“Collectively, they provided incorrect answers to more than 60 percent of queries.”
Columbia Journalism Review, Mar 6, 2025
The facts
Gemini Notebook at a glance.
From Google's own pages, read Oct 20, 2026. Prices can change at any time; check the maker's page before you pay.
- Made by
- GoogleBased in United States
- What it is for
- Deep research and AI searchAnswers from the web, with the sources linked.
- Free plan
- YesStandard (free): Notebooks "100/user", Sources "50/notebook".
- Runs on
- web, Android, iOS
- Latest update
- NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook, Jul 16, 2026
- Website
- notebooklm.google
Plans and prices
| Plan | A month | What it includes |
|---|---|---|
| Standard (free) | Free | 100 notebooks, 50 sources per notebook. |
| Google AI Plus | $4.99 | 200 notebooks, 100 sources per notebook. Bundle: part of Google AI plan. |
| Google AI Pro | $19.99 | 500 notebooks, 300 sources per notebook. Bundle. |
| Google AI Ultra | $99.99 | 500 notebooks, 500 to 600 sources per notebook depending on tier. Bundle. |
| Google Workspace | Not in US$ | "Expanded access may be available to qualifying workspace editions"; Workspace pricing page lists Gemini Notebook on Starter (basic access) and Standard (expanded). |
Gemini Notebook Help: Learn about Gemini Notebook's plans (limits); prices from Gemini subscriptions page, Oct 20, 2026 · company-reported
Read the small print
What its terms say.
Copied word for word from the maker's terms, with any lawsuits or complaints and their status when we last checked.
“The content in Gemini Notebook will not be used to directly train our foundational AI models, unless you choose to provide feedback.”
Our note: The data quote was returned to us in two overlapping pieces by our fetch tool; recheck the exact sentence. Work/school accounts: uploads, queries and responses "will not be reviewed by human reviewers" and "will not be used to train AI models". Platforms from help-page platform variants (Computer, Android, iPhone & iPad).
Independent evidence
What tests of tools like this have found.
“Almost half of all AI answers had at least one significant issue.”
EBU, Oct 21, 2025
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