NoteGPT review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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NoteGPT report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for summarizing YouTube videos and making notes
NoteGPT covers video summaries, transcription, deep research, mind maps and notes in one app. The pricing page doesn't state the free plan's limits, shows prices as annual with crossed-out monthly figures, and refunds are available only within 24 hours of a first purchase.
Who NoteGPT is for
- Fits if you want summaries, notes and mind maps from videos in one app
- Works for someone who wants a browser extension for YouTube notes
Who NoteGPT is not for
- Not for you if you want to know the free plan's limits first, as the pricing page doesn't state them
- Watch out: refunds are available only within 24 hours of a first purchase, and discounted buys aren't refundable
- Watch out: transcription, image, voice and video generation all draw on the premium credits
- Watch out: prices shown are annual-billed amounts next to limited-time labels
Why NoteGPT gets a 2.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPro is $9 a month billed yearly, between the research cheaper quarter at $7.50 and the middle at $10. The pricing page shows crossed-out monthly figures and limited-time labels, so the real monthly price wasn't visible.
- CFree plan and trialA free plan exists, but its limits aren't on the pricing page, so we can't say how far you get.
- CFeaturesSummaries, transcription, deep research, mind maps, notes and creation tools across multiple models. The listing says basic and premium credits are mixed, and heavy transcription or generation runs through the allowance.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. Many tools in one app means a lot to learn.
- CPlatforms and integrationsWeb and a Chrome extension, with YouTube the only integration.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from NoteGPT's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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NoteGPT's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 3 of the 49 other AI research tools we grade, and level with 3.
Its paid plans start at $9 a month, against a middle price of $10 for the category: 12 of the 35 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 13 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 50 AI research tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. NoteGPT’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 6 of 49, level with 29
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 49, level with 31
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 49, level with 32
- CEase of useAbove 1 of 49, level with 27
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 49, level with 15
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 40 AI research tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep NoteGPT, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace NoteGPT you would be making an AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 43 of the 49 other AI research tools grade higher. It costs $108 a year.
What you could make
- Mind mapping and notes: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
- A library of papers and sources to search.
- A voice model, which you can rent by the minute but not make.
- Speech turned into text you can trust.
What this rests on. NoteGPT’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is NoteGPT?
NoteGPT is a web app and browser extension that summarizes YouTube videos, audio, PDFs and web pages, transcribes speech, and builds notes and mind maps from them. It has grown into an AI agent that can also run deep research, draft documents, make slides, and generate images, voices and video. Usage is metered in basic and premium credits.
Worth knowing
- The prices on the page are annual-billed amounts shown with crossed-out monthly figures and a limited-time label; the monthly-billing prices were not shown in the page text.
- Plans mix basic and premium credits, and the premium ones cover transcription, image, voice and video generation, so heavy use of those runs through the monthly allowance quickly.
- The pricing page does not state the Free plan's limits.
- Refunds are available only within 24 hours of a first purchase, and discounted purchases are not refundable.
Key features
- YouTube and media summaries
- Summarizes YouTube videos, audio, PDFs and more into notes, and the extension works on pages in the browser. Plans differ in how many videos can be processed at once.
- Transcription
- Transcribes audio and video with timestamps and separates speakers. Basic transcription is unlimited on the Unlimited and Max plans; premium transcription draws on premium credits.
- Deep research reports
- The AI agent produces research reports with cited sources, and can search the web, analyze data and make charts.
- Mind maps and notes
- Summaries can be turned into mind maps, translated, and kept in a My Notes area.
- Creation tools
- The same credits pay for slides, images, speech, podcasts and video generation, plus an AI detector and humanizer.
- Multiple models
- The agent routes work across GPT, Claude, Gemini and DeepSeek models, and the plans cap how many chats with premium models are included.
NoteGPT pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, NoteGPT has a free plan, and paid plans start at $9 per month, billed annually.
- Starts at
- $9 per month, billed annually
- Free plan
- A Free plan exists, but the pricing page does not state its limits.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | $9per month, billed annually | 1,000 basic quotas and 100 premium credits a month, 5 YouTube videos at once, 1 GB per local file. Shown with a crossed-out $9.99 a month and a Save 10% label. |
| Unlimited | $19.92per month, billed annually | Unlimited basic quotas, 2,800 premium credits a month, 10 YouTube videos at once and 5 GB per local file. Shown with a crossed-out $29 a month and a limited-time Save 30% label. |
| Max | $69per month, billed annually | Unlimited basic quotas, 10,000 premium credits a month, 20 YouTube videos at once and 5 GB per local file. Shown with a crossed-out $99 a month and a limited-time Save 30% label. |
Read from notegpt.io on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with NoteGPT before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountAnnual billing priced below monthly
The pricing page's default Annually view carries a Save 30% label, and each plan shows its yearly total next to the crossed-out monthly-rate total, for example $239 a year against $348 for Unlimited.
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Common questions
Does NoteGPT have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. NoteGPT is listed for Web.
Does NoteGPT have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. NoteGPT is listed for Web.
Is NoteGPT open source?
NoteGPT is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.