Notion retires the $8/user AI add-on - full AI now requires $20 Business plan
On May 13, 2025 Notion eliminated the standalone Notion AI add-on (previously $8-10/user/mo on any plan) for new Free and Plus customers, bundling full AI exclusively into the $20/user/mo Business plan.
$20 / user/mo Business plan (AI bundled only)
Eliminating the $8 AI add-on forces new customers into a $20 Business plan to get parity, even if they only need AI; grandfathering softens but does not remove the structural lift.
Bundling AI into a higher tier is a standard upmarket move but raises minimum AI-bearing plan price 2.5x for new sign-ups.
Add-on retirement narrows path-of-entry pricing for AI features; grandfathering protects incumbents but penalises new buyers.
Notion AI did not respond inside the 30-day window. This receipt now reads as uncontested in the public record.
Existing add-on subscribers were grandfathered as long as they maintain their subscription without cancellation.
Existing add-on subscribers were grandfathered as long as they maintain their subscription without cancellation. New customers seeking AI features faced a binary choice: stay on Plus without meaningful AI access, or upgrade to Business at $20/user/mo. Teams previously paying Plus $10 + AI $8 = $18/user saw new sign-ups required to pay Business $20/user - functionally a small increase, but a 2.5x jump in the minimum AI-bearing plan price ($8 add-on to $20 plan). Notion AI Agents, Ask Notion, AI Meeting Notes, and Enterprise Search were all gated behind the new structure.
The default ChatGPT-replacement self-host. Massive ecosystem.
Notion + Notion AI in one self-hostable package.
Slickest UI of the open-source chat clones.
When the use case is 'chat with my company docs' rather than general LLM.