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The 2026 research stack

Perplexity finds cited sources, NotebookLM synthesizes the packet, Notion AI is the page the team opens.

Who owns what

  1. Perplexity AI

    The hunt — cited pages from the live web, not the team wiki.

    Try Perplexity AI (opens in a new tab)

  2. NotebookLM

    The packet — answers grounded only in sources you uploaded.

    Try NotebookLM (opens in a new tab)

  3. Notion AI

    The source of record — owner, status, and links the team can find.

    Try Notion AI (opens in a new tab)

How to use this stack

  1. Hunt cited sources in Perplexity. Download the PDFs you actually opened.
  2. Upload only those files to NotebookLM. Ask where the packet disagrees.
  3. Write the decision in Notion with owner, status, and links to the PDFs.
  4. Share the Notion URL, not a chat export.

Why we picked this: The 2026 research stack: Perplexity, NotebookLM, and Notion AI