ChatGPT vs. Gemini Notebook: data protection per plan
ChatGPT (9 plans) and Gemini Notebook (4 plans) side by side: DPA, training on inputs, hosting and data retention per plan, based on the providers’ public documents. Without rating.
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At a glance
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| Feature | ChatGPT | Gemini Notebook |
|---|---|---|
| Provider based in | According to the privacy policy | Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland |
| Plans recorded | 9 | 4 |
| Hosting | mixed: Free, Go, Plus, Pronot documented: Business, ChatGPT for TeachersEU option: Enterprise, Edu, API | mixed: Gemini Notebook Standard, Gemini Notebook in Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultranot documented: Gemini Notebook in Google WorkspaceEU option: Gemini Notebook Enterprise |
| Training on inputs | opt-out available: Free, Go, Plus, Prono: Business, ChatGPT for Teachers, Enterprise, Edu, API | no: all 4 plans |
| DPA | not documented: Free, Go, Plus, Pro, ChatGPT for Teachers, Eduyes: Business, Enterprise, API | no: Gemini Notebook Standard, Gemini Notebook in Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultrayes: Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace, Gemini Notebook Enterprise |
| As of | 18 Oct 2026 | 18 Oct 2026 |
Plans compared
Comparing: ChatGPT Business vs. Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace
| Feature | ChatGPTBusiness (formerly Team) | Gemini NotebookGemini Notebook in Google Workspace (Business Starter / Standard / Plus) |
|---|---|---|
| yes | yes | |
| Details: DPA available | yes: Enterprise privacy page: "we are able to execute a Data Processing Addendum (DPA) with customers for their use of ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, and the API"; concluded via the DPA form. OpenAI DPA (Effective 2026-01-01) published. Provider’s DPA | yes (as a core service under the Workspace contract including the Cloud Data Processing Addendum) Provider’s DPA |
| no | no | |
| Details: Training on inputs | Help Center: "By default, we don't use inputs or outputs from ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, or our API to improve our models." Enterprise privacy page: "We do not train our models on your data by default". Help Center (Business FAQ): "ChatGPT Business is governed by OpenAI Business Terms and the Enterprise Privacy commitments, and OpenAI does not train on your workspace data." | Workspace Privacy Hub: 'your uploads, queries and the model's responses in Gemini Notebook will not be reviewed by human reviewers, and will not otherwise be used to train generative AI models.' Help: no human review and no training even with thumbs up/down feedback. |
| not publicly documented | not publicly documented | |
| Details: Data residency | not publicly documented for Business: the residency page in the Help Center (as of 2026-10-18) names as eligible "Eligible API customers and new ChatGPT Enterprise/Edu customers" (q5), the business data page "Eligible ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, ChatGPT for Healthcare, and API platform customers" (q11); ChatGPT Business is not named in either. The pricing page lists data residency in ten regions only for the Enterprise plan. The sub-processor list (as of 2026-10-14) names processing locations for Business in the USA and other countries (including EU Member States), without a choice. | not publicly documented: Workspace Privacy Hub: 'Your organization's file sharing and data region settings do not apply to data in Gemini Notebook.' Workspace Admin Help 'Data covered by data regions': Data Regions are not supported for Gemini Notebook. The pages do not name a storage location. Sources added from Drive are stored as a copy with the Gemini Notebook data. |
| list available | list available | |
| Details: List published |
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| differs by plan | Enterprise privacy page: "Your workspace… | Workspace Privacy Hub: prompts and… |
| Details: Data retention | Enterprise privacy page: "Your workspace admins can control how long your data is retained. Any deleted or unsaved conversations are removed from our systems within 30 days, unless longer retention is required by law, or is reasonably necessary to protect our services or any third party from harm." | Workspace Privacy Hub: prompts and responses in Gemini Notebook 'Not retained after session ends'; uploaded files and notebooks follow section 6 (Data Deletion) of the Cloud Data Processing Addendum, users can delete them or export them via Takeout. CDPA sections 6.1/6.2: deletion within a maximum of 180 days after a deletion instruction or after the end of the contract (plus a recovery period of up to 30 days). |
| differs by plan | several tiers | Per user/month with monthly billing… |
| Details: Price | Standard seat €21 per user per month billed annually, €26 billed monthly; Premium seat (5x usage, no five-hour limit) €105 or €130 respectively (pricing page, de-DE rendered in the browser). Help Center: Standard USD 20 annually or USD 25 monthly, Premium USD 100 or USD 125 per user per month; "Prices listed here are in USD and may vary by country and currency". At least 2, at most 200 paid seats (as of 2026-10-18) | Per user/month with monthly billing, excl. taxes: Business Starter EUR 6.80; Business Standard EUR 13.60; Business Plus EUR 21.10; introductory discounts for new customers (Workspace pricing page, German version, as of 2026-10-18). Enterprise editions via sales. |
| yes | yes | |
| Details: AI features included | yes (Business workspace with workspace admin control of retention according to the Enterprise privacy page; feature scope not evaluated in the retrieved pricing text) | yes (Gemini Notebook as a Workspace core service; Business Starter with standard access, Business Standard and Plus with extended access and higher limits per edition) |
| 9 sources | 6 sources | |
| Details: Sources with retrieval date |
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Contract / DPA
- ChatGPT Businessyes
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspaceyes
- ChatGPT Business
yes: Enterprise privacy page: "we are able to execute a Data Processing Addendum (DPA) with customers for their use of ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, and the API"; concluded via the DPA form. OpenAI DPA (Effective 2026-01-01) published.
Provider’s DPAGemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspaceyes (as a core service under the Workspace contract including the Cloud Data Processing Addendum)
Provider’s DPA
Training
- ChatGPT Businessno
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspaceno
- ChatGPT Business
Help Center: "By default, we don't use inputs or outputs from ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, or our API to improve our models." Enterprise privacy page: "We do not train our models on your data by default". Help Center (Business FAQ): "ChatGPT Business is governed by OpenAI Business Terms and the Enterprise Privacy commitments, and OpenAI does not train on your workspace data."
Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google WorkspaceWorkspace Privacy Hub: 'your uploads, queries and the model's responses in Gemini Notebook will not be reviewed by human reviewers, and will not otherwise be used to train generative AI models.' Help: no human review and no training even with thumbs up/down feedback.
Hosting
- ChatGPT Businessnot publicly documented
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspacenot publicly documented
- ChatGPT Business
not publicly documented for Business: the residency page in the Help Center (as of 2026-10-18) names as eligible "Eligible API customers and new ChatGPT Enterprise/Edu customers" (q5), the business data page "Eligible ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, ChatGPT for Healthcare, and API platform customers" (q11); ChatGPT Business is not named in either. The pricing page lists data residency in ten regions only for the Enterprise plan. The sub-processor list (as of 2026-10-14) names processing locations for Business in the USA and other countries (including EU Member States), without a choice.
Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspacenot publicly documented: Workspace Privacy Hub: 'Your organization's file sharing and data region settings do not apply to data in Gemini Notebook.' Workspace Admin Help 'Data covered by data regions': Data Regions are not supported for Gemini Notebook. The pages do not name a storage location. Sources added from Drive are stored as a copy with the Gemini Notebook data.
Sub-processors
- ChatGPT Businesslist available
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspacelist available
- ChatGPT Business
- According to the list (as of 2026-10-14, applies to API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu, Business): OpenAI companies OpenAI, OpCo, LLC and OAI International, Inc. (USA), OpenAI Ireland Ltd. (Ireland), OpenAI UK Ltd., OpenAI Japan Ltd. (standard contractual clauses between group companies)
- Cloudflare, Ltd. (CDN; data centre closest to the end user; for requests to us.api.openai.com or eu.api.openai.com, TLS termination in the selected region via Cloudflare Regional Services; also web hosting for ChatGPT Sites in the USA for Enterprise, Edu, Business)
- Microsoft Corporation (cloud infrastructure; including Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, the UK, the USA and others)
- CoreWeave, Inc. (cloud infrastructure; Norway, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA)
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (cloud infrastructure; Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, the UK, the USA)
- Google Cloud Platform (cloud infrastructure; Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, the UK, the USA)
- Amazon Web Services, Inc. (cloud infrastructure; USA)
- Cerebras (cloud infrastructure; USA, Canada)
- Snowflake, Inc. (data warehousing; USA; for the API except with Zero Data Retention)
- TaskUs, LLC (customer support; for API and Business moderation of content; for Enterprise, Edu and Business moderation of GPTs; Philippines)
- Salesforce (customer support; including Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, the USA and others)
- Pylon Labs (customer support; USA; API, Enterprise, Edu only; at the customer's choice, premium support only)
- Accenture International Limited (customer support; for API/Business also moderation of content; USA, Canada, Philippines)
- Fivetran, Inc. (ETL; USA)
- Cinder Technologies, Inc. (platform for content or GPT moderation; USA; for API except where Zero Data Retention is used)
- WorkOS, Inc. (cross-domain identity management; USA; at the customer's choice; Enterprise, Edu, Business)
- Merge API, Inc. (infrastructure management, only with activated Connectors; including France, Ireland, Sweden, the UK, the USA and others; at the customer's choice)
Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace- Google Workspace Third-Party Subprocessors (applies to all Workspace core services, i.e. also Gemini Notebook): including Accenture, Cognizant, EPAM, Deloitte, GlobalLogic for technical support with processing in, among others, the US, India, Canada, Japan, Romania and Bulgaria
Retention
- differs by plan
- ChatGPT BusinessEnterprise privacy page: "Your workspace…
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google WorkspaceWorkspace Privacy Hub: prompts and…
- ChatGPT BusinessEnterprise privacy page: "Your workspace admins can control how long your data is retained. Any deleted or unsaved conversations are removed from our systems within 30 days, unless longer retention is required by law, or is reasonably necessary to protect our services or any third party from harm."Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google WorkspaceWorkspace Privacy Hub: prompts and responses in Gemini Notebook 'Not retained after session ends'; uploaded files and notebooks follow section 6 (Data Deletion) of the Cloud Data Processing Addendum, users can delete them or export them via Takeout. CDPA sections 6.1/6.2: deletion within a maximum of 180 days after a deletion instruction or after the end of the contract (plus a recovery period of up to 30 days).
Price
- differs by plan
- ChatGPT Businessseveral tiers
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google WorkspacePer user/month with monthly billing…
- ChatGPT Business
Standard seat €21 per user per month billed annually, €26 billed monthly; Premium seat (5x usage, no five-hour limit) €105 or €130 respectively (pricing page, de-DE rendered in the browser). Help Center: Standard USD 20 annually or USD 25 monthly, Premium USD 100 or USD 125 per user per month; "Prices listed here are in USD and may vary by country and currency". At least 2, at most 200 paid seats (as of 2026-10-18)
Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google WorkspacePer user/month with monthly billing, excl. taxes: Business Starter EUR 6.80; Business Standard EUR 13.60; Business Plus EUR 21.10; introductory discounts for new customers (Workspace pricing page, German version, as of 2026-10-18). Enterprise editions via sales.
- ChatGPT Businessyes
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspaceyes
- ChatGPT Business
yes (Business workspace with workspace admin control of retention according to the Enterprise privacy page; feature scope not evaluated in the retrieved pricing text)
Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspaceyes (Gemini Notebook as a Workspace core service; Business Starter with standard access, Business Standard and Plus with extended access and higher limits per edition)
Evidence
- ChatGPT Business9 sources
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace6 sources
- ChatGPT Business
- OpenAI Help Center: How your data is used to improve model performanceHelp Center, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Enterprise privacy at OpenAI (Updated 2026-01-08)Privacy notice/Trust, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- OpenAI Data Processing Addendum (Effective 2026-01-01, Updated 2025-12-01)DPA, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- OpenAI Sub-processor list (Last updated 2026-10-14)Sub-processor list, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- OpenAI Help Center: Data residency and inference residency for ChatGPTHelp Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- ChatGPT PricingPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- OpenAI Help Center: Deleting and archiving chats in ChatGPTHelp Center, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- OpenAI: Business data privacy, security, and compliancePrivacy notice/Trust, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- OpenAI Help Center: ChatGPT Business: General FAQHelp Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace- Use Gemini Notebook with a work or school Google account (Gemini Notebook Help)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Generative AI in Google Workspace Privacy Hub (Last updated October 6, 2026)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Google Workspace Data Regions: Data covered by data regionsDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Google Workspace pricing (German version, EUR)Pricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Cloud Data Processing Addendum (Last modified June 8, 2026)DPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Google Workspace Third-Party SubprocessorsSub-processor list, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
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| list availableall 9 plans | list availableall 4 plans | |
| Details: List published |
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| yesall 4 plans |
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| 17 sources | 17 sources | |
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Contract / DPA
- differs by tool
- ChatGPT
- not publicly documentedFree, Go, Plus, Pro, ChatGPT for Teachers, Edu (ChatGPT Edu)
- yesBusiness (formerly Team), Enterprise, API (OpenAI API Platform)
- Gemini Notebook
- noGemini Notebook Standard (personal Google Account), Gemini Notebook in Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (personal Google Account)
- yesGemini Notebook in Google Workspace (Business Starter / Standard / Plus), Gemini Notebook Enterprise (Google Cloud)
- ChatGPT
- Free
not publicly documented (the Enterprise privacy page mentions a DPA only for ChatGPT Business, Enterprise and API; Edu via Student Data Privacy Agreement)
- Go
not publicly documented (the Enterprise privacy page mentions a DPA only for ChatGPT Business, Enterprise and API; the Help Center article on Go refers on data protection only to the Privacy Policy, Terms of Use and Data Controls FAQ)
- Plus
not publicly documented (the Enterprise privacy page mentions a DPA only for ChatGPT Business, Enterprise and API; the Help Center article on Plus refers on data protection only to the Privacy Policy, Terms of Use and Data Controls FAQ)
- Pro
not publicly documented (the Enterprise privacy page mentions a DPA only for ChatGPT Business, Enterprise and API; Edu via Student Data Privacy Agreement)
- Business (formerly Team)
yes: Enterprise privacy page: "we are able to execute a Data Processing Addendum (DPA) with customers for their use of ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, and the API"; concluded via the DPA form. OpenAI DPA (Effective 2026-01-01) published.
Provider’s DPA - ChatGPT for Teachers
not publicly documented whether a DPA under Art. 28 GDPR can be concluded: Enterprise privacy page: "For ChatGPT Edu and for Teachers, we process your data pursuant to our Student Data Privacy Agreement." It covers ChatGPT For Teachers via the Education Terms and names only US law as "Privacy Laws" (FERPA, PPRA, supplemental state laws); the GDPR and Art. 28 are not mentioned. The offering is aimed only at US schools and school districts.
Provider’s DPA - Enterprise
yes: Enterprise privacy page: "we are able to execute a Data Processing Addendum (DPA) with customers for their use of ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, and the API"; concluded via the DPA form. OpenAI DPA (Effective 2026-01-01) published.
Provider’s DPA - Edu (ChatGPT Edu)
not publicly documented whether a DPA under Art. 28 GDPR can be concluded: Enterprise privacy page: "For ChatGPT Edu and for Teachers, we process your data pursuant to our Student Data Privacy Agreement." The Student Data Privacy Agreement is a contract between OpenAI, LLC and the customer; in it, OpenAI is considered a FERPA "School Official", and "Privacy Laws" covers only US federal and state law (FERPA, PPRA, supplemental state laws); the GDPR and Art. 28 are not mentioned. The Enterprise privacy page mentions the OpenAI DPA only for Business, Enterprise and API.
Provider’s DPA - API (OpenAI API Platform)
yes: Enterprise privacy page: "we are able to execute a Data Processing Addendum (DPA) with customers for their use of ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, and the API"; concluded via the DPA form. OpenAI DPA (Effective 2026-01-01) published.
Provider’s DPA
Gemini Notebook- Gemini Notebook Standard (personal Google Account)
no (the Google Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy apply; no DPA)
- Gemini Notebook in Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (personal Google Account)
no (the Google Terms of Service and the Google Privacy Policy apply; no DPA)
- Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace (Business Starter / Standard / Plus)
yes (as a core service under the Workspace contract including the Cloud Data Processing Addendum)
Provider’s DPA - Gemini Notebook Enterprise (Google Cloud)
yes (Generative AI Service under the Google Cloud contract; Cloud Data Processing Addendum)
Provider’s DPA
- Free
Training
- differs by tool
- ChatGPT
- opt-out availableFree, Go, Plus, Pro
- noBusiness (formerly Team), ChatGPT for Teachers, Enterprise, Edu (ChatGPT Edu), API (OpenAI API Platform)
- Gemini Notebooknoall 4 plans
- ChatGPT
- Free
Help Center (section Services for individuals): "When you use our services for individuals (Free, Plus, Pro), we may use your content to train our models. You can choose whether your conversations help improve our models. To opt out, turn off Improve the model for everyone under Settings > Data controls in ChatGPT, or select Do not train on my content in our Privacy Portal." Temporary chats: "are not used to improve OpenAI models while they remain temporary". Feedback exception: "If you choose to provide feedback, the entire conversation associated with that feedback may be used to train our models."
- Go
Help Center (section Services for individuals): "When you use our services for individuals (Free, Plus, Pro), we may use your content to train our models. You can choose whether your conversations help improve our models. To opt out, turn off Improve the model for everyone under Settings > Data controls in ChatGPT, or select Do not train on my content in our Privacy Portal." Temporary chats: "are not used to improve OpenAI models while they remain temporary". Feedback exception: "If you choose to provide feedback, the entire conversation associated with that feedback may be used to train our models." Help Center article on Go: "OpenAI may use conversations to improve model performance and safety. You can opt out of having your data used for training at any time."
- Plus
Help Center (section Services for individuals): "When you use our services for individuals (Free, Plus, Pro), we may use your content to train our models. You can choose whether your conversations help improve our models. To opt out, turn off Improve the model for everyone under Settings > Data controls in ChatGPT, or select Do not train on my content in our Privacy Portal." Temporary chats: "are not used to improve OpenAI models while they remain temporary". Feedback exception: "If you choose to provide feedback, the entire conversation associated with that feedback may be used to train our models."
- Pro
Help Center (section Services for individuals): "When you use our services for individuals (Free, Plus, Pro), we may use your content to train our models. You can choose whether your conversations help improve our models. To opt out, turn off Improve the model for everyone under Settings > Data controls in ChatGPT, or select Do not train on my content in our Privacy Portal." Temporary chats: "are not used to improve OpenAI models while they remain temporary". Feedback exception: "If you choose to provide feedback, the entire conversation associated with that feedback may be used to train our models."
- Business (formerly Team)
Help Center: "By default, we don't use inputs or outputs from ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, or our API to improve our models." Enterprise privacy page: "We do not train our models on your data by default". Help Center (Business FAQ): "ChatGPT Business is governed by OpenAI Business Terms and the Enterprise Privacy commitments, and OpenAI does not train on your workspace data."
- ChatGPT for Teachers
Help Center: "As with other Business customers, information shared with ChatGPT for Teachers is not used to train our models by default." In addition: "we may use automated systems to classify content for safety and quality."
- Enterprise
Help Center: "By default, we don't use inputs or outputs from ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, or our API to improve our models." Enterprise privacy page: "We do not train our models on your data by default".
- Edu (ChatGPT Edu)
Help Center: "By default, we don't use inputs or outputs from ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, or our API to improve our models." Enterprise privacy page: "We do not train our models on your data by default".
- API (OpenAI API Platform)
Help Center: "By default, we don't use inputs or outputs from ChatGPT Business, ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, or our API to improve our models." Enterprise privacy page: "We do not train our models on your data by default". API documentation: "data sent to the OpenAI API is not used to train or improve OpenAI models (unless you explicitly opt in to share data with us)". API organisation owners can enable data sharing (Help Center); only then can members share feedback and the current Playground chat.
Gemini Notebook- Gemini Notebook Standard (personal Google Account)
Help 'Privacy and Terms of Use': 'The content in Gemini Notebook will not be used to directly train our foundational AI models, unless you choose to provide feedback.' With thumbs up/down feedback, prompts, sources, uploads and outputs are reviewed by trained teams and used to improve products and machine-learning technologies. Data that Gemini Notebook shares with other Google services (e.g. the Gemini app) is used according to their notices, 'including for product improvement'.
- Gemini Notebook in Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (personal Google Account)
Plans page: 'Your data is protected, and is not used to train Gemini Notebook unless you provide feedback.' With feedback, the full context (queries, uploads, responses) may be reviewed. Help 'Privacy and Terms of Use': no direct use for training the foundational models without feedback; data shared with other Google services is used according to their notices, including for product improvement.
- Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace (Business Starter / Standard / Plus)
Workspace Privacy Hub: 'your uploads, queries and the model's responses in Gemini Notebook will not be reviewed by human reviewers, and will not otherwise be used to train generative AI models.' Help: no human review and no training even with thumbs up/down feedback.
- Gemini Notebook Enterprise (Google Cloud)
Plans page (Upgrading via Google Cloud): 'all files, chats and model outputs won't be reviewed by human reviewers or used to improve generative AI models.'
- Free
Hosting
- ChatGPT
- mixedFree, Go, Plus, Pro
- not publicly documentedBusiness (formerly Team), ChatGPT for Teachers
- EU optionEnterprise, Edu (ChatGPT Edu), API (OpenAI API Platform)
- Gemini Notebook
- mixedGemini Notebook Standard (personal Google Account), Gemini Notebook in Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (personal Google Account)
- not publicly documentedGemini Notebook in Google Workspace (Business Starter / Standard / Plus)
- EU optionGemini Notebook Enterprise (Google Cloud)
- ChatGPT
- Free
Privacy policy (Europe, 2026-08-24), section 10: "OpenAI processes your Personal Data on servers located outside of the EEA, Switzerland and the UK ... This includes processing and storing your Personal Data in our facilities and servers in the United States or in countries or territories where our affiliates and partners or our vendors and service providers are located." Pricing page: row "Data residency in US, EU, UK, JP, CA, KR, SG, IN, AU, UAE" = No for Free, Go, Plus, Pro.
- Go
Privacy policy (Europe, 2026-08-24), section 10: "OpenAI processes your Personal Data on servers located outside of the EEA, Switzerland and the UK ... This includes processing and storing your Personal Data in our facilities and servers in the United States or in countries or territories where our affiliates and partners or our vendors and service providers are located." Pricing page: row "Data residency in US, EU, UK, JP, CA, KR, SG, IN, AU, UAE" = No for Free, Go, Plus, Pro.
- Plus
Privacy policy (Europe, 2026-08-24), section 10: "OpenAI processes your Personal Data on servers located outside of the EEA, Switzerland and the UK ... This includes processing and storing your Personal Data in our facilities and servers in the United States or in countries or territories where our affiliates and partners or our vendors and service providers are located." Pricing page: row "Data residency in US, EU, UK, JP, CA, KR, SG, IN, AU, UAE" = No for Free, Go, Plus, Pro.
- Pro
Privacy policy (Europe, 2026-08-24), section 10: "OpenAI processes your Personal Data on servers located outside of the EEA, Switzerland and the UK ... This includes processing and storing your Personal Data in our facilities and servers in the United States or in countries or territories where our affiliates and partners or our vendors and service providers are located." Pricing page: row "Data residency in US, EU, UK, JP, CA, KR, SG, IN, AU, UAE" = No for Free, Go, Plus, Pro.
- Business (formerly Team)
not publicly documented for Business: the residency page in the Help Center (as of 2026-10-18) names as eligible "Eligible API customers and new ChatGPT Enterprise/Edu customers" (q5), the business data page "Eligible ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Edu, ChatGPT for Healthcare, and API platform customers" (q11); ChatGPT Business is not named in either. The pricing page lists data residency in ten regions only for the Enterprise plan. The sub-processor list (as of 2026-10-14) names processing locations for Business in the USA and other countries (including EU Member States), without a choice.
- ChatGPT for Teachers
not publicly documented: the Help Center refers to sales for data residency and EKM ("You require advanced enterprise features (for example, data residency or EKM)"); the residency page does not name Teachers.
- Enterprise
Help Center Data residency (as of 2026-10-18): "Eligible API customers and new ChatGPT Enterprise/Edu customers can choose to have in-scope customer content stored at rest in supported countries." Regions: Australia, Canada, Europe (EEA + Switzerland), India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, UAE, UK, USA. Inference residency (GPU execution in the region) only for Europe (EEA + Switzerland), USA and UAE, and only with data residency activated in the same region. In scope: Memory, Code Interpreter/Data Analysis artefacts, conversations (text, image, voice), Custom GPTs, files, image generation inputs/outputs, incl. backups/replicas; new features only if listed. Outside the region, data from external integrations (Apps & MCP, Web Search), transient processing steps, workspace metadata and name, billing information and logins, among others, may be stored ("Certain categories of data may be stored outside the chosen data region"); CPU processing such as authentication, routing and analytics may run outside the region. Applies to newly provisioned workspaces; eligibility via sales; at no additional cost for Enterprise and Education.
- Edu (ChatGPT Edu)
Help Center Data residency (as of 2026-10-18): "new ChatGPT Enterprise/Edu customers can choose to have in-scope customer content stored at rest in supported countries"; Europe (EEA + Switzerland) is a supported region; inference residency for Enterprise/Edu with data residency activated (Europe, USA, UAE). Exceptions as for Enterprise (including external integrations, workspace metadata, billing information, logins). Eligibility via sales; at no additional cost for Education.
- API (OpenAI API Platform)
Help Center Data residency: "Eligible API customers ... can choose to have in-scope customer content stored at rest in supported countries". API documentation (Data controls, as of 2026-10-18): data residency is a project setting; "Contact our sales team to see if you're eligible for using data residency controls." Regions with their own endpoints: USA, Europe (EEA + Switzerland, eu.api.openai.com), Australia, Canada, Japan, India, Singapore, South Korea, UK, UAE; inference in the region only for the USA, Europe and the UAE, the other regions storage only; all regions except the USA require Modified Abuse Monitoring or Zero Data Retention. System data (account data, metadata, usage data without customer content) may be processed and stored outside the region. For models released from 2026-03-05, a 10% uplift applies on residency endpoints.
Gemini Notebook- Gemini Notebook Standard (personal Google Account)
Gemini Notebook Enterprise documentation (comparison table): with the personal Gemini Notebook, users cannot specify data residency ('Users can't specify'). Google LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (Google Privacy Policy, Data transfer frameworks). Google Privacy Policy (Data transfer frameworks): 'We maintain servers around the world and your information may be processed on servers located outside of the country where you live.' A storage location specific to Gemini Notebook is not documented.
- Gemini Notebook in Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (personal Google Account)
As Standard: data residency cannot be selected for personal accounts (Enterprise documentation); Google LLC certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. Google Privacy Policy (Data transfer frameworks): 'We maintain servers around the world and your information may be processed on servers located outside of the country where you live.' A storage location specific to Gemini Notebook is not documented.
- Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace (Business Starter / Standard / Plus)
not publicly documented: Workspace Privacy Hub: 'Your organization's file sharing and data region settings do not apply to data in Gemini Notebook.' Workspace Admin Help 'Data covered by data regions': Data Regions are not supported for Gemini Notebook. The pages do not name a storage location. Sources added from Drive are stored as a copy with the Gemini Notebook data.
- Gemini Notebook Enterprise (Google Cloud)
Enterprise documentation: data stays in the customer's Google Cloud project; Gemini Notebook Enterprise is available in the 'eu' and 'us' multi-regions and 'global', with data residency commitments for storage (at rest) and ML processing depending on the location; for data in the EU, licences from an 'eu' subscription are required. Google recommends 'global' if there are no regulatory reasons for a region.
- Free
Sub-processors
- ChatGPTlist availableall 9 plans
- Gemini Notebooklist availableall 4 plans
- ChatGPT
- Free
- not publicly documented for consumer plans (the sub-processor list, as of 2026-10-14, names API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu and Business as its scope; for Plus and Pro it states only for ChatGPT Sites that the listed sub-processors may provide web hosting, infrastructure, moderation and support; reference: https://openai.com/policies/sub-processor-list/)
- Go
- not publicly documented for consumer plans (the sub-processor list, as of 2026-10-14, names API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu and Business as its scope; for Plus and Pro it states only for ChatGPT Sites that the listed sub-processors may provide web hosting, infrastructure, moderation and support; reference: https://openai.com/policies/sub-processor-list/)
- Plus
- not publicly documented for consumer plans (the sub-processor list, as of 2026-10-14, names API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu and Business as its scope; for Plus and Pro it states only for ChatGPT Sites that the listed sub-processors may provide web hosting, infrastructure, moderation and support; reference: https://openai.com/policies/sub-processor-list/)
- Pro
- not publicly documented for consumer plans (the sub-processor list, as of 2026-10-14, names API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu and Business as its scope; for Plus and Pro it states only for ChatGPT Sites that the listed sub-processors may provide web hosting, infrastructure, moderation and support; reference: https://openai.com/policies/sub-processor-list/)
- Business (formerly Team)
- According to the list (as of 2026-10-14, applies to API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu, Business): OpenAI companies OpenAI, OpCo, LLC and OAI International, Inc. (USA), OpenAI Ireland Ltd. (Ireland), OpenAI UK Ltd., OpenAI Japan Ltd. (standard contractual clauses between group companies)
- Cloudflare, Ltd. (CDN; data centre closest to the end user; for requests to us.api.openai.com or eu.api.openai.com, TLS termination in the selected region via Cloudflare Regional Services; also web hosting for ChatGPT Sites in the USA for Enterprise, Edu, Business)
- Microsoft Corporation (cloud infrastructure; including Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, the UK, the USA and others)
- CoreWeave, Inc. (cloud infrastructure; Norway, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA)
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (cloud infrastructure; Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, the UK, the USA)
- Google Cloud Platform (cloud infrastructure; Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, the UK, the USA)
- Amazon Web Services, Inc. (cloud infrastructure; USA)
- Cerebras (cloud infrastructure; USA, Canada)
- Snowflake, Inc. (data warehousing; USA; for the API except with Zero Data Retention)
- TaskUs, LLC (customer support; for API and Business moderation of content; for Enterprise, Edu and Business moderation of GPTs; Philippines)
- Salesforce (customer support; including Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, the USA and others)
- Pylon Labs (customer support; USA; API, Enterprise, Edu only; at the customer's choice, premium support only)
- Accenture International Limited (customer support; for API/Business also moderation of content; USA, Canada, Philippines)
- Fivetran, Inc. (ETL; USA)
- Cinder Technologies, Inc. (platform for content or GPT moderation; USA; for API except where Zero Data Retention is used)
- WorkOS, Inc. (cross-domain identity management; USA; at the customer's choice; Enterprise, Edu, Business)
- Merge API, Inc. (infrastructure management, only with activated Connectors; including France, Ireland, Sweden, the UK, the USA and others; at the customer's choice)
- ChatGPT for Teachers
- not publicly documented (the sub-processor list, as of 2026-10-14, does not name ChatGPT for Teachers; according to the Help Center, authorised employees and "specialized third-party contractors" have access to stored conversations to review for abuse)
- Enterprise
- According to the list (as of 2026-10-14, applies to API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu, Business): OpenAI companies OpenAI, OpCo, LLC and OAI International, Inc. (USA), OpenAI Ireland Ltd. (Ireland), OpenAI UK Ltd., OpenAI Japan Ltd. (standard contractual clauses between group companies)
- Cloudflare, Ltd. (CDN; data centre closest to the end user; for requests to us.api.openai.com or eu.api.openai.com, TLS termination in the selected region via Cloudflare Regional Services; also web hosting for ChatGPT Sites in the USA for Enterprise, Edu, Business)
- Microsoft Corporation (cloud infrastructure; including Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, the UK, the USA and others)
- CoreWeave, Inc. (cloud infrastructure; Norway, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA)
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (cloud infrastructure; Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, the UK, the USA)
- Google Cloud Platform (cloud infrastructure; Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, the UK, the USA)
- Amazon Web Services, Inc. (cloud infrastructure; USA)
- Cerebras (cloud infrastructure; USA, Canada)
- Snowflake, Inc. (data warehousing; USA; for the API except with Zero Data Retention)
- TaskUs, LLC (customer support; for API and Business moderation of content; for Enterprise, Edu and Business moderation of GPTs; Philippines)
- Salesforce (customer support; including Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, the USA and others)
- Pylon Labs (customer support; USA; API, Enterprise, Edu only; at the customer's choice, premium support only)
- Accenture International Limited (customer support; for API/Business also moderation of content; USA, Canada, Philippines)
- Fivetran, Inc. (ETL; USA)
- Cinder Technologies, Inc. (platform for content or GPT moderation; USA; for API except where Zero Data Retention is used)
- WorkOS, Inc. (cross-domain identity management; USA; at the customer's choice; Enterprise, Edu, Business)
- Merge API, Inc. (infrastructure management, only with activated Connectors; including France, Ireland, Sweden, the UK, the USA and others; at the customer's choice)
- Edu (ChatGPT Edu)
- According to the list (as of 2026-10-14, applies to API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu, Business): OpenAI companies OpenAI, OpCo, LLC and OAI International, Inc. (USA), OpenAI Ireland Ltd. (Ireland), OpenAI UK Ltd., OpenAI Japan Ltd. (standard contractual clauses between group companies)
- Cloudflare, Ltd. (CDN; data centre closest to the end user; for requests to us.api.openai.com or eu.api.openai.com, TLS termination in the selected region via Cloudflare Regional Services; also web hosting for ChatGPT Sites in the USA for Enterprise, Edu, Business)
- Microsoft Corporation (cloud infrastructure; including Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, the UK, the USA and others)
- CoreWeave, Inc. (cloud infrastructure; Norway, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA)
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (cloud infrastructure; Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, the UK, the USA)
- Google Cloud Platform (cloud infrastructure; Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, the UK, the USA)
- Amazon Web Services, Inc. (cloud infrastructure; USA)
- Cerebras (cloud infrastructure; USA, Canada)
- Snowflake, Inc. (data warehousing; USA; for the API except with Zero Data Retention)
- TaskUs, LLC (customer support; for API and Business moderation of content; for Enterprise, Edu and Business moderation of GPTs; Philippines)
- Salesforce (customer support; including Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, the USA and others)
- Pylon Labs (customer support; USA; API, Enterprise, Edu only; at the customer's choice, premium support only)
- Accenture International Limited (customer support; for API/Business also moderation of content; USA, Canada, Philippines)
- Fivetran, Inc. (ETL; USA)
- Cinder Technologies, Inc. (platform for content or GPT moderation; USA; for API except where Zero Data Retention is used)
- WorkOS, Inc. (cross-domain identity management; USA; at the customer's choice; Enterprise, Edu, Business)
- Merge API, Inc. (infrastructure management, only with activated Connectors; including France, Ireland, Sweden, the UK, the USA and others; at the customer's choice)
- API (OpenAI API Platform)
- According to the list (as of 2026-10-14, applies to API, ChatGPT Enterprise, Edu, Business): OpenAI companies OpenAI, OpCo, LLC and OAI International, Inc. (USA), OpenAI Ireland Ltd. (Ireland), OpenAI UK Ltd., OpenAI Japan Ltd. (standard contractual clauses between group companies)
- Cloudflare, Ltd. (CDN; data centre closest to the end user; for requests to us.api.openai.com or eu.api.openai.com, TLS termination in the selected region via Cloudflare Regional Services; also web hosting for ChatGPT Sites in the USA for Enterprise, Edu, Business)
- Microsoft Corporation (cloud infrastructure; including Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain, the UK, the USA and others)
- CoreWeave, Inc. (cloud infrastructure; Norway, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA)
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (cloud infrastructure; Brazil, Japan, Malaysia, the Netherlands, the UK, the USA)
- Google Cloud Platform (cloud infrastructure; Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, the UK, the USA)
- Amazon Web Services, Inc. (cloud infrastructure; USA)
- Cerebras (cloud infrastructure; USA, Canada)
- Snowflake, Inc. (data warehousing; USA; for the API except with Zero Data Retention)
- TaskUs, LLC (customer support; for API and Business moderation of content; for Enterprise, Edu and Business moderation of GPTs; Philippines)
- Salesforce (customer support; including Germany, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, the USA and others)
- Pylon Labs (customer support; USA; API, Enterprise, Edu only; at the customer's choice, premium support only)
- Accenture International Limited (customer support; for API/Business also moderation of content; USA, Canada, Philippines)
- Fivetran, Inc. (ETL; USA)
- Cinder Technologies, Inc. (platform for content or GPT moderation; USA; for API except where Zero Data Retention is used)
- WorkOS, Inc. (cross-domain identity management; USA; at the customer's choice; Enterprise, Edu, Business)
- Merge API, Inc. (infrastructure management, only with activated Connectors; including France, Ireland, Sweden, the UK, the USA and others; at the customer's choice)
Gemini Notebook- Gemini Notebook Standard (personal Google Account)
- not publicly documented (no sub-processor list for consumer services; feedback is reviewed by 'specially trained teams')
- Gemini Notebook in Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (personal Google Account)
- not publicly documented (no sub-processor list for consumer services)
- Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace (Business Starter / Standard / Plus)
- Google Workspace Third-Party Subprocessors (applies to all Workspace core services, i.e. also Gemini Notebook): including Accenture, Cognizant, EPAM, Deloitte, GlobalLogic for technical support with processing in, among others, the US, India, Canada, Japan, Romania and Bulgaria
- Gemini Notebook Enterprise (Google Cloud)
- Google Cloud Subprocessors list (for Google Cloud services; an allocation specific to Gemini Notebook is not shown there)
- Free
Retention
- differs by tool
- ChatGPT
- Chats remain stored until deletedFree, Go, Plus, Pro
- Enterprise privacy page: "Your workspace…Business (formerly Team)
- not publicly documentedChatGPT for Teachers
- Enterprise privacy pageEnterprise, Edu (ChatGPT Edu)
- API documentationAPI (OpenAI API Platform)
- Gemini Notebook
- not publicly documentedGemini Notebook Standard (personal Google Account), Gemini Notebook in Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (personal Google Account), Gemini Notebook Enterprise (Google Cloud)
- Workspace Privacy Hub: prompts and…Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace (Business Starter / Standard / Plus)
- ChatGPT
- FreeChats remain stored until deleted; deleted chats are removed from the account view immediately and scheduled for permanent deletion "within 30 days", unless already de-identified or required to be retained longer for security reasons/legal obligations (Help Center). Privacy policy (Europe, 2026-08-24): personalised advertising is mentioned for Free and Go users ("personalise the ads you see on our Services").
- GoChats remain stored until deleted; deleted chats are removed from the account view immediately and scheduled for permanent deletion "within 30 days", unless already de-identified or required to be retained longer for security reasons/legal obligations (Help Center). Privacy policy (Europe, 2026-08-24): personalised advertising is mentioned for Free and Go users.
- PlusChats remain stored until deleted; deleted chats are removed from the account view immediately and scheduled for permanent deletion "within 30 days", unless already de-identified or required to be retained longer for security reasons/legal obligations (Help Center).
- ProChats remain stored until deleted; deleted chats are removed from the account view immediately and scheduled for permanent deletion "within 30 days", unless already de-identified or required to be retained longer for security reasons/legal obligations (Help Center).
- Business (formerly Team)Enterprise privacy page: "Your workspace admins can control how long your data is retained. Any deleted or unsaved conversations are removed from our systems within 30 days, unless longer retention is required by law, or is reasonably necessary to protect our services or any third party from harm."
- ChatGPT for Teachersnot publicly documentedthe Help Center article on ChatGPT for Teachers states no retention period
- EnterpriseEnterprise privacy page (FAQ Enterprise, Edu, Healthcare): "Your workspace admins control how long your data is retained. Any deleted conversations are removed from our systems within 30 days, unless we are legally required to retain them."
- Edu (ChatGPT Edu)Enterprise privacy page (FAQ Enterprise, Edu, Healthcare): "Your workspace admins control how long your data is retained. Any deleted conversations are removed from our systems within 30 days, unless we are legally required to retain them."
- API (OpenAI API Platform)API documentation (Data controls, as of 2026-10-18): abuse monitoring logs, which may contain prompts and responses, are by default "retained for up to 30 days, unless longer retention is required by law, or is reasonably necessary to protect our services or any third party from harm". Zero Data Retention and Modified Abuse Monitoring "are subject to prior approval by OpenAI and acceptance of additional requirements" and can be set per organisation or project. Some endpoints additionally store application state; endpoints not eligible for ZDR may store it even with Zero Data Retention enabled. Enterprise privacy page: API inputs and outputs are removed after 30 days unless there is a legal obligation to retain them.
Gemini Notebook- Gemini Notebook Standard (personal Google Account)not publicly documentedfor sources, notebooks and chats in the personal account (users can delete notes; deleted notes cannot be recovered). Reviewed feedback including content is retained for up to 3 years, disconnected from the Google Account.
- Gemini Notebook in Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (personal Google Account)not publicly documentedfor sources, notebooks and chats in the personal account. Reviewed feedback including content is retained for up to 3 years, disconnected from the Google Account.
- Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace (Business Starter / Standard / Plus)Workspace Privacy Hub: prompts and responses in Gemini Notebook 'Not retained after session ends'; uploaded files and notebooks follow section 6 (Data Deletion) of the Cloud Data Processing Addendum, users can delete them or export them via Takeout. CDPA sections 6.1/6.2: deletion within a maximum of 180 days after a deletion instruction or after the end of the contract (plus a recovery period of up to 30 days).
- Gemini Notebook Enterprise (Google Cloud)not publicly documentedas a product-specific period; data is held in the customer's Cloud project. CDPA sections 6.1/6.2: deletion within a maximum of 180 days after a deletion instruction or after the end of the contract (plus a recovery period of up to 30 days).
Price
- differs by tool
- ChatGPT
- 0 EUR/moFree
- 8 EUR/moGo
- 23 EUR/moPlus
- 100 USD… (further prices in the details)Pro
- several tiersBusiness (formerly Team)
- freeChatGPT for Teachers
- customEnterprise
- not publicly documentedEdu (ChatGPT Edu), API (OpenAI API Platform)
- Gemini Notebook
- 0 EURGemini Notebook Standard (personal Google Account)
- several tiersGemini Notebook in Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (personal Google Account)
- Per user/month with monthly billing…Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace (Business Starter / Standard / Plus)
- 9 USD/user/moGemini Notebook Enterprise (Google Cloud)
- ChatGPT
- Free
€0 per month (pricing page, de-DE rendered in the browser; according to the FAQ, Free is available to everyone) (as of 2026-10-18)
- Go
€8 per month (pricing page, de-DE rendered in the browser; no statement whether incl. VAT). Help Center: purchases in USD, local-currency billing only in some countries; monthly billing only, no annual plan; no USD amount is stated there (as of 2026-10-18)
- Plus
€23 per month (pricing page, de-DE rendered in the browser; no statement whether incl. VAT). Help Center: "$20/month (billed monthly)"; no annual plan (as of 2026-10-18)
- Pro
Pro 100: USD 100, Pro 200: USD 200, Pro 500: USD 500 per month (Help Center; Ultrafast models only in Pro 500; monthly billing only, no annual plan). Pricing page, de-DE rendered in the browser: from €103 per month; euro amounts for Pro 200 and Pro 500 are not shown there (as of 2026-10-18)
- Business (formerly Team)
Standard seat €21 per user per month billed annually, €26 billed monthly; Premium seat (5x usage, no five-hour limit) €105 or €130 respectively (pricing page, de-DE rendered in the browser). Help Center: Standard USD 20 annually or USD 25 monthly, Premium USD 100 or USD 125 per user per month; "Prices listed here are in USD and may vary by country and currency". At least 2, at most 200 paid seats (as of 2026-10-18)
- ChatGPT for Teachers
free for verified US K–12 teachers until June 2028 (Help Center, as of 2026-10-18); pricing possible thereafter with advance notice. The FAQ on the pricing page (de-DE) states June 2027 instead.
- Enterprise
Price on request (pricing page: custom pricing via sales; annual plan; billing by credits or by tokens available) (as of 2026-10-18)
- Edu (ChatGPT Edu)
not publicly documented (the pricing page describes ChatGPT Edu as a low-cost plan for universities, without an amount; contact via sales) (as of 2026-10-18)
- API (OpenAI API Platform)
Price not publicly documented (usage-based API prices not evaluated from a primary source)
Gemini Notebook- Gemini Notebook Standard (personal Google Account)
EUR 0 with a Google Account (subscriptions page gemini.google, German version)
- Gemini Notebook in Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (personal Google Account)
Google AI Plus EUR 4.99/month; Google AI Pro EUR 21.99/month; Google AI Ultra EUR 99.99/month (5x the limits of AI Pro) or EUR 219.99/month (20x) (subscriptions page gemini.google, German version, as of 2026-10-18); Gemini Notebook is included in the subscriptions
- Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace (Business Starter / Standard / Plus)
Per user/month with monthly billing, excl. taxes: Business Starter EUR 6.80; Business Standard EUR 13.60; Business Plus EUR 21.10; introductory discounts for new customers (Workspace pricing page, German version, as of 2026-10-18). Enterprise editions via sales.
- Gemini Notebook Enterprise (Google Cloud)
USD 9 per licence per month, minimum 15 licences, 30-day trial (Google Cloud product page); monthly or annual subscriptions, up to 5,000 licences per subscription (licensing documentation; the documentation states a 14-day trial)
- Free
- differs by tool
- ChatGPT
- yesFree, Go, Plus, Pro, Business (formerly Team), ChatGPT for Teachers, Enterprise, Edu (ChatGPT Edu)
- APIAPI (OpenAI API Platform)
- Gemini Notebookyesall 4 plans
- ChatGPT
- Free
yes (according to the pricing page: unlimited text chats with GPT-6, limited uploads, image creation, voice chats)
- Go
yes (Free plus more messages with tools, uploads, image creation, voice chats, longer Memory; according to the pricing page "This plan may include ads")
- Plus
yes (Go plus advanced GPT-6 reasoning models, more messages/uploads, Deep Research, Projects, Codex, ChatGPT Work)
- Pro
yes (Plus plus three usage tiers, Pro reasoning with GPT-6 Astra, Codex/Work sessions, Dot, maximum Deep Research)
- Business (formerly Team)
yes (Business workspace with workspace admin control of retention according to the Enterprise privacy page; feature scope not evaluated in the retrieved pricing text)
- ChatGPT for Teachers
yes (according to the Help Center, a self-serve workspace for verified US K–12 teachers and school staff, not for students; including file uploads, deep research, voice mode, image generation, memory, Custom GPTs, admin features with SSO and RBAC)
- Enterprise
yes (according to Enterprise Privacy: SAML SSO, Compliance API/audit logs, RBAC, data residency)
- Edu (ChatGPT Edu)
yes (according to the Enterprise privacy page part of the business products; feature scope not evaluated in the retrieved page text)
- API (OpenAI API Platform)
API (models via Platform); feature scope not the subject of this entry
Gemini Notebook- Gemini Notebook Standard (personal Google Account)
yes (notebooks with own sources, chat, audio and video overviews, mind maps, reports, flashcards, infographics, slides; 100 notebooks and 50 sources per notebook)
- Gemini Notebook in Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra (personal Google Account)
yes (as Standard with higher limits and premium features: Plus 200 notebooks/100 sources, Pro 500/300, Ultra 500/500 or 600; earlier access to features, advanced sharing, with Pro/Ultra removal of the visible watermark)
- Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace (Business Starter / Standard / Plus)
yes (Gemini Notebook as a Workspace core service; Business Starter with standard access, Business Standard and Plus with extended access and higher limits per edition)
- Gemini Notebook Enterprise (Google Cloud)
yes (Gemini Notebook with at least the same limits as the consumer version, additionally DOCX/PPTX/XLSX sources, sign-in via Cloud Identity or external IdP, VPC Service Controls, IAM, CMEK, audit logs, API)
- Free
Evidence
- ChatGPT17 sources
- Gemini Notebook17 sources
- ChatGPT
- OpenAI Help Center: How your data is used to improve model performanceHelp Center, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Enterprise privacy at OpenAI (Updated 2026-01-08)Privacy notice/Trust, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- OpenAI Data Processing Addendum (Effective 2026-01-01, Updated 2025-12-01)DPA, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- OpenAI Sub-processor list (Last updated 2026-10-14)Sub-processor list, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- OpenAI Help Center: Data residency and inference residency for ChatGPTHelp Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- ChatGPT PricingPricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- OpenAI Help Center: Deleting and archiving chats in ChatGPTHelp Center, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Security and privacy at OpenAITrust/Security, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- OpenAI Europe privacy policy (Updated 2026-08-24)Privacy notice, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- OpenAI: Business data privacy, security, and compliancePrivacy notice/Trust, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- OpenAI Help Center: What is ChatGPT Plus?Help Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- OpenAI Help Center: About ChatGPT Pro tiersHelp Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- OpenAI Help Center: What is ChatGPT Go?Help Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- OpenAI Help Center: ChatGPT Business: General FAQHelp Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- OpenAI Help Center: ChatGPT for TeachersHelp Center, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- OpenAI Student Data Privacy AgreementDPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- OpenAI API docs: Data controls in the OpenAI platformDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
Gemini Notebook- Privacy and Terms of Use in Gemini Notebook (Gemini Notebook Help)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Learn about Gemini Notebook's plans (Gemini Notebook Help)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- What is Gemini Notebook Enterprise? (Google Cloud Documentation)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Frequently asked questions (Gemini Notebook Help)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Use Gemini Notebook with a work or school Google account (Gemini Notebook Help)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Generative AI in Google Workspace Privacy Hub (Last updated October 6, 2026)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Google Workspace Data Regions: Data covered by data regionsDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Google Workspace pricing (German version, EUR)Pricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Google AI plans / Gemini Subscriptions (German version, EUR)Pricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Google Terms of Service (Effective July 30, 2026)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Cloud Data Processing Addendum (Last modified June 8, 2026)DPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Google Workspace Third-Party SubprocessorsSub-processor list, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data residency for Gemini Enterprise Standard and Plus Editions and Gemini Notebook EnterpriseDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Google Privacy Policy: Data transfer frameworksPrivacy policy, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Gemini Notebook Enterprise (Google Cloud product page)Pricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Google Cloud SubprocessorsSub-processor list, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Get licenses for Gemini Notebook EnterpriseDocumentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
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