Google's AI research assistant grounded in your own sources

Launched in 2023

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ComplexityEasy

Origin

🇺🇸United States

Supported languages

9 languages

Ideal for

IndividualsFreelancersStartupsMedium businessesLarge enterprises

ComplexityEasy

Origin

🇺🇸United States

Supported languages

9 languages

Ideal for

IndividualsFreelancersStartupsMedium businessesLarge enterprises

About NotebookLM

Strengths

Responses 100% grounded in your sources, zero hallucination
Audio Overviews: automatically generated AI podcasts
Very generous free plan (100 notebooks, 50 sources)
Massive analysis: 500,000 words per source
Native Google Docs, Slides and YouTube integration
Intuitive interface, no technical expertise needed
Clickable citations to source passages
Generates slides, flashcards and tables

Limitations

Requires a Google account
No public API available
No offline mode
Limited to uploaded sources, no web search
Audio Overviews initially English only

Features

Free Plan

Free Tier

AI Assistant

Web app

Mobile App

File upload

PDF Analysis

Audio input

Audio output

Video understanding

Web Browsing

Web search integrated

API Access

Chrome Extension

Image generation

Voice Conversations

Offline mode

Code execution

AI code generation

Plugins

Pricing

Free

100 notebooks
50 sources per notebook
Limited daily queries
3 Audio Overviews per day
AI chat with citations
Automatic summaries and FAQs

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About NotebookLM

Strengths

Responses 100% grounded in your sources, zero hallucination
Audio Overviews: automatically generated AI podcasts
Very generous free plan (100 notebooks, 50 sources)
Massive analysis: 500,000 words per source
Native Google Docs, Slides and YouTube integration
Intuitive interface, no technical expertise needed
Clickable citations to source passages
Generates slides, flashcards and tables

Limitations

Requires a Google account
No public API available
No offline mode
Limited to uploaded sources, no web search
Audio Overviews initially English only

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What file types can I import into NotebookLM?

Does NotebookLM use my data for training?

Is NotebookLM available in other languages?

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Frequently asked questions about NotebookLMFAQ

Is NotebookLM free?

What's the difference between NotebookLM and ChatGPT?

How do NotebookLM Audio Overviews work?

What file types can I import into NotebookLM?

Does NotebookLM use my data for training?

Is NotebookLM available in other languages?

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