Gemini Notebook vs. Perplexity: data protection per plan
Gemini Notebook (4 plans) and Perplexity (5 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 | Gemini Notebook | Perplexity |
|---|---|---|
| Provider based in | Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland | San Francisco, CA, USA: Perplexity AI, Inc., 2261 Market Street, Ste. 14441, San Francisco, CA 94114 |
| Plans recorded | 4 | 5 |
| Hosting | mixed: Gemini Notebook Standard, Gemini Notebook in Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultranot documented: Gemini Notebook in Google WorkspaceEU option: Gemini Notebook Enterprise | not documented: all 5 plans |
| Training on inputs | no: all 4 plans | opt-out available: Free, Pro, Maxno: Enterprise Pro, Enterprise Max |
| DPA | no: Gemini Notebook Standard, Gemini Notebook in Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultrayes: Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace, Gemini Notebook Enterprise | no: Free, Pro, Maxyes: Enterprise Pro, Enterprise Max |
| As of | 18 Oct 2026 | 18 Oct 2026 |
Plans compared
Comparing: Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace vs. Perplexity Enterprise Pro
| Feature | Gemini NotebookGemini Notebook in Google Workspace (Business Starter / Standard / Plus) | PerplexityEnterprise Pro |
|---|---|---|
| yes | yes | |
| Details: DPA available | yes (as a core service under the Workspace contract including the Cloud Data Processing Addendum) Provider’s DPA | yes (DPA forms part of the Enterprise Terms by reference, section 5.1) Provider’s DPA |
| no | no | |
| Details: Training on inputs | 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. | Enterprise Terms section 1.3.3: Perplexity does not use Customer Content for training, retraining or fine-tuning and does not authorise third parties to do so either; DPA: "Personal Data will not be used for training of Perplexity's large language models." Help Center: zero data retention and zero training agreements with AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic and others). |
| not publicly documented | not publicly documented | |
| Details: Data residency | 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. | not publicly documented (Trust Center trust.perplexity.ai JS-rendered; Help Center pages on hosting 403) |
| list available | list available | |
| Details: List published |
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| differs by plan | Workspace Privacy Hub: prompts and… | Uploaded files: 7 days |
| Details: Data retention | 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). | Uploaded files: 7 days; Enterprise Pro from 50 seats or Enterprise Max: configurable session retention. DPA: deletion or return of personal data within 30 days of contract end; input stored until deleted by the user or at the latest 30 days after the end of the Services. |
| differs by plan | Per user/month with monthly billing… | several tiers |
| Details: Price | 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. | USD 40 per seat/month or USD 400 per seat/year (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-08, q14); pricing page, Enterprise tab: USD 34 per seat/month "when billed annually" (q3); for eligible educational institutions and non-profits USD 30 per seat/month or USD 300 per seat/year (q15). No indication whether VAT is included (as of 2026-10-18) |
| yes | yes | |
| Details: AI features included | 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) | yes (incl. Perplexity Computer) |
| 6 sources | 10 sources | |
| Details: Sources with retrieval date |
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Contract / DPA
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspaceyes
- Perplexity Enterprise Proyes
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace
yes (as a core service under the Workspace contract including the Cloud Data Processing Addendum)
Provider’s DPAPerplexity Enterprise Proyes (DPA forms part of the Enterprise Terms by reference, section 5.1)
Provider’s DPA
Training
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspaceno
- Perplexity Enterprise Prono
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace
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.
Perplexity Enterprise ProEnterprise Terms section 1.3.3: Perplexity does not use Customer Content for training, retraining or fine-tuning and does not authorise third parties to do so either; DPA: "Personal Data will not be used for training of Perplexity's large language models." Help Center: zero data retention and zero training agreements with AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic and others).
Hosting
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspacenot publicly documented
- Perplexity Enterprise Pronot publicly documented
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace
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.
Perplexity Enterprise Pronot publicly documented (Trust Center trust.perplexity.ai JS-rendered; Help Center pages on hosting 403)
Sub-processors
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspacelist available
- Perplexity Enterprise Prolist available
- 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
Perplexity Enterprise Pro- Model providers according to "Third-Party Models" (as of 2025-11-25): OpenAI (incl. Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service), Anthropic (incl. Google Vertex AI and AWS Bedrock), Meta (basis for Sonar, operated by Perplexity itself), xAI, Google (Gemini, Veo)
- full sub-processor list only in the Trust Center (trust.perplexity.ai, a JavaScript application; according to the Help Center the "sub-processor list" is also there, q16), not retrievable
Retention
- differs by plan
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google WorkspaceWorkspace Privacy Hub: prompts and…
- Perplexity Enterprise ProUploaded files: 7 days
- 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).Perplexity Enterprise ProUploaded files: 7 days; Enterprise Pro from 50 seats or Enterprise Max: configurable session retention. DPA: deletion or return of personal data within 30 days of contract end; input stored until deleted by the user or at the latest 30 days after the end of the Services.
Price
- differs by plan
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google WorkspacePer user/month with monthly billing…
- Perplexity Enterprise Proseveral tiers
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace
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.
Perplexity Enterprise ProUSD 40 per seat/month or USD 400 per seat/year (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-08, q14); pricing page, Enterprise tab: USD 34 per seat/month "when billed annually" (q3); for eligible educational institutions and non-profits USD 30 per seat/month or USD 300 per seat/year (q15). No indication whether VAT is included (as of 2026-10-18)
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspaceyes
- Perplexity Enterprise Proyes
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace
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)
Perplexity Enterprise Proyes (incl. Perplexity Computer)
Evidence
- Gemini Notebook Gemini Notebook in Google Workspace6 sources
- Perplexity Enterprise Pro10 sources
- 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
Perplexity Enterprise Pro- Data Collection at Perplexity (Help Center, Last modified 2026-08-31)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data retention and privacy for Enterprise organizationsDocumentation, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- What is Enterprise Pro?Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Perplexity Data Processing Addendum (Last Updated 2026-08-13)DPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Perplexity Enterprise Terms and Conditions (Last Updated 2026-08-03)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Third-Party Models (Last updated 2025-11-25)Sub-processor list, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- How long does Perplexity retain my search history, profile data, and personal information?Documentation, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Enterprise pricing and billing FAQ (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-08)Pricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Which Perplexity subscription plan is right for you? (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-08)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Getting started with FedRAMP 20x Secure Configuration (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-13)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
| Feature | Gemini Notebook | Perplexity |
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| Details: DPA available |
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| differs by tool | noall 4 plans |
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| differs by tool |
| not publicly documentedall 5 plans |
| Details: Data residency |
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| list availableall 4 plans | list availableall 5 plans | |
| Details: List published |
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| Details: Data retention |
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| Details: Price |
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| yesall 4 plans | yesall 5 plans | |
| Details: AI features included |
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| 17 sources | 13 sources | |
| Details: Sources with retrieval date |
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Contract / DPA
- 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)
- Perplexity
- noFree, Pro, Max
- yesEnterprise Pro, Enterprise Max
- 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
Perplexity- Free
no (according to its wording, the DPA applies only to business customers whose contract refers to it; consumer use under the Privacy Notice)
- Pro
no (according to its wording, the DPA applies only to business customers whose contract refers to it; consumer use under the Privacy Notice)
- Max
no (according to its wording, the DPA applies only to business customers whose contract refers to it; consumer use under the Privacy Notice)
- Enterprise Pro
yes (DPA forms part of the Enterprise Terms by reference, section 5.1)
Provider’s DPA - Enterprise Max
yes (DPA forms part of the Enterprise Terms by reference, section 5.1)
Provider’s DPA
- Gemini Notebook Standard (personal Google Account)
Training
- differs by tool
- Gemini Notebooknoall 4 plans
- Perplexity
- opt-out availableFree, Pro, Max
- noEnterprise Pro, Enterprise Max
- 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.'
Perplexity- Free
"AI data retention" enabled by default; opt-out in Account Settings > Preferences. "Opt-outs only apply to data collected after the opt-out date." Training data already collected cannot be deleted (Help Center). According to the Help Center, this applies expressly to Free, Pro and Max: "For Free, Perplexity Pro and Perplexity Max users, AI Data Retention is enabled by default." (q1)
- Pro
"AI data retention" enabled by default; opt-out in Account Settings > Preferences. "Opt-outs only apply to data collected after the opt-out date." Training data already collected cannot be deleted (Help Center). According to the Help Center, this applies expressly to Free, Pro and Max: "For Free, Perplexity Pro and Perplexity Max users, AI Data Retention is enabled by default." (q1)
- Max
"AI data retention" enabled by default; opt-out in Account Settings > Preferences. "Opt-outs only apply to data collected after the opt-out date." Training data already collected cannot be deleted (Help Center). According to the Help Center, this applies expressly to Free, Pro and Max: "For Free, Perplexity Pro and Perplexity Max users, AI Data Retention is enabled by default." (q1)
- Enterprise Pro
Enterprise Terms section 1.3.3: Perplexity does not use Customer Content for training, retraining or fine-tuning and does not authorise third parties to do so either; DPA: "Personal Data will not be used for training of Perplexity's large language models." Help Center: zero data retention and zero training agreements with AI providers (OpenAI, Anthropic and others).
- Enterprise Max
As Enterprise Pro (Enterprise Terms section 1.3.3, DPA).
- Gemini Notebook Standard (personal Google Account)
Hosting
- differs by tool
- 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)
- Perplexitynot publicly documentedall 5 plans
- 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.
Perplexity- Free
not publicly documented (Trust Center trust.perplexity.ai JS-rendered; Help Center pages on hosting 403)
- Pro
not publicly documented (Trust Center trust.perplexity.ai JS-rendered; Help Center pages on hosting 403)
- Max
not publicly documented (Trust Center trust.perplexity.ai JS-rendered; Help Center pages on hosting 403)
- Enterprise Pro
not publicly documented (Trust Center trust.perplexity.ai JS-rendered; Help Center pages on hosting 403)
- Enterprise Max
not publicly documented (Trust Center trust.perplexity.ai JS-rendered; Help Center pages on hosting 403)
- Gemini Notebook Standard (personal Google Account)
Sub-processors
- Gemini Notebooklist availableall 4 plans
- Perplexitylist availableall 5 plans
- 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)
Perplexity- Free
- Model providers according to "Third-Party Models" (as of 2025-11-25): OpenAI (incl. Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service), Anthropic (incl. Google Vertex AI and AWS Bedrock), Meta (basis for Sonar, operated by Perplexity itself), xAI, Google (Gemini, Veo)
- full sub-processor list only in the Trust Center (trust.perplexity.ai, a JavaScript application; according to the Help Center the "sub-processor list" is also there, q16), not retrievable
- Pro
- Model providers according to "Third-Party Models" (as of 2025-11-25): OpenAI (incl. Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service), Anthropic (incl. Google Vertex AI and AWS Bedrock), Meta (basis for Sonar, operated by Perplexity itself), xAI, Google (Gemini, Veo)
- full sub-processor list only in the Trust Center (trust.perplexity.ai, a JavaScript application; according to the Help Center the "sub-processor list" is also there, q16), not retrievable
- Max
- Model providers according to "Third-Party Models" (as of 2025-11-25): OpenAI (incl. Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service), Anthropic (incl. Google Vertex AI and AWS Bedrock), Meta (basis for Sonar, operated by Perplexity itself), xAI, Google (Gemini, Veo)
- full sub-processor list only in the Trust Center (trust.perplexity.ai, a JavaScript application; according to the Help Center the "sub-processor list" is also there, q16), not retrievable
- Enterprise Pro
- Model providers according to "Third-Party Models" (as of 2025-11-25): OpenAI (incl. Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service), Anthropic (incl. Google Vertex AI and AWS Bedrock), Meta (basis for Sonar, operated by Perplexity itself), xAI, Google (Gemini, Veo)
- full sub-processor list only in the Trust Center (trust.perplexity.ai, a JavaScript application; according to the Help Center the "sub-processor list" is also there, q16), not retrievable
- Enterprise Max
- Model providers according to "Third-Party Models" (as of 2025-11-25): OpenAI (incl. Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service), Anthropic (incl. Google Vertex AI and AWS Bedrock), Meta (basis for Sonar, operated by Perplexity itself), xAI, Google (Gemini, Veo)
- full sub-processor list only in the Trust Center (trust.perplexity.ai, a JavaScript application; according to the Help Center the "sub-processor list" is also there, q16), not retrievable
- Gemini Notebook Standard (personal Google Account)
Retention
- differs by tool
- 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)
- Perplexity
- Consumer accounts: "We retain your…Free, Pro, Max
- Uploaded files: 7 daysEnterprise Pro, Enterprise Max
- 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).
Perplexity- FreeConsumer accounts: "We retain your personal information as long as your account is active"; after account deletion, removal within 30 days (Help Center). Training opt-out applies only to data from the opt-out date.
- ProConsumer accounts: "We retain your personal information as long as your account is active"; after account deletion, removal within 30 days (Help Center). Training opt-out applies only to data from the opt-out date.
- MaxConsumer accounts: "We retain your personal information as long as your account is active"; after account deletion, removal within 30 days (Help Center). Training opt-out applies only to data from the opt-out date.
- Enterprise ProUploaded files: 7 days; Enterprise Pro from 50 seats or Enterprise Max: configurable session retention. DPA: deletion or return of personal data within 30 days of contract end; input stored until deleted by the user or at the latest 30 days after the end of the Services.
- Enterprise MaxUploaded files: 7 days; Enterprise Pro from 50 seats or Enterprise Max: configurable session retention. DPA: deletion or return of personal data within 30 days of contract end; input stored until deleted by the user or at the latest 30 days after the end of the Services.
Price
- differs by tool
- 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)
- Perplexity
- 0 USD/moFree
- 17 USD/mo… (further prices in the details)Pro
- 167 USD/moMax
- several tiersEnterprise Pro
- 325 USD/user/mo… (further prices in the details)Enterprise Max
- 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)
Perplexity- Free
USD 0/month (as of 2026-10-14)
- Pro
USD 17/month with annual payment (pricing page, as of 2026-10-18); a monthly price is shown neither on the pricing page nor in the Help Center article "What is Perplexity Pro?" (check on 2026-10-07: USD 20/month)
- Max
USD 167/month with annual payment (pricing page, as of 2026-10-18); according to the Help Center "$200/monthly or $2000/annually", annual billing only in the web app (q13)
- Enterprise Pro
USD 40 per seat/month or USD 400 per seat/year (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-08, q14); pricing page, Enterprise tab: USD 34 per seat/month "when billed annually" (q3); for eligible educational institutions and non-profits USD 30 per seat/month or USD 300 per seat/year (q15). No indication whether VAT is included (as of 2026-10-18)
- Enterprise Max
USD 325 per seat/month or USD 3,250 per seat/year (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-08, q14); pricing page, Enterprise tab: USD 271 per seat/month "when billed annually" (q3). No indication whether VAT is included; additional security and governance features "Custom pricing" according to the pricing page (as of 2026-10-18)
- Gemini Notebook Standard (personal Google Account)
- Gemini Notebookyesall 4 plans
- Perplexityyesall 5 plans
- 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)
Perplexity- Free
yes (limited: search, basic models, limited weekly usage)
- Pro
yes
- Max
yes
- Enterprise Pro
yes (incl. Perplexity Computer)
- Enterprise Max
yes (highest model and usage tier)
- Gemini Notebook Standard (personal Google Account)
Evidence
- Gemini Notebook17 sources
- Perplexity13 sources
- 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
Perplexity- Data Collection at Perplexity (Help Center, Last modified 2026-08-31)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Perplexity Privacy Notice (Last updated 2026-07-08)Privacy notice, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Perplexity Pricing (Pro/Max annual prices; Enterprise tab without price)Pricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Data retention and privacy for Enterprise organizationsDocumentation, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- What is Enterprise Pro?Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Perplexity Data Processing Addendum (Last Updated 2026-08-13)DPA, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Perplexity Enterprise Terms and Conditions (Last Updated 2026-08-03)Terms and conditions, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Third-Party Models (Last updated 2025-11-25)Sub-processor list, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- How long does Perplexity retain my search history, profile data, and personal information?Documentation, retrieved 14 Oct 2026
- Perplexity Max (Help Center, Last modified 2026-09-14)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Enterprise pricing and billing FAQ (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-08)Pricing page, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Which Perplexity subscription plan is right for you? (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-08)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
- Getting started with FedRAMP 20x Secure Configuration (Help Center, Last modified 2026-10-13)Documentation, retrieved 18 Oct 2026
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