Comparison
NotebookLM vs Perplexity
NotebookLM: Google's AI that studies your documents and creates summaries and podcasts. Perplexity: The AI search engine that answers with cited sources.
| NotebookLM | Perplexity | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7 | 4.4 |
| Price | Freemium Very complete free plan (100 notebooks, 50 sources/notebook). Plus from $7.99/month. | Freemium Pro from $20/month. Generous free plan. |
| Free plan | ||
| API available | ||
| Open source | ||
| In Spanish | ||
| No watermark | — | — |
| Platforms | Web · iOS · Android | Web · Windows · Mac · iOS · Android |
NotebookLM
- Answers by citing YOUR sources: it barely makes things up
- Audio Overviews: turns your notes into a two-voice podcast
- Very generous free plan for students
- No public API for developers
- Paid tiers are sold inside Google subscriptions (AI Pro/Ultra)
Perplexity
- Answers with verifiable sources
- Real-time information
- Good free plan
- Less capable than ChatGPT/Claude on creative tasks
- The sources are not always the best ones