Gemini Notebook vs Consensus

Compared on	Gemini Notebook Free plan · from $4.99/mo VisitRemove	Consensus Free plan · from $12/mo VisitRemove
What it is	Google's source-grounded research notebook, renamed Gemini Notebook in 2026	AI search engine for peer-reviewed research papers
Free plan	100 notebooks, 50 sources per notebook, 50 chats per day, 3 Audio Overviews and 3 Video Overviews per day, 10 Deep Research reports per month	Basic paper search, 10 Pro messages per month, up to 3 Deep reviews per month
Cheapest paid plan	$4.99/mo (Google AI Plus)Gemini Notebook pricing	$12/mo billed annually (Pro)Consensus pricing
What it covers	Upgrades come through Google AI plans, which also cover the Gemini app and cloud storage. Plus raises limits to 200 notebooks, 100 sources per notebook and 200 chats per day.	$144 billed annually; the monthly-billing price is behind a toggle and was not captured. Students, faculty and US clinicians can get up to 40% off.
Free trial	None stated	None stated
Platforms	Web	Web, API
Integrations (vendor's figure)	Not stated	Not stated
Open source	No	No
Good for	Studying a set of reports or papers and asking questions about them Turning documents into an audio summary to listen to Preparing a briefing from meeting notes and research files	Checking what published studies say about a question Starting a literature review for coursework or a report Finding peer-reviewed sources to cite
Watch out for	The free plan allows 50 sources per notebook and 50 chats per day Audio and Video Overviews are capped at 3 per day on the free plan Watermark removal is limited to Pro and Ultra	The free plan includes 10 Pro messages and 3 Deep reviews per month Pro includes 15 Deep reviews per month API and MCP use beyond the included amount costs $0.05 per use, with monthly caps
Made by	Google	Consensus

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