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Gemini Notebook vs AnythingLLM: catalog facts
Gemini Notebook	AnythingLLM
Freemium Requires a Google account; check Google's site for current plan limits.	Freemium The desktop app is free and MIT licensed. Mintplex Labs sells a hosted cloud version.
Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Works from sources you upload Summaries and Q&A across several documents	Chat, vector database and document pipeline in one install, no setup Works fully locally, or with a cloud provider key if you prefer
Requires a Google account Web only, documents are processed by Google	Answer quality depends on the local model, which on a normal laptop is modest Indexing a large document set takes time and disk
Web application	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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