Notion AI
Notion AI is Notion's AI layer, now requiring the $20/user/month Business plan for its most useful features (Notion Agent, Ask Notion). Ranked #15 on Solos Gems (5.5/10), it's only worth the jump if you're already a heavy Notion user, not worth adopting Notion from scratch just for the AI.
Notion AI used to be a reasonable add-on. Now it requires the $20/user/month Business plan, which is Notion's way of admitting it was never really about the AI.
- Value for price4.5/10
- Capability7.5/10
- Ease of use6/10
- Trial safety4.5/10
Notion built its reputation as a flexible notes-and-database tool, and its AI layer is now deeply tied to that structure rather than being a bolt-on chatbot. The catch for solopreneurs: the useful part of Notion AI isn't available on the cheap plans anymore.
Notion's Q&A Agent (shown above) answers questions and can act using content already in your workspace, docs, tasks, wikis, instead of requiring you to copy-paste context into a separate chat window.
Example from notion.com/product/ai. Not independently tested by Solos Gems.What changed in 2026
Notion retired the standalone $10 AI add-on in May 2025. Full AI, including Notion Agent and Ask Notion, now requires the Business plan at $20/user/month ($24 billed monthly, cheaper annually). The Plus plan ($10/user/month) keeps basic AI writing features but loses the automation layer. On top of that, Custom Agents (launched February 2026) moved off a free exploration period in May 2026 and now bill separately at $10 per 1,000 Notion credits, purchased by workspace admins.
What the AI actually does
Notion Agent is the headline feature: it can execute multi-step tasks inside your workspace, for example, turning a meeting transcript into a project tracker, or building a database from an uploaded document, without you manually setting up the structure first. AI Meeting Notes auto-captures and organizes notes from calendar-linked meetings. Enterprise Search, still in beta, surfaces content across your workspace and connected apps in one query.
Pricing breakdown
- Free: $0, no AI agent features
- Plus: $10/user/month, basic AI writing only
- Business: $20/user/month, full AI Agent + Ask Notion
- Enterprise: custom pricing
- Custom Agents: $10 per 1,000 credits, Business/Enterprise only, billed separately
Pros
- Genuinely useful if your notes, docs, and light project tracking already live in Notion
- Agent can skip the manual setup step for new trackers/databases
- Meeting notes tie directly into your existing workspace, not a separate app
Cons
- Jumping from Plus to Business just for AI roughly doubles your per-seat cost
- Custom Agents add a metered credit cost on top of the subscription
- Overkill if you just need note-taking, not workspace automation
Who should skip this
If you're not already a Notion user, the AI features alone aren't a strong enough reason to migrate your notes and docs from wherever they live now. The value here is compounding on an existing habit, not a standalone product.