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Perplexity ×

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Comparator · Research & search

Perplexity$10/mo (Education Pro (consumer, verified students/faculty))vs

Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)Free tier

Starting price$10/mo · free

Free tieryes · yes

Plans documented7 · 5

Platforms2 · 2

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Comparison of Perplexity, Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)
	Perplexity Visit website for Perplexity (opens in a new tab)	Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) Visit website for Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) (opens in a new tab)
Category	Research & search	Research & search
Main use cases	Researching questions with cited sources Tracking current events Comparing products or options Building search-grounded apps via API	Studying class materials with flashcards and audio recaps Literature reviews across many sources Building public Q&A notebooks from help docs Sales prep from product specs and call transcripts Turning training manuals into video overviews
Best for	Researchers, Students, Journalists, Developers building search features	Students, Researchers, Teams working from document collections
Platforms	Web, API	Web, Mobile
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Free plan; Pro and Max paid plans; Enterprise for organizations. Viewed from outside the US, the pricing page showed Pro at $17/month and Max at $167/month (annual-billing equivalents). US monthly prices not confirmed — see official pricing. Checked Sep 30, 2026. Official pricing ↗	See official pricing US prices not confirmed Official pricing ↗
Key features	Answers with inline source citations Real-time web search Deep research reports Choice of AI models from several labs on paid plans Perplexity Computer for building documents and apps Search, Agent and Embeddings APIs	Answers grounded in uploaded sources Audio Overviews Video Overviews Flashcards, Reports and Slides generation Source Discovery and Deep Research Public notebook sharing (consumer accounts)
Pros	Every answer links to its sources so claims can be checked Free plan available to start Paid plans offer models from multiple AI labs in one place Developer APIs with published usage-based pricing	Free tier with up to 50 sources per notebook Paid tiers raise the limit to up to 600 sources per notebook Available for businesses and schools via Google Workspace States organization data is not used to train models
Limitations	Answers can still misread or misattribute sources Deep research and model choice need a paid plan API is billed separately by tokens and requests Promotional credit offers change often, so check current terms	Free tier has standard usage limits for chat and generation Google AI Plus/Pro/Ultra plans only available in specific regions Public sharing not enabled for organization accounts Requires a Google account
Ratings	Editorial Not yet reviewed Users No user reviews yet	Editorial Not yet reviewed Users No user reviews yet
Review status	Listed Verified Sep 30, 2026	Listed Verified Oct 1, 2026