For Everyday
Best AI tool to chat with pdfs and papers
Checked Oct 14, 20263 tools compared3 sources
◎ The pick
Gemini Notebooknotebook.google.com
Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) answers only from the files you upload and links each answer to the source. It can also turn them into an audio overview.
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- Price
- free tier
- Free tier
- Yes
- Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android
- Best for
- Everyday
- Checked
- Oct 14, 2026
Runner-upClaudeclaude.ai
Anthropic's assistant, strong at writing and analysis.
free tierChecked Oct 14, 2026
Best freeGemini Notebooknotebook.google.com
Google's research notebook grounded in your sources. Formerly NotebookLM (renamed July 2026).
free tierChecked Oct 14, 2026
Skip if…
Skip Gemini Notebook if you want a general chat that also reads files; Claude handles both.
No tested prompt for this use case yet.
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