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Perplexity Labs vs NotebookLM

Both are research tools. Here is what separates them.

	Perplexity Labs	NotebookLM
What it is	Runs a longer research task and returns a report, a spreadsheet or a small app rather than an answer.	Grounds a model entirely in documents you upload, and will read the result back as a two-host podcast.
Category	Research	Research
Pricing	Paid · Included with Perplexity Pro $20/mo	Freemium · Free · Pro via Google AI plans
How it bills	Bundled	Free
Free tier	No	Yes
Rating	Not yet rated	Not yet rated
Features	Multi-minute research runs Report, spreadsheet and app outputs Charts generated from findings Citations throughout Shareable results	Answers grounded strictly in your sources Citations to the exact passage Audio Overview podcast generation Study guides and briefing documents Large upload allowance
What works	Produces a usable artefact, not just text Well cited Good at breadth-first research	Does not wander outside your documents Citations make checking easy Audio Overviews are genuinely useful
What does not	Requires a Pro subscription Slow by design Depth varies by topic	Cannot reason beyond the sources given Upload limits on the free tier Audio hosts have a fixed style

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