Updated October 2025
Notion AI is a powerful AI addon for Notion's workspace. It helps you write, summarize, and organize within your existing notes and databases. Perfect if you're already using Notion for team collaboration.
HeyContext is built as an AI-first platform with conversational memory that evolves. It combines notes with persistent AI that learns from all your interactions, not just assists with document tasks.
Conversational AI that remembers
Memory that evolves over time
Standalone AI platform
Background insight extraction
Already using Notion for team work
Need advanced databases & views
Team collaboration features
Document-centric workflow
Built around conversational AI with persistent memory. Every interaction—whether chat or note—feeds into an evolving understanding of your work and thinking patterns.
Conversational memory across all work
Background processing and insights
AI learns from every interaction
A workspace tool with AI features. Excellent for team collaboration, databases, and document management. AI assists with writing and summarization but doesn't build conversational memory.
No standalone conversational AI
AI tools assist with documents
Requires Notion workspace subscription
Free
50 API calls · ~10 conversations
Full features unlocked, no credit card required
$10/mo
100 API calls + overage billing
~20 conversations/month · Advanced insights · Full AI memory
$25/mo
1,000 API calls + overage
~200+ conversations · Priority support · Lower overage rate
$10/user/mo
Notion AI addon
Requires Notion Plus ($10/mo) or higher
Total: $20/user/month minimum
What's Included:
AI writing assistance
Document summarization
Q&A on your documents
Database autofill
Translation features
Note: Notion AI requires an active Notion subscription. You cannot use Notion AI standalone.
Need Conversational AI
Want to talk to an AI that remembers everything
Memory That Evolves
AI learns from all interactions automatically
Standalone Platform
Don't need Notion's workspace features
Background Insights
Want AI processing happening passively
Better Value
$10/mo vs $20/mo for AI features
Already Using Notion
Team already works in Notion workspace
Team Collaboration
Need robust team features and permissions
Advanced Databases
Rely on Notion's database views and filters
Document-Centric
Workflow centers on documents, not conversations
AI as Helper Tool
Want AI to assist, not lead
You're a writer, researcher, or creator working alone. You want AI that learns from your work over months.
HeyContext
Perfect fit. Conversational AI builds understanding from all your notes and chats. Memory evolves with your thinking.
Notion AI
Can work, but you're paying for team features you don't need. No conversational memory to build on.
Your entire team lives in Notion. Wikis, docs, project management, databases—it's your workspace.
HeyContext
Can share notes with individuals, but Notion's collaboration features are more mature for large teams.
Notion AI
Perfect fit. Adds AI to your existing workflow without changing anything. Team can use AI in the tools they already know.
You want to have long conversations with an AI that remembers context from weeks ago and makes connections.
HeyContext
Built for this. Full conversational AI with persistent memory. Every conversation builds on previous understanding.
Notion AI
Not designed for this. AI is document-focused with basic Q&A. No conversational memory across interactions.
Yes! Many users keep Notion for team collaboration and document organization, while using HeyContext for conversational AI and personal memory. They serve different purposes.
No. Notion AI is an addon that requires an active Notion subscription (Plus, Business, or Enterprise). The minimum cost is $20/month ($10 for Notion Plus + $10 for AI addon).
Not yet. HeyContext focuses on AI-first memory and conversations. Advanced database features are on the roadmap, but currently HeyContext is built around conversational AI rather than document databases.
HeyContext excels at personal knowledge management because of its conversational AI and evolving memory. Notion AI is better if you prefer hierarchical document organization and don't need conversational memory.
Not Yet, but we are working on it. It is on our roadmap.