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NotebookLM Your personalized AI research assistant and podcast generator
5.0
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ChatPDF Chat with any PDF document to extract insights instantly
4.9
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Ratings Comparison

NotebookLM ChatPDF
Ease of Use
4.9 / 5.0
Features
4.8 / 4.7
Value for Money
5.0 / 4.8
Customer Support
4.4 / 4.5
Overall Rating
5.0 / 4.9

Feature Comparison

Feature NotebookLM ChatPDF
Pricing Model Free Freemium
Starting Price Free $14.99/mo
Free Plan ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
Free Trial ✗ No ✗ No
API Available ✗ No ✓ Yes
Mobile App ✗ No ✓ Yes
Browser Extension ✗ No ✗ No
Desktop App ✗ No ✗ No
Team Collaboration ✗ No ✗ No
SSO Support ✓ Yes —
GDPR Compliant ✓ Yes ✓ Yes
HIPAA Compliant — —
Open Source — —
AI Model Gemini 1.5 Pro GPT-3.5 Turbo / GPT-4o
Model Provider Google OpenAI
Context Window Up to 2,000,000 tokens 128,000 tokens
Company Google Labs ChatPDF (Mathias Bynens)
HQ United States Germany
Founded 2023 2023
Funding Stage Public Bootstrapped
Total Funding Funded internally by Google Bootstrapped
Overall Rating 5.0 ★ (12500 reviews) 4.9 ★ (12500 reviews)

Our Verdict

NotebookLM and ChatPDF are both strong tools with different strengths. Based on 12500 user reviews, NotebookLM has a higher rating of 5.0/5. Both tools are closely matched — your choice should depend on your specific use case, budget, and required integrations.

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Pricing Free
Free Plan ✓ Yes
API ✗ No
Mobile App ✗ No
Rating 5.0 / 5
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Pricing Freemium
Free Plan ✓ Yes
API ✓ Yes
Mobile App ✓ Yes
Rating 4.9 / 5
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