Comparison
NotebookLM vs SciSpace
NotebookLM: Google's AI that studies your documents and creates summaries and podcasts. SciSpace: Read papers with a copilot that explains what you don't understand.
| NotebookLM | SciSpace | |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| Price | Freemium Very complete free plan (100 notebooks, 50 sources/notebook). Plus from $7.99/month. | Freemium Free Basic plan with 100 credits and limited queries. Premium $12/month with unlimited copilot and summaries; Teams $20/user/month. |
| Free plan | ||
| API available | ||
| Open source | ||
| In Spanish | ||
| No watermark | — | — |
| Platforms | Web · iOS · Android | Web · Extension |
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)
SciSpace
- Explains whichever paragraph you select, in plain language and in Spanish
- Chrome extension that works on Google Scholar and PubMed
- More than 40,000 scientific journal formatting templates
- The 100 free credits run out in one or two projects
- Less powerful than Elicit for systematic reviews