Compare Launch app →
DeepSeek vs NotebookLM
Compare DeepSeek vs NotebookLM: pricing, context window, benchmarks (coding, math, reasoning), capabilities. Updated April 2026.
Open in compare tool — pick different models →DeepSeek
chat.deepseek.com ↗ NotebookLM
notebooklm.google.com ↗ Pricing
Free tier
Fully free in the consumer app
Free, generous; Plus included with Google AI Pro
Standard plan
API only — API only
Google AI Pro — $20/mo
Top plan
API only — API only
Google AI Ultra — $250/mo
API input / 1M tokens
$0.27 Best
—
API output / 1M tokens
$1.10 Best
—
Capability
Context window
128K
1M Best
Max output tokens
8K
8K Best
Knowledge cutoff
2026-01
Live (web)
Benchmarks
Coding (LiveCodeBench)
70% Best
—
Math (AIME 2025)
72% Best
—
Reasoning (GPQA Diamond)
73% Best
—
Human pref. (LMArena Elo)
1356 Best
—
Features
Image input
Partial
Partial
Voice mode
—
Partial
Web search
✓
✓
File upload
Partial
✓
Image generation
—
—
Code execution
Partial
—
Agent / tool use
—
—
Persistent memory
—
✓
DeepSeek
Open weights. ~20× cheaper API than GPT-5.2. Chinese hosting raises data-residency considerations for some.
NotebookLM
Document research specialist — not a general chat assistant. Generates podcast-style "Audio Overview" from your sources. Best for grounded study and literature review.
Or skip the choice
Get all 2 of them — plus 30+ more — for $14.99/month.
Perspective AI bundles ChatGPT-class, Claude, Gemini, and Grok in one app. Switch mid-conversation. No per-vendor logins, no separate bills.