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Notion AI: plans, prices, strengths and limits
Notion AI is included in full only on Notion Business, at $24 a seat a month or $20 a month billed yearly ($240 a year). Notion Free and Plus ($12 a seat a month, or $10 billed yearly) get only a limited, one-time trial of Notion AI that does not renew.
Prices for United States, before sales tax Data release 2026.11.07-2, Nov 7, 2026 Rules 2.5.0
- Made by
- Notion Labs, Inc.
- Individual plans
- 3, one free
- Paid plans
- $12 to $24 a month
- Facts checked
- Nov 4, 2026
Quick verdict
Notion AI is built into the Notion workspace of pages and databases. Notion Agent chats, writes, edits, translates and works through multi-step tasks using your pages, connected apps and the web. Notion Free and Notion Plus, at $12 a seat a month or $10 a month billed yearly ($120 a year), include only a limited trial of Notion AI: a set number of complimentary responses, with no number published, that do not renew, not even when you upgrade from Free to Plus. Notion Business is the cheapest plan with full Notion AI, at $24 a seat a month or $20 a month billed yearly, $240 a year paid up front; a single person can buy one seat.
Business gives each member 1,500 Standard and 500 Select AI credits a month, with no rollover; extra Notion credits cost $10 per 1,000. Standard credits cover work Notion routes automatically across Anthropic, OpenAI and open-weight models, and Select credits cover models you pick yourself and your Custom Agents. Business also adds AI Meeting Notes without a bot, research mode (beta), Enterprise Search across connected apps, image generation (beta) and file analysis in a secure computer workspace.
On data, Notion says your data is not used to train models by default, and a workspace owner has to opt in to share it. Notion says it does not claim ownership of what you put into Notion AI or what it generates, but we could not read its Terms, so a stated permission for commercial use is not verified. This verdict rests on what Notion documents, not on our tests, which we have not run yet.
Strengths and limits
Strengths
- AI inside your own workspaceNotion Agent works with your pages, databases, connected apps and the web, and can complete multi-step tasks. On Business it can also read uploaded PDF, CSV, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and ZIP files and create downloadable spreadsheets, slide decks, PDFs and documents.
- No training by defaultNotion says that by default neither Notion nor its AI providers train on your data. A workspace owner can opt in with "Share data to improve Notion AI"; no opt-out is needed.
- Model choice on BusinessLeave Auto on, or pick a model yourself in the Notion Agent model picker, such as Opus 5.5, using Select credits. You can also connect a ChatGPT Plus, Pro or Go plan for GPT models.
- Meeting notes without a botOn Business, AI Meeting Notes captures and summarizes meetings in any app without a bot joining, on macOS 13 or later and current Windows, and can transcribe an uploaded audio recording. From December 1, 2026, Notion lists about 10 Standard credits per meeting hour.
- Easy to take your work outOn every plan you can export a page, a database or the whole workspace as HTML, Markdown and CSV, or pages as PDF. PDF export of subpages is Business and up.
Limits
- Free and Plus are a trial onlyPlan limit. Notion Free and Plus get a limited, non-renewing trial of Notion AI with no number published. Each AI action and each "Try again" counts as one response, upgrading from Free to Plus does not renew it, and once it is used up Notion asks you to move to Business or Enterprise.
- Credits run out and do not roll overPlan limit. Business includes 1,500 Standard and 500 Select credits per member a month, with no rollover. High credit consumption models such as Claude Fable 5 and Astra are paid with extra Notion credits once an owner turns them on, at $10 per 1,000.
- Image generation is cappedPlan limit. AI image generation and editing (beta) is Business and Enterprise only, must be enabled by the workspace owner and is limited to 10 generations or edits per 24 hours and 30 per 30 days per user. Diagrams come out as images, not editable shapes.
- Commercial-use terms not readNot verified. Notion's Terms of Service and Notion AI Supplementary Terms could not be read. Notion's AI security page says it does not claim ownership of AI inputs or outputs, but we found no stated permission for commercial use.
- Pricing and meeting notes partly unconfirmedUnverified point. Notion's pricing page showed us euro prices; the US prices here come from the USD plan data embedded in that page. The pricing table lists meeting notes as a limited trial on Free and Plus, while the help page says Business or Enterprise is required.
Based on what Notion Labs, Inc. documents for each plan, not on our tests.
Who it suits
A good fit if you
- Teams that already keep their docs, wikis and projects in Notion
- Asking questions across Notion pages and connected apps such as Slack and Google Drive (Business)
- Meeting notes without a bot joining the call (Business)
- Choosing a model per task within a monthly credit allowance (Business)
Look elsewhere if you
- Using AI regularly on Free or Plus: it is a one-time trial
- Unlimited AI use: Business credits are monthly and do not roll over
- Working inside Word, Google Docs or Gmail itself: no add-in documented
- Heavy image generation: 30 images or edits per 30 days per user on Business
Plans and prices
| Plan | Monthly | Yearly | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notion Free | Free | Nov 4, 2026 | |
| Notion PlusYearly billing is $120 per seat per year ($10/month); from the pricing page's embedded USD plan data (monthly ids plus_monthly_usd_202407 = 1200 and business_monthly_usd_202505 = 2400 cents), since the page showed EUR to our IP. | $12 a month | $120 a year | Nov 4, 2026 Source |
| Notion BusinessYearly billing is $240 per seat per year ($20/month); from the pricing page's embedded USD plan data (monthly ids plus_monthly_usd_202407 = 1200 and business_monthly_usd_202505 = 2400 cents), since the page showed EUR to our IP. | $24 a month | $240 a year | Nov 4, 2026 Source |
Prices for United States, before sales tax unless a plan says otherwise. A yearly plan is paid up front and is not cancel-any-time.
Features by plan
What Notion Labs, Inc. documents for each plan. A hatched mark means we could not verify it, which is not the same as "not offered".
| Feature | Notion Free | Notion Plus | Notion Business |
|---|---|---|---|
| Models and limits | |||
| Top models included | Unclear | Unclear | Yes |
| Context window | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Models from several companies | Unclear | Unclear | Yes |
| General-purpose assistant | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Research and sources | |||
| Web search with sources | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Deep research reports | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Research paper search | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Files and data | |||
| File and document uploads | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spreadsheet and data analysis | Unclear | Unclear | Yes |
| Images, video and voice | |||
| Image generation | No | No | Yes |
| Real-time voice | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Image editing and design | |||
| Photo editing | No | No | Yes |
| Background removal | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Text inside images | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Logo maker | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Vector (SVG) files | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Upscaling | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Diagrams from text | No | No | Yes |
| Music, voice and transcription | |||
| Voiceover from text | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Dubbing into other languages | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Transcription | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Meeting notes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dictation into any app | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Writing and slides | |||
| Slides from a prompt | Unclear | Unclear | Yes |
| Grammar and spelling checks | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Paraphrasing and tone changes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Projects and memory | |||
| Projects | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Custom assistants | No | No | Yes |
| Memory across chats | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Integrations and agents | |||
| Connectors to other apps | Unclear | Yes | Yes |
| Inside Gmail | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Google Docs | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Google Sheets | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Word | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Excel | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside PowerPoint | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Inside Outlook | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Browser agent | Unclear | Unclear | Yes |
| Privacy and control | |||
| Opt out of model training | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Export your data | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shows ads | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Rights and licensing | |||
| Commercial use of outputs | Unclear | Unclear | Unclear |
| Apps and extras | |||
| Cloud storage included | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Apps | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Usage included | Yes | Yes | Yes |
The details and sources of every row are in Compare two AIs and the data release.
What it documents for each use
- Research & Search Research a question with sources that hold up · Check claims against reliable sources · Get a research report from many sources · Summarize a report with traceable facts
- Writing & Content Edit an email without losing a detail · Edit an article without changing its facts · Draft long pieces that stay consistent · Write ads, posts and short copy · Fix grammar and tone in my writing
- Images & Design Create images from a description · Make graphics for posts and slides · Edit my own photos · Turn text into diagrams
- Coding & Development Get help with code questions · Diagnose and repair a small program
- Business & Productivity Connect AI to the apps I already use · Get notes from my meetings · Make a presentation
- Data & Analytics Analyze a spreadsheet and get the numbers right · Turn data into charts and tables
- Agents & Automation Let an agent do tasks in a browser
- Audio & Voice Transcribe recordings and files
A use is listed when at least one plan documents every feature a task needs. Answer quality is a separate question: see below.
Using it day to day
Notion runs on the web, in Mac and Windows desktop apps and in iOS and Android apps, and on desktop you can open Notion AI with a shortcut from outside the app. Notion AI lives in the workspace: Edit with AI fixes grammar and spelling or changes the tone and length of selected text, and Notion Agent works in a chat panel. Plus adds 5 GB uploads, 30-day page history, charts and basic connections to tools such as Slack and Google Drive, while Notion AI Connectors and Enterprise Search, including Gmail and GitHub, are Business features. Plus is free for students and educators, limited to 1 member.
On Free, files are capped at 5 MB each and blocks are limited only once the workspace has 2 or more members; paid plans allow files up to 5 GB each, with no total storage cap stated. Business usage runs on credits: 1,500 Standard and 500 Select a month per member, plus Notion credits at $10 per 1,000. Custom Agents you own use your Select credits, and workspace-funded ones use Notion credits. Notion says its agents now have their own computer with browser use, but plan limits for that are not detailed. No context window is stated.
Privacy, data and ads
Notion says that by default your customer data is not used to train models, by Notion or its AI providers. A workspace owner can opt in with "Share data to improve Notion AI". Notion's AI security page says Notion does not claim ownership of what you put into Notion AI or what it generates and treats it as your Customer Data. On Business, owners can turn web search on or off and require confirmation for web requests. You can export a page, a database or the whole workspace at any time. Whether Notion shows ads is not verified.
Read the vendor's own page: Notion AI privacy and data controls. We make no legal or compliance claim.
Test results
We have not tested Notion AI yet, so this page makes no claim about answer quality, and we show no example outputs. Run the same kit in it and in the alternatives, in your own account:
- Summarize a report with traceable facts
- Analyze a spreadsheet and get the numbers right
- Edit an email without losing a detail
- Diagnose and repair a small program
- Research a question with sources that support the answer
- Make sense of documents that disagree
- Research a current question within a date window
- Edit an article without changing its facts
- Turn project notes into a report that agrees with itself
- Implement a small specification
- Refactor code without changing what it does
- Make a picture that follows a detailed brief
- Put exact text into a graphic
- Change one thing in a picture and nothing else
- Make a short clip that follows a brief
- Make a song that sings your lyrics exactly
- Read a script with names, numbers and abbreviations
- Design a logo with an exact name
Getting started
- Try Notion AI on Free first, but treat it as a one-time trial: no number of responses is published, and moving to Plus does not renew it.
- If you rely on AI, skip Plus for AI purposes and compare Business at $24 a seat a month, or $20 billed yearly; one person can buy one seat.
- On Business, leave Auto on for everyday work and keep your 500 Select credits for tasks where you want to pick the model.
- Check with your workspace owner whether "Share data to improve Notion AI" is on, and whether web search and image generation are enabled.
- Compare Notion AI with other workspace assistants on our tools page, and read how we check vendor claims.
Your fit
Tell Find my AI what you do and what matters; it checks every plan of Notion AI against your priorities, next to the alternatives.
Alternatives
- Gemini Google AI Pro, at $19.99 a month, puts Gemini inside Google Docs and adds "Take notes for me" in Google Meet, with 4x the free plan's usage limits. About Gemini
- Microsoft Copilot Microsoft 365 Personal, at $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year before tax, puts Copilot inside Word and PowerPoint, and Microsoft says personal-account prompts are not used to train its foundation models. About Microsoft Copilot
- Otter For meeting notes alone, Otter Basic is free with 300 transcription minutes a month and a Notetaker for Zoom, Microsoft Teams and Google Meet. About Otter
Recent changes
- Notion Business added
- Notion Plus added
- Notion Free added
Every change is in the change log.
Questions
Is Notion AI free?
Only as a trial. Notion Free and Plus include a limited number of complimentary Notion AI responses that do not renew, and Notion does not publish the number. After that, Notion AI needs Business or Enterprise.
How much does Notion AI cost?
Full Notion AI comes with Notion Business at $24 a seat a month, or $20 a month billed yearly, which is $240 a year paid up front. Each member gets 1,500 Standard and 500 Select AI credits a month, and extra credits cost $10 per 1,000.
Does Notion Plus include Notion AI?
No, only the same limited trial as Free. Plus costs $12 a seat a month, or $10 billed yearly, and upgrading from Free to Plus does not renew your trial usage.
Does Notion AI train on my data?
Not by default. Notion says neither it nor its AI providers train on your data unless a workspace owner opts in with "Share data to improve Notion AI".
Which AI models does Notion AI use?
On Business, Auto routes across Anthropic, OpenAI and open-weight models. You can also pick a model such as Opus 5.5 with Select credits, or connect a ChatGPT Plus, Pro or Go plan for GPT models.
Can Notion AI take meeting notes?
Yes, on Business: AI Meeting Notes records and summarizes meetings in any app without a bot, on macOS 13 or later and current Windows. Notion's pricing table lists meeting notes as a limited trial on Free and Plus, while its help page says Business or Enterprise is required.
Sources
12 official pages, checked Nov 4, 2026. This page was written by the What the tech desk with AI assistance from the facts in our data release; no company paid for or reviewed it.
- Manage AI models & member credit spend | Notion HelpNotion Labs, Inc.
- Notion Pricing Plans: Free, Plus, Business, & EnterpriseNotion Labs, Inc.
- What is Notion AI? FAQs | Notion HelpNotion Labs, Inc.
- Notion Agent | Notion HelpNotion Labs, Inc.
- Notion AI security & privacy practices | Notion HelpNotion Labs, Inc.
- Meet the new Notion AI | NotionNotion Labs, Inc.
- Export your content | Notion HelpNotion Labs, Inc.
- Notion for desktop | Notion HelpNotion Labs, Inc.
- Try Notion AI on Free and Plus plans | Notion HelpNotion Labs, Inc.
- Manage your AI credits | Notion HelpNotion Labs, Inc.
- AI Meeting Notes | Notion HelpNotion Labs, Inc.
- Agents, rebuilt to do more for less | Notion blogNotion Labs, Inc.
About this page
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- What the tech
- Reviewed by
- Peyman Khosravani
- Review scope
- Checked that this page matches the facts in data release 2026.11.07-2: a check against documented sources, not a hands-on test of the product.
- Evidence
- Facts documented by each company, each linked to its official source and dated. Test results appear only where an editor ran the test.
- Data release
- 2026.11.07-2, Nov 7, 2026
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