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Lore vs Notion AI

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Lore starts at $99, Notion AI at $24. Only Notion AI has a free tier. Only Notion AI ships a public API.

LoreCompany knowledge base you load with existing documents, then query, train new hires from and run agents againstNotion AIAgents, AI meeting notes and cross-app search built directly into the Notion workspace

Side by side

FactLoreNotion AI
CategoryKnowledge Management & WikisDocument Editing & Office Suites
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starts at$99 seat_month$24 month
Public APINoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
CompanyBrewster Consulting GroupNotion Labs, Inc.
Launched—2023
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Lore

Lore's pitch is narrower and more honest than most 'company brain' tools: start from the documents you already have, get answers with receipts, and put agents on the recurring jobs. Pricing is unusually legible for the category — real numbers, real limits, a no-card trial. It is also expensive per head, and the operator is a consultancy rather than a software company with a support org behind it.

Pros

  • Publishes hard limits per plan: pages, active agents, agent runs and audit retention
  • External guests and client logins are free rather than billed as seats
  • Nine quick-start kits give the upload step a concrete target instead of a blank library
  • Pro's 14-day trial needs no card; Enterprise offers SSO, a HIPAA BAA and a 99.9% SLA

Cons

  • No free tier at all — the cheapest real usage is $99 per seat per month
  • Business auto-charges on day 15 of its trial and does require a card
  • Built and run by a consulting firm, so support depth and roadmap are tied to their client work

Notion AI

If your team already lives in Notion, this replaces separate meeting-notes and enterprise-search subscriptions with one bundled layer that can actually edit your pages and databases. The catch is the toll: full AI requires the Business tier for every member, and automated custom agents burn metered credits on top.

Pros

  • Agent operates on real workspace objects, not just chat replies
  • Meeting notes and connector-based search are included rather than sold separately
  • Zero data retention with LLM providers is available at the Enterprise tier
  • Mature platform with a documented public API and broad app coverage

Cons

  • Per-member Business pricing makes AI expensive for large casual teams
  • Custom agents consume paid credits once the promotional window lapsed
  • Output quality depends heavily on how well-structured your workspace is

Which one fits

Choose Lore if you need

  • Services firms whose pricing and process knowledge lives in a few people's heads
  • Onboarding new hires from existing SOPs and past deliverables
  • Teams answering repeat RFPs or quotes from prior work

Choose Notion AI if you need

  • Teams standardized on Notion for docs, wikis and projects
  • Ops people automating recurring page and database upkeep with scheduled agents
  • Companies consolidating meeting transcription and cross-app search into one tool

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