NotebookLM Pricing: Free, $4.99 or $19.99, and What You Get
NotebookLM pricing in the US: free, or $4.99, $19.99 or from $99.99 a month via Google AI plans. What each tier's limits buy, plus work and student routes.
Notion AI Review: It Builds Real Pages, but Full AI Costs $20
A hands-on Notion AI review on a free workspace: 39 requests, a 23-row database, a six-minute slide deck, one wrong citation, and what Business costs.
NotebookLM Review: Gemini Notebook Cites Well, Meters Hard
A NotebookLM review, now Gemini Notebook: five test questions, four Studio outputs, and an audio overview estimated at 45% of a five-hour limit.
Claude AI review: brilliant at words, strange about limits
A Claude AI review from a paying Max account. My $100 Max 5x plan invoiced at $111.11, three usage meters run at once, and overflow is billed at API rates.
ChatGPT alternatives: 6 worth switching to, 3 tested
The best ChatGPT alternatives, with the three I use daily scored from real accounts: Claude 4.4 for writing, Gemini 4.3 free, Perplexity 4.4 for citations.
Gemini alternatives: the two reasons people actually leave
The best Gemini alternatives, sorted by why you are leaving. Privacy points one way, escaping Google's ecosystem points another, and they are different tools.
Best AI search engine: one question, three engines
The best AI search engines, tested with one identical question. All three agreed on the facts. One cited EUR-Lex, another a consultancy blog and YouTube.
Claude Max plan: the 5x is per session, not per month
The Claude Max plan costs $100 or $200 a month. The multiplier everyone quotes describes a five-hour window, and the limit that actually stops you is weekly.
Claude vs ChatGPT vs Gemini: they don't all cost $20
Claude vs ChatGPT vs Gemini, after reviewing all three separately. Two cost $20, one is a storage plan — and the free tiers differ far more than the paid.