Notion AI - Smart Writing & Knowledge Work

Notion AI is the built-in assistant in Notion that helps you write, summarize, translate, brainstorm, and structure knowledge directly where you work.

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Overview

Notion AI is the assistant built into your Notion workspace. Get AI help without switching apps: write and rewrite, summarize long docs, translate content, generate ideas, and extract structure—all inside Notion.

Highlights

• Seamless integration: Use directly inside Notion pages
• Smart writing: Continue, rewrite, polish, change tone
• Summarization: Extract key points from long documents
• Translation: 10+ languages supported
• Brainstorming: Generate ideas and variations
• Data extraction: Pull structured info from unstructured text

Plans

Notion Free

• Price: Free
• AI: Not included
• Notion features:
  • Unlimited pages/blocks
  • Sync across devices
  • Basic collaboration

Notion Plus

• Price: $10/month
• AI add-on: $10/month (sold separately)
• Best for: Individuals

Notion Business

• Price: $15/month
• Best for: Teams

Notion AI (add-on)

• Price: $10/user/month
• Includes:
  • Unlimited AI requests
  • All AI features
  • AI Autofill for database properties
  • Workspace Q&A

Core Features

1) Smart writing

Continue writing

You wrote:
"AI is transforming education..."

Press space �?"Ask AI" �?"Continue writing"

Notion AI continues with on-topic paragraphs, matching tone and intent.

Rewrite and improve

Select text �?Ask AI �?Options:
- Make longer
- Make shorter
- Change tone �?Professional/Casual/Friendly
- Fix spelling & grammar
- Simplify language

2) Summarization

Summarize long docs

/ai summarize

Input: 5,000-word meeting notes

Output:
📌 Key points
- Product launch moved to next quarter
- Hire 2 additional engineers
- Budget +20%

�?Action items
1) John �?Update timeline (due Fri)
2) Sarah �?Post hiring JD (due Mon)
3) Team �?Prepare quarterly review (due EOM)

Extract key info

/ai extract action items

Automatically pulls from emails/notes:
- Tasks
- Due dates
- Owners
- Priority

3) Translation

Multilingual support

Select text �?Ask AI �?Translate

Languages:
- English �?Chinese
- English �?Japanese
- Korean, French, German, Spanish, etc.

Traits:
- Preserves formatting and style
- Understands context
- Accurate terminology

4) Brainstorming

Generate ideas

/ai brainstorm

Topic: Marketing plan for a new product

Notion AI proposes:
1) Social media challenge (UGC, viral potential, low budget)
2) Influencer partnerships (targeted reach, medium budget)
3) Free trial + referral rewards (fast growth, low budget)

5) Q&A

Ask across your workspace

@AI What's our Q4 revenue target?

Notion AI searches your workspace and responds with:
"Per �?024 Annual Plan�?and ‘Q4 Goals�? Q4 target is $2.5M (+25% QoQ)."

References:
- 2024 Annual Plan
- Q4 OKR
- Financial forecast

6) Autofill

Database automation

In a Notion database, AI can:
- Generate summaries
- Extract tags/categories
- Translate titles
- Set priority
- Assign owners

Example from article title �?AI generates:
- Short summary
- Suggested tags
- Recommended category
- SEO keywords

Tips

Custom prompts

Advanced usage:

Select text �?Ask AI �?"Make custom AI request"

Example instruction:
"Rewrite this for kids with simple language and vivid metaphors, under 200 words."

Create AI blocks

In page:
/ai [describe the task]

Example:
/ai create a risk analysis table for this project

AI generates a table with columns like:
| Risk | Impact | Likelihood | Mitigation |

Bulk actions

In a database view:
Select multiple rows �?Bulk Actions �?AI Actions

Batch operations:
- Translate all titles
- Generate summaries
- Extract keywords
- Auto-categorize

Use Cases

1) Meeting notes

Before: /ai create an agenda for “Product Review Meeting�?
During: capture raw notes
After: /ai summarize, /ai extract action items

2) Document writing

Draft: /ai help me write [topic] �?outline + first draft
Polish: select paragraph �?Improve writing
Final: /ai find issues �?grammar and logic check

3) Knowledge management

Save web clips �?Notion
Organize: /ai summarize �?quick grasp
Extract: /ai extract key points
Tagging: AI suggests labels/categories

4) Study notes

Paste long articles/papers

/ai explain this in simple terms �?easier understanding
/ai create study questions �?practice items
/ai summarize �?flashcards

5) Project management

/ai create project timeline for [project]
/ai identify potential risks
/ai generate status report from [page]

Comparison

Pros and Cons

�?Pros

1. Seamless workflow

   • Stay inside Notion
   • Work in context
   • Maintain focus and speed

2. Team-friendly

   • AI for all members
   • Shared knowledge base
   • Real-time co-editing

3. Knowledge-aware

   • Search across workspace
   • Suggestions based on history
   • Consistent voice and style

4. Great value

   • $10/month unlimited
   • All AI features included
   • Cheaper than standalone tools

⚠️ Cons

1. Notion dependency

   • Not for non-Notion users
   • No use outside Notion
   • Requires learning Notion

2. Creativity

   • Less creative than Jasper
   • Best as an assist, not sole author

3. Technical writing

   • Average code generation
   • Limited for deep technical docs
   • Consider Cursor for coding workflows

4. Online only

   • Requires internet
   • Server-dependent features
   • Network issues affect UX

Practical Examples

Example 1: Content marketing team

Scenario: Manage a blog content calendar

Workflow:
1) Create a content database
2) For each post, AI generates:
   - SEO keywords
   - Short summary
   - Target audience
   - Recommended publish date

3) Drafting:
   - /ai help me write
   - Outline + initial draft

4) Editing:
   - Improve writing
   - Change tone

5) Pre-publish:
   - /ai find issues
   - Final checks

Result: 50%+ time saved

Example 2: Product manager

Scenario: Write a PRD

Steps:
1) /ai create PRD template �?standard template
2) Fill in key details (users, goals, core features)
3) With AI:
   - Generate user stories
   - List technical requirements
   - Identify risks

4) Translate variants:
   - PRD in Chinese �?Translate �?English
   - Share with global team

Example 3: Student notes

Scenario: Prepare for finals

Workflow:
1) Collect all class notes in Notion
2) For each chapter �?/ai summarize �?key points
3) /ai create quiz questions �?practice set
4) /ai explain [concept] like I’m 5 �?simplify
5) /ai create study schedule �?plan time

Privacy and Security

Data handling

• Your content is used to generate responses
• Not used to train general models
• Not shared with other users

Enterprise security

• SOC 2 Type II
• GDPR and CCPA compliant
• Encrypted in transit and at rest
• SSO (Enterprise)

Best practices

Avoid entering:

• Personal sensitive information
• Client confidential data
• Passwords and keys
• Unlicensed copyrighted material

FAQ

Is Notion AI worth it?

If you already use Notion for work and notes, yes�?10/month can meaningfully speed up drafting, summarizing, and organizing.

Can I buy Notion AI standalone?

No. It’s an add-on for Notion; you need a Notion account.

Is there a free trial?

New users typically get 20�?0 free AI actions. After that, subscribe.

Does Notion AI support Chinese?

Yes. It supports multiple languages with strong translation quality.

Does it replace ChatGPT?

No. Notion AI excels at in-workflow tasks inside Notion; ChatGPT remains stronger for general conversation and creativity. They complement each other.

Learning Resources

• Official Help Center: notion.so/help
• Notion AI guides: Official YouTube channel
• Templates: notion.so/templates
• Community: Reddit r/Notion

What’s New

AI Autofill

• Auto-generate database properties
• Bulk actions across hundreds of rows
• Custom rules

Q&A across workspace

• Ask questions across your knowledge base
• Cited references to specific pages
• Great for team onboarding and SOPs

Custom AI Actions

• Create custom commands
• Save common prompts
• Share AI actions with teams

Summary

Notion AI brings AI to where you work. It may not be the most powerful AI overall, but it’s one of the most useful—because it lives inside your documents, databases, and workflows.

For Notion users, the AI add-on is a high-leverage upgrade. Whether for personal notes, team collaboration, project management, or knowledge bases, Notion AI helps you work faster and more consistently.

Get started: In Notion, click your avatar �?Upgrade �?Add Notion AI.