Perplexity vs Gemini Notebook
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- Free access
- Perplexity: Free access
- Gemini Notebook: Free access
- Paid from
- Perplexity: USD 17 per month
- Gemini Notebook: USD 4.99 per month
- Plans listed
- Perplexity: 7
- Gemini Notebook: 5
- Public API
- Perplexity: Yes
- Gemini Notebook: Yes
Where Perplexity and Gemini Notebook differ
- PlansPerplexity lists 7 plans and Gemini Notebook lists 5.
Head to head
Each value from the tool’s profile and the vendor’s own pages
| Perplexity | Fact | Gemini Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Access and price | ||
| Free access availableFree | Free accessSame | Free access availableStandard |
| USD 17 per monthPro · billed annually · USD 20 billed monthly | Lowest listed paid plan | USD 4.99 per monthGoogle AI Plus · Germany: EUR 4.99 |
| Free + paid | Pricing model | Free; Google AI plans from USD 4.99/month |
| 7 | Plans listedDiffers | 5 |
| Yes | Public APISame | Yes |
| Not confirmed | Card to start | Not confirmed |
| No | Open sourceSame | No |
| What it is for | ||
| Web research with linked sources | Built for | Cited answers from your own documents |
| Research & sources | CategorySame | Research & sources |
| Platforms |
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| Works with | Not listed |
| How current | ||
| Profile sources checked | ||
| Pricing review due · Oct 8, 2026 | Pricing checkSame | Pricing review due · Sep 24, 2026 |
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Plans and prices
Perplexity
Pricing review due · Oct 8, 2026- FreeFree
- ProUSD 17 per monthbilled annually · USD 20 billed monthly
- MaxUSD 167 per monthbilled annually · USD 2,000 a year; USD 200 billed monthly
- Education ProUSD 10 per month
- Enterprise ProUSD 34 per seat per monthbilled annually · USD 400 per seat a year; USD 40 per seat billed monthly
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- Enterprise MaxUSD 271 per seat per monthbilled annually · USD 3,250 per seat a year; USD 325 per seat billed monthly
- Enterprise customContact provider
Gemini Notebook
Pricing review due · Sep 24, 2026- StandardFreewith a Google account
- Google AI PlusUSD 4.99 per monthGermany: EUR 4.99
- Google AI ProUSD 19.99 per monthGermany: EUR 21.99
- Google AI UltraUSD 99.99 per month, 5x tier with 20 TB storage20x tier with 30 TB: USD 199.99 per month; Germany: EUR 99.99 / EUR 219.99
- Workspace or Google CloudCustom pricing through your organizationno separate Notebook price
Strengths and limits
Perplexity
Strengths
- Traceable answers: Every answer links to the web pages it drew on, so each claim can be opened and checked.
- Useful Free plan: Basic search with citations is available without a subscription.
- Built-in research tools: Research mode, Spaces and scheduled Tasks cover reports, shared workspaces and recurring alerts.
Limits to plan around
- Source links still need checking: A link shows where a sentence came from; you still have to open the page and confirm the passage and its date.
- Free research is tight: The pricing page describes Free only as limited usage, and the plan comparison table allows a single Research query a month.
- Pro and Max limits are not published as numbers: Individual plans describe weekly and monthly limits for average or advanced use, so heavy users need to watch their account usage.
Gemini Notebook
Strengths
- Multiple source formats: Bring PDFs, websites, YouTube videos, audio files, Google Docs and Slides into a research notebook.
- Cited answers: Source-grounded answers include citations that let you inspect the underlying material.
- Ongoing Standard access: A free Standard tier is available without a paid subscription, subject to usage limits.
Limits to plan around
- Source allowance: Standard notebooks stop at 50 sources; bigger collections must be split across notebooks or moved to a paid plan.
- Variable AI usage: Long chats, complex prompts and heavy Studio features use more of the compute quota, so the number of actions per day varies.
- Region-limited paid tiers: Google AI Plus, Pro and Ultra are sold only in specific regions, and Ultra is limited to users over 18.
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