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◆ PRICING BREAKDOWN

Notion pricing

Pricing score: 80/10

Notion charges per member: free for individuals, Plus at $10/member/month annually ($12 monthly), Business at $20 ($24 monthly). What buyers misjudge: full Notion AI now requires Business — the old AI add-on is gone, roughly doubling per-seat cost for AI.

◆ PLANS & RATES

Plans, list price, and your SaaSTweaks rate

  • Free

    Genuinely unlimited for individual use. With 2+ members the workspace gets a limited block allowance before an upgrade is required. Up to 10 guests and a limited AI trial included.

    List price

    Free

    SaaSTweaks deal

    Best for: Individuals, personal wikis and evaluating Notion before a team rollout

    • Unlimited blocks for individuals
    • Limited block allowance for 2+ member workspaces
    • Up to 10 guests
    • Limited Notion AI trial
  • Plus

    $10/member/month billed annually, $12 billed monthly. Removes team block limits and raises guest capacity. Free for students and educators (1-member limit) with a school email. Note: full Notion AI is NOT on this tier.

    List price

    $10/month

    SaaSTweaks deal

    Best for: Small teams that want unlimited collaborative workspaces without AI

    • Unlimited blocks for teams
    • Higher guest limits
    • Free for students and educators (1 member)
    • Limited AI trial only — full AI needs Business
  • Business

    $20/member/month billed annually, $24 billed monthly. Includes Notion AI at no extra cost — chat, meeting-notes transcription, Enterprise Search, Research Mode and Notion Agent — since the separate AI add-on was eliminated in May 2025.

    List price

    $20/month

    SaaSTweaks deal

    Best for: Teams that actually use Notion AI, meeting transcription and advanced integrations

    • Notion AI included (agents, search, transcription)
    • Advanced integrations
    • Unlimited guests capacity for collaboration
    • SAML SSO-grade team controls
  • Enterprise

    Custom pricing via sales. Adds enterprise security and admin plus the only tier with zero data retention agreements with LLM providers for AI. Custom AI Agents are metered at $10 per 1,000 monthly Notion credits.

    List price

    Free

    SaaSTweaks deal

    Best for: Compliance-sensitive organisations needing audit controls and AI data guarantees

    • Custom pricing (contact sales)
    • Zero data retention with LLM providers
    • Advanced security and admin
    • Custom Agents at $10 per 1,000 monthly credits

Hidden costs to watch for

  • Full Notion AI is gated to Business ($20/member) — the old per-member AI add-on was eliminated in May 2025, so Plus teams wanting AI must double their per-seat spend
  • Monthly billing runs 20% over annual: Plus is $12 versus $10 and Business $24 versus $20 per member per month
  • The Free plan's unlimited blocks only apply to individuals — add a second member and the workspace hits a limited block allowance that pressures an upgrade
  • Custom AI Agents are metered separately at $10 per 1,000 monthly Notion credits, and Workers (beta) start consuming credits from 11 August — AI-heavy teams should budget beyond the seat price
  • Members added mid-cycle are prorated and charged automatically, so seat creep lands on the invoice without an approval step
  • Refund windows are short: 3 days on monthly and 30 days on annual subscriptions (14 days for EU/UK customers)

Negotiation tips

First, split your team by AI need before choosing a tier, because the May 2025 repricing made AI the whole decision: Business at $20/member/month annually is exactly double Plus at $10, and the only self-serve difference most teams feel is full Notion AI (agents, meeting transcription, Enterprise Search). A 10-person team where only 4 people would use AI still pays for all 10 at Business rates — Notion does not sell AI per-member any more — so if fewer than half your team needs AI, staying on Plus saves $1,200/year per 10 members. Second, always take annual billing once you are committed: monthly is a straight 20% premium ($12 vs $10 on Plus, $24 vs $20 on Business), which is $480/year of pure waste on a 10-member Business team. Use the refund windows as your safety net — 30 days on annual plans (14 days in the EU/UK) is enough for a real trial. Third, claim the free routes: the Plus plan with a 1-member limit is free for students and educators with a school email, and the Free plan is genuinely unlimited for individual use, so solo founders should not pay until a second member joins. Fourth, if you are eyeing Enterprise, negotiate — it is custom-priced, and the unique lever is AI data handling: zero data retention with LLM providers is Enterprise-only, so security review requirements are your justification for asking for Business-level per-seat pricing on an Enterprise contract. Fifth, watch metered AI: Custom Agents bill at $10 per 1,000 monthly Notion credits and Workers begin consuming credits from 11 August, so cap agent experiments before they quietly become a second subscription. Finally, prune guests and members quarterly — mid-cycle additions are prorated automatically, and stale members are the most common silent overspend.
◆ FIND YOUR TIER

Which tier is right for you?

Solo founder

→ Free (upgrade to Plus at member two)

Blocks are unlimited for individuals on Free, so pay nothing until a co-founder or hire joins — then Plus at $10/member annually removes the team block limit.

Small team (5-15)

→ Plus annual, or Business only if AI is core

Plus at $10/member covers unlimited collaborative workspaces. Jump to Business ($20) only if most of the team will genuinely use Notion AI — it is double the price and AI is the main difference.

Scaling company

→ Business annual (Enterprise if compliance demands)

Business bundles AI, transcription and advanced integrations at $20/member annually; move to custom-priced Enterprise only when you need zero data retention with LLM providers and audit-grade admin.

◆ FAQ

FAQ

Yes, and it is genuinely good solo: unlimited blocks for individual use, up to 10 guests and a limited AI trial. The catch is teams — with 2+ members the workspace gets a limited block allowance before you must upgrade.

Annual billing cuts 20%: Plus drops from $12 to $10 per member per month and Business from $24 to $20. On a 10-member Business team that is $480 a year. Annual plans also get a 30-day refund window versus 3 days on monthly.

Honestly: annual billing (20% off) is the main lever. The Plus plan (1-member limit) is free for students and educators with a school email. Beyond that, discounts are negotiated on Enterprise, not offered via promo codes.

Full Notion AI is included in the Business plan at no extra cost — the separate AI add-on was eliminated in May 2025. Free and Plus get only a limited trial, so AI in practice means paying $20/member/month annually.

On annual billing: Plus is $100/month ($1,200/year); Business with AI included is $200/month ($2,400/year). On monthly billing those become $120 and $240 per month respectively.

Credits meter advanced AI automation: Custom Agents cost $10 per 1,000 monthly Notion credits, and Workers (beta) start using credits on 11 August. Ordinary AI chat and transcription on Business do not need this — heavy agent builders do.

Yes, within tight windows: 3 days after payment on monthly plans and 30 days on annual plans. EU and UK customers get 14 days under mandatory consumer policies. After that, cancellation applies at the next renewal.

No — guests are free of charge on all plans. Free workspaces cap at 10 guests, with higher capacity on paid tiers. Use guests for clients and contractors instead of paying $10-20/month for a full member seat.

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