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Vol. I · No. 20Friday, October 23, 2026dailyprompt.si

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Research

Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM)

Google's research notebook, renamed from NotebookLM in 2026. You add your own sources and it answers questions, writes reports and makes audio overviews based on them.

Our verdict

Excellent when the answers should come only from sources you supply, but it is less useful for open-ended web research and higher limits require a Google AI subscription.

Use it for

  • Ask questions about your documents
  • Summarize sources
  • Turn notes into audio overviews
  • Study guides and flashcards

Other research tools

  • Consensus

    Good for a quick read on the evidence behind a claim, though an agreement score can flatten nuance, so read the key studies before you rely on it.

    FreemiumBest for checking what the science says on a specific question

  • Elicit

    Strong for structured literature reviews, but the free tier is limited and the paid plans cost more than most consumer research tools.

    FreemiumBest for researchers doing literature or systematic reviews

  • Perplexity

    The quickest way to get a sourced answer from the open web, but you still need to click through, since a citation does not guarantee the source says what the summary claims.

    FreemiumBest for fast, cited answers to everyday research questions