Pick Hex if
solo analysts who will stay on Community $0 (small compute, agent trial), then buy Professional at $36/Editor/month when they need Medium compute, Standard agent credits, and 30-day history.
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Our take
Pick Hex if solo analysts who will stay on Community $0 (small compute, agent trial), then buy Professional at $36/Editor/month when they need Medium compute, Standard agent credits, and 30-day history. Pick NotebookLM if students and analysts who will upload sources and stay inside a notebook.
Best for
Hex Trusted exploration you later ship as a data app
NotebookLM Ask a notebook you filled
Free plan
Hex No free plan
NotebookLM $0 · sign up with a Gmail account (Help). 100 notebooks; 50 sources; 50 chats/day
Lowest paid
Hex Professional $36/mo
NotebookLM Google AI Plus $4.99/mo
Next step up
Hex
NotebookLM Google AI Pro $19.99/mo
Coding agent
Hex Hex agent
NotebookLM
Watch out
Hex Community is Small compute and an agent trial
NotebookLM Standard is 50 sources and 50 chats/day
Last checked
Hex 2026-10-22 · hex.tech/pricing
NotebookLM 2026-10-22 · one.google.com/about/google-ai-plans
Which one, then?
Pick NotebookLM if
students and analysts who will upload sources and stay inside a notebook.
Read the NotebookLM page