NotebookLM vs OpenAI Codex

Which one fits you in 2026? Traffic, pricing, input → output, tasks and community side by side.

Your tool
NotebookLM
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OpenAI Codex
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Suggested competitors for NotebookLM: YouMind80% ListenHub80% Humata80% NoteGPT80% YouLearn80% ONOpen Notebook80% Wondercraft80% Claude72%
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2 tools · best value per row highlighted
Your tool NotebookLM
notebooklm.google.com
Your docs, deeply understood
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Competitor OpenAI Codex
openai.com
A dedicated coding agent that writes and runs code for you
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
159.8Mvisits/mo
204.3Mvisits/mo
MoM change
▼ 26.8%
▲ 3.6%
6-month growth
-14.7%
+0.3%
Global rank web
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#212
Avg. last 3 months
210.3M
197.3M
Bounce rate lower is better
32%
58%
Pages / visit
5.0
3.0
Visit duration
6m 32s
2m 31s
Traffic sources
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
● Direct 81% · ● Referral 17%
NotebookLMOpenAI Codex
066.6M133.2M199.7M266.3MNotebookLM · 121.9MNotebookLM · 141.5MNotebookLM · 177.5MNotebookLM · 187.3MNotebookLM · 222.2MNotebookLM · 247.4MNotebookLM · 253MNotebookLM · 218.2MNotebookLM · 159.8MOpenAI Codex · 266.3MOpenAI Codex · 225MOpenAI Codex · 210.1MOpenAI Codex · 191.2MOpenAI Codex · 203.7MOpenAI Codex · 195.7MOpenAI Codex · 203.1MOpenAI Codex · 190.4MOpenAI Codex · 197.2MOpenAI Codex · 204.3M100M1BNotebookLM · 121.9MNotebookLM · 141.5MNotebookLM · 177.5MNotebookLM · 187.3MNotebookLM · 222.2MNotebookLM · 247.4MNotebookLM · 253MNotebookLM · 218.2MNotebookLM · 159.8MOpenAI Codex · 266.3MOpenAI Codex · 225MOpenAI Codex · 210.1MOpenAI Codex · 191.2MOpenAI Codex · 203.7MOpenAI Codex · 195.7MOpenAI Codex · 203.1MOpenAI Codex · 190.4MOpenAI Codex · 197.2MOpenAI Codex · 204.3MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
$4.99per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
Free tier
Free trial
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API access
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Plans
Free FreeGoogle AI Plus $4.99/moNotebookLM Pro (Google AI Pro) $19.99/moVia Google AI Ultra $99.99/mo
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Capabilities input → output
Input
AudioDocumentsTextWeb pages
CodeText
Output
AudioTextVideo
Code
Skill level
Beginner-friendly
Advanced
Categories
Productivity & OfficeResearch & AnalyticsVideo EditingVoice & Speech+5 more
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
8
4
Coding
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PDF analysis
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Research
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Podcasts
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Summarizing
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Code documentation
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Code reviews
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Development
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Files
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Note taking
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Productivity
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Video summaries
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Prompts
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