Consensus vs Google NotebookLM
Google NotebookLM uniquely has 10 features · Consensus uniquely has 8 features.
| Consensus | Google NotebookLM | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2021 | 2023 |
| HQ | San Francisco, USA | Mountain View, USA |
| AI model | Proprietary (GPT-4 based) | Gemini |
| User base | 10M+ | Millions (Google product) |
| Platforms | Web, Chrome Extension | Web |
| Languages | English primarily | 25+ |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Starting price | $20/mo | $44.99/yr |
| Enterprise | Custom pricing | Available via Google Workspace (Business), Google Workspace for Education, and Google Cloud (Enterprise) — custom pricing |
| All plans | Pro$20/moDeep$65/moTeams$30/seat/moEnterpriseCustom | NotebookLMFreeGoogle AI Plus$4.99/moGoogle AI Pro$19.99/moGoogle AI Ultra$99.99/mo |
| Positioning | ||
| Best for | Researchers, clinicians, students, and faculty conducting literature reviews | Research, analysis, and learning from uploaded sources |
| Differentiator | AI-powered search and analysis of 250M+ peer-reviewed papers with cited AI responses and Deep Literature Reviews | Source-grounded AI notebooks with Audio & Video Overviews and large notebook sizes up to 600 sources |
| Competitors | Elicit, Semantic Scholar, Perplexity AI, Research Rabbit, Scite.ai | Notion AI, Perplexity AI, Elicit, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot |
| Features | ||
| Artifact Creation | — | ✓ |
| Audio Overviews | — | ✓ |
| Citation Graph | ✓ | — |
| Deep Literature Reviews | ✓ | — |
| Enterprise API (Preview) | — | ✓ |
| In Product Support Chat | ✓ | — |
| Large Notebook Size | — | ✓ |
| Multiple Citation Formats | ✓ | — |
| Ris/Csv Export | ✓ | — |
| Slides Generation | — | ✓ |
| Video Overviews | — | ✓ |
| Zotero Integration | ✓ | — |
| Academic Search | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Summarization | ✓ | ✓ |
| Browser Extension | ✓ | ✕ |
| Citation Generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data Privacy | — | ✓ |
| Document Upload | — | ✓ |
| Export Formats | — | Reports, Slides, Infographics, Audio Overviews, Video Overviews, Flashcards |
| Fact Checking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Follow Up Questions | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile App | ✕ | ✓ |
| Multi Source Synthesis | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team Collaboration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web Search | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integrations | ||
| Browser Extension | ✓ | ✕ |
| Google Docs Export | — | ✓ |
| Key Integrations | Chrome Extension, University Library systems, Organization licensing | Google Workspace (Docs, Drive, Slides), Google Cloud, Google One AI Premium subscription |
| Notion Integration | — | ✕ |
| Zotero Integration | — | ✕ |