Head-to-head · facts checked 14 Sept 2026
Google NotebookLM vs Hebbia
Google NotebookLM uniquely has 11 features · Hebbia uniquely has 6 features.
From
Not applicable, Gemini Notebook has no standalone price; access comes via Google AI Plus/Pro/Ultra subscriptions
Free plan
Yes
The verdict
Google NotebookLM or Hebbia?
Section 01
Pricing, plan by plan
Every plan each vendor publishes, monthly and yearly where both are offered.
Google NotebookLM
Free
Free
Up to 50 sources per notebook, standard Audio and Video Overviews
NotebookLM
Free
Up to 50 sources per notebook, standard Gemini model access, standard Audio & Video Overview generations
Google AI Plus
$4.99/mo · $59.88/yr
Up to 100 sources per notebook, 2X more generations vs. standard, early access to new features
Google AI Pro
$19.99/mo · $239.88/yr
Up to 300 sources per notebook, 5X more generations vs. standard, higher Gemini model access, priority access
Google AI Ultra
$99.99/mo
Up to 600 sources per notebook, up to 50X more generations vs. standard, highest Gemini model access, priority access and no watermarks on generations
Hebbia
Hebbia does not publish a plan list we could read.
For everything else about each tool, read the full Google NotebookLM review and Hebbia review.
Side by side
| Company | ||
| Founded | 2023 | 2020 |
| HQ | Mountain View, USA | New York, NY |
| AI model | Gemini | GPT-4 and proprietary retrieval architecture |
| User base | Millions (Google product) | $30T AUM of firms using Hebbia |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web |
| Languages | 80+ | English primarily |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Freemium | Custom |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Starting price | Not applicable, Gemini Notebook has no standalone price; access comes via Google AI Plus/Pro/Ultra subscriptions | — |
| Enterprise | Available via Google Workspace (Business), Google Workspace for Education, and Google Cloud (Enterprise) — custom pricing | Yes |
| All plans | Free — Free NotebookLM — Free Google AI Plus — $4.99/mo Google AI Pro — $19.99/mo Google AI Ultra — $99.99/mo | — |
| Positioning | ||
| Best for | Research, analysis, and learning from uploaded sources | Enterprise knowledge workers in finance, law, and consulting needing AI-powered document analysis at scale |
| Differentiator | Source-grounded AI notebooks with Audio & Video Overviews and large notebook sizes up to 600 sources | Matrix interface that runs multi-document, multi-step AI analysis across thousands of documents simultaneously, surfacing cited answers from uploaded files and integrated financial data sources |
| Competitors | Notion AI, Perplexity AI, Elicit, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot | Glean, Luminance, Harvey, Relativity, Kira Systems |
| Features | ||
| Artifact Creation | ✓ | — |
| Audio Overviews | ✓ | — |
| Cited AI Answers | — | ✓ |
| Enterprise API (Preview) | ✓ | — |
| Large Notebook Size | ✓ | — |
| Multi Document Matrix Analysis | — | ✓ |
| PDF and Document Ingestion | — | ✓ |
| Pitchbook Integration | — | ✓ |
| S&P Capital Iq Integration | — | ✓ |
| Sec Filings Integration | — | ✓ |
| Slides Generation | ✓ | — |
| Video Overviews | ✓ | — |
| Academic Search | ✕ | ✕ |
| AI Summarization | ✓ | ✓ |
| Browser Extension | ✕ | ✕ |
| Citation Generation | ✓ | — |
| Data Privacy | ✓ | ✓ |
| Document Upload | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export Formats | Google Docs, Google Sheets, PDF, DOCX, Markdown, CSV, JSON, XLSX, PPTX | — |
| Fact Checking | ✓ | — |
| Follow Up Questions | ✓ | — |
| Mobile App | ✓ | ✕ |
| Multi Source Synthesis | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team Collaboration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web Search | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integrations | ||
| API Access | ✕ | — |
| Browser Extension | ✕ | ✕ |
| Google Docs Export | ✓ | ✕ |
| Key Integrations | Google Workspace (Docs, Drive, Slides), Google Cloud, Google One AI Premium subscription | SEC Filings, Earnings Transcripts, European Filings, UK Companies House, Australia and NZ Filings, FactSet, S&P Capital IQ, PitchBook, Preqin, Fitch, ICE Market Data, EMMA, SharePoint, OneDrive, Box, Dropbox, Egnyte, AWS, IntraLinks, Web, Podcasts, Third Bridge, Guidepoint, Salesforce, DealCloud, Snowflake, Databricks |
| Notion Integration | ✕ | ✕ |
| Zotero Integration | ✕ | ✕ |
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