Notion AI is a noteworthy upgrade to the popular note-taking app, Notion. Launched in mid-November 2022, this addition brings artificial intelligence to the platform, offering users an efficient and enjoyable writing experience. With this move, Notion joins the growing list of applications leveraging Conversational AIs and AI-powered writing tools, which support users as they interact with the Notion platform.
Notion AI Features
Leveraging the ChatGPT API, Notion AI has integrated several functionalities. For instance, it can generate articles, assist in writing poetry, code, and more. Its standout feature is the ability to access ChatGPT-like functions directly within the Notion workspace, so you don't need to navigate to another page. Let's explore!
Blog Post Generator: Generate full blog posts automatically from a topic or outline in one go, simplifying content creation.
Brainstorm Ideas: Quickly generate creative, innovative ideas to inspire your projects and discussions. Build well-structured outlines for blog posts to streamline content organization and writing.
Continue Writing (Expand on Existing Text): Develop existing text further with context-aware suggestions and guidance from the AI.
Summarize Text: Condense lengthy text into concise, informative summaries, making it easier to grasp essential points. You can use it to outline content, product specifications, or meeting notes.
Create Comparison Tables: Generate easy-to-read comparison tables to compare products, services, or concepts efficiently.
Generate Lists: Create organized, comprehensive lists for various purposes, from pros and cons to project management.
Fix Grammar and Spelling Mistakes: Improve writing quality with its grammar checker and spelling corrections, enhancing clarity and readability.
To use it, select any text on a Notion page, go to the AI Assist menu, and then choose Fix Spelling & Grammar.
Meeting Agenda: Notion AI can design efficient, structured meeting agendas based on specific topics. It's useful for people to optimize time management and productive discussions, although it has some personalization parts that can lead to less relevant results.
Multiple types of texts: Notion AI can generate various content, such as essays, poetry, and emails, to meet different needs.
Job Description: Produce clear, compelling job descriptions, and highlight essential responsibilities and qualifications.
Solve Math Equations: Solve mathematical equations directly in Notion, offering accurate solutions and saving time.
Translate Text to Multiple Languages: Seamlessly translate text into several languages, enabling clear cross-language communication.
Write Code in Various Languages: Generate code snippets in JavaScript, Python, and other languages, providing programmers with a productivity boost.
Answer Questions Directly in Notion: This feature enables users to receive immediate responses to questions within the Notion workspace, enhancing focus and productivity by bypassing the need for external tools like Google.
Pricing of Notion AI
Notion AI is free, with a limited number of 20 AI responses shared across the entire workspace. Once the complimentary responses are used up, a Notion AI add-on subscription is needed to continue using AI features. The subscription cost varies based on your current plan and billing cycle.
For Plus, Business, or Enterprise subscriptions with annual billing:
You can add Notion AI for $8 per member/month—a 20% discount over monthly billing.
If you have a Free Plan workspace or a paid subscription with monthly billing:
Notion AI can be added for $10 per member/month. Annual customers cannot purchase Notion AI with monthly billing, and vice versa for free and monthly subscribers regarding annual billing.
Notion AI Pros and Cons
Pros
Seamless integration: AI assistance is available within the Notion workspace, eliminating the need to switch to another platform or deal with copying and pasting.
Quick prompts: Notion AI provides convenient prompts to improve your workflow and boost productivity; you can easily use them with simple clicks.
Memory function: The AI remembers your prior writings and works according to your current note. It will continue to assist you even if you leave and return to the platform or note later.
Versatility: Notion AI performs well in tasks like summarization and translation and has no word limit, unlike ChatGPT's 3000-word output limit.
Cons
Relevance issues: The "Continue Writing" feature may not always generate content relevant to the prior text.
Clunky translations: Translations might occasionally sound unnatural or awkward.
Limited integration: As an add-on feature of Notion, you must turn on Notion AI within a workspace and can't use it on other platforms outside Notion.
Usage limitations: Even for paid users, excessive AI usage may be restricted.
