NotebookLM vs ChatGPT | AiWedia

NotebookLM vs ChatGPT

NotebookLM grounds on your uploads; ChatGPT is general purpose.

Option A

NotebookLM

Google AI notebook that answers questions from your PDFs, docs, and sources.

Option B

Advanced AI chatbot for coding, writing, debugging, learning, and productivity. Helps developers, students, and professionals solve problems faster.

Spec	NotebookLM	ChatGPT
Plans & pricing	Free · Plus via Google One AI	Free · Plus $20/mo · Pro $200/mo · Team from $25/user
Free tier	Notebooks, uploads, audio overviews	GPT-4o mini, limited GPT-4o, web browsing

Plans & pricing

NotebookLM

Free · Plus via Google One AI

ChatGPT

Free · Plus $20/mo · Pro $200/mo · Team from $25/user

Free tier

NotebookLM

Notebooks, uploads, audio overviews

ChatGPT

GPT-4o mini, limited GPT-4o, web browsing

Spec	NotebookLM	ChatGPT
API access	No public developer API	OpenAI API (pay-as-you-go)
API limits / quota	Source count & notebook limits	Tiered by usage; no hard free API quota
Rate limits	Daily generation caps	RPM/TPM vary by model tier
Context window	Grounded on uploaded sources	128K (GPT-4o family)
Best for	Research PDFs, study guides	General assistant, plugins, coding, image gen