus

  Price on vendor site

  • Higher usage limits than the standard plan
  • Higher access to Gemini models
  • Up to 100 sources per notebook

• Google AI Pro

  Price on vendor site

  For daily research and workflows

  • Higher usage limits than the standard plan
  • Early access to new features
  • Priority access
  • Up to 300 sources per notebook

• Google AI Ultra

  Price on vendor site

  For the most complex projects

  • 5-20X higher usage limits than the Pro plan
  • Highest access to Gemini models
  • Up to 600 sources per notebook

Plans as listed on the official pricing page on 24 Oct 2026. Prices can change and may vary by country or exclude tax. Check the official pricing page.

Gemini Notebook alternatives

The main Gemini Notebook alternatives listed on Debuly are ChatGPT, Claude, Notion AI, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot and aiPDF. The table compares pricing and platforms; order is A–Z.

1. 

   aiPDF

   Chat app that summarizes PDFs, EPUBs, web pages and YouTube links, then answers questions about them with references to the source text.

   Research and searchProductivityChat assistants
   FreemiumVisit aiPDF (official site)
2. 

   ChatGPT

   OpenAI's AI assistant for chat, writing, analysis, images, voice, deep research and coding across web, iOS and Android.

   Chat assistantsResearch and searchCodingWriting
   FreemiumVisit ChatGPT (official site)
3. 

   Claude

   Anthropic's AI assistant for chat, writing, analysis, coding and research on web, desktop and mobile, with a free plan.

   Chat assistantsCodingWritingResearch and search
   FreemiumVisit Claude (official site)
4. 

   Microsoft Copilot

   Microsoft's AI assistant for chat, research and content creation on the web, desktop and mobile, free with a Microsoft account.

   Chat assistantsProductivityResearch and search
   FreemiumVisit Microsoft Copilot (official site)
5. 

   Notion AI

   AI built into the Notion workspace: agents, enterprise search across connected apps, AI meeting notes and database autofill.

   ProductivityChat assistantsWriting
   Free trialVisit Notion AI (official site)
6. 

   Perplexity

   AI answer engine that searches the web, cites sources inline and offers deep research, multi-step tasks and a choice of top models on paid plans.

   Research and searchChat assistantsProductivity
   FreemiumVisit Perplexity (official site)

Gemini Notebook FAQ

Sources & verification

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