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Gemini Notebook vs ChatGPT deep research
Gemini Notebook scores higher overall (8.8 vs 8), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose Gemini Notebook if…
Students and researchers who already have their sources and want to understand, question and summarise them
8.8/10★★★★★Full review →Choose ChatGPT deep research if…
Professionals who want a thorough written briefing on a complex topic
8.0/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| Gemini Notebook | ChatGPT deep research | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.8/10 | 8/10 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 10 | #4 of 10 |
| Price | Freemium · from $4.99/month | Paid · from $20/month |
| Free version | 100 notebooks, 50 sources per notebook and standard usage limits | ChatGPT is free, but deep research is not included on the free plan |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android |
| Made by | OpenAI | |
| Research quality | 9 | 8.5 |
| Ease of use | 9 | 9 |
| Features | 7 | 6.5 |
| Value for money | 9.5 | 7 |
| Platforms | 9.5 | 9.5 |
Gemini Notebook: what the AI does
- Answers grounded only in your sources, with clickable citations
- Audio Overviews and Video Overviews
- Reports, quizzes, flashcards and slide decks from your sources
- Code execution for data analysis on uploaded data
- Notebooks synced with the Gemini app
- Low hallucination risk because answers come only from your sources
- Citations jump straight to the quoted passage
- Generous free plan and very cheap paid entry
- Turns the same sources into audio, video and study formats
- Not a discovery tool: you have to collect the sources first
- Slide-deck revisions don't consult your sources, per one review
- Usage is now compute-based, so it's hard to predict how much you get
ChatGPT deep research: what the AI does
- Multi-step web research agent
- Long reports with inline citations
- Analysis of uploaded files
- Images and charts embedded in reports
- Very thorough, long-form reports
- Included in the ChatGPT Plus subscription many people already have
- Excellent apps on every platform
- Not citation-verified by default; treat reports as drafts
- Only about 10 reports a month on Plus
- Not available on the free plan