Notion AI vs. ChatGPT

ChatGPT is known for its versatility. Want the weather or need a unique poem written just for you? You’ve got it. Want to plan an event? It’ll do that too. How about acting as a search engine? You’re in luck again. Notion AI, by comparison, is a much more focused product, which is primarily designed as an organizational tool.

The AI product you choose will largely depend on what you want it to achieve. This article will help you decide by exploring both options and the areas where they excel.

Let’s start with a glimpse at both tools and what they offer:

ChatGPT

ChatGPT has been available to the public since 2022. OpenAI’s chatbot has become a byword for AI assistance, much like Google for search engines.

ChatGPT is a conversational chatbot that’s designed to answer user input with relevant information. While earlier versions relied on data sets from before 2022, more recent releases can now pull from real-time data to offer the best possible advice.

What ChatGPT excels at is versatility. It can write code, create outlines, plan events, and much more. ChatGPT now also generates its own images. This means that users the world over can use it for most things, be it work or leisure.

Finally, regarding price, ChatGPT starts as free to all users, but more advanced functions will incur a monthly fee of $20 for Plus and $200 for Pro.

Notion AI

Compared to ChatGPT, Notion AI is a relative newcomer to the machine learning assistant scene. Notion has existed since 2016 as a productivity and organizational web app. Notion AI is just the latest innovation.

As far as access goes, users will need to have an existing Notion account before they can access the AI. You can do so for free, but it is an extra step. It’s just as well, because Notion AI truly works best by assisting users and the app by helping with content generation, organization, summarizing, and editing.

Pricewise, Notion AI is an add-on to an existing Notion plan. The Plus plan costs $10 billed monthly ($8 billed annually), while the Business plan is $20 per month ($15 when billed annually). There is a free plan, but it has limited AI usage.

The Main Selling Points

For a more direct comparison, let’s look at the strengths of each AI tool.

ChatGPT excels at:

Versatility with different tasks.
Quick generation of code and text.
Both logical and contextual reasoning.
Summarizing text blocks.
Solid security and encryption.

Notion AI does well with:

Automated management of tasks.
Smart searching through all inputted data.
Generation of summaries and outlines.
Content and template generation.

Which Tool Is Best for You?

The AI tool you pick will be the one that best aligns with your needs. Notion AI is a fantastic assistant to the web app and enhances the user experience. It integrates well with other tools like Slack and Gmail. That said, Notion AI is tied to the Notion app and doesn’t work outside it. ChatGPT, on the other hand, is bound by no such restrictions.

ChatGPT’s versatility can help with several tasks and across apps. Such broad capability does come at the cost of depth. While more advanced LLMs are available at higher subscription tiers, certain tasks require additional plugins. Notion AI is designed with the app in mind, and can excel much better at its stable of tasks, which revolve around your productivity in-app.

Another area where Notion AI shines is its formatting ability. The tool can generate tables, graphs, and lists from stored information that ChatGPT simply can’t replicate.

Finally, pricing leans more in favor of ChatGPT when it comes to bang for the buck. Though the difference isn’t too great, OpenAI’s tool functions perfectly well for free, while Notion users of the free version only have access to the trial.