We analyzed 22 examples of how Notion handles ai input & output across their product, spanning 4 different approaches: entry point, input composition, input modifier, context indicator.
Personalization modal for Notion AI allowing avatar selection, naming, and custom instructions via a linked page.
Notion AI home/landing state with personalized greeting, input field, mode tabs (Auto/Research/All sources), app connector banner, and starter prompt cards.
Notion AI home state with different personalized avatar/greeting. Same input field, mode tabs, connector banner, and starter prompts as 3102.
Text selection floating toolbar on a page with 'Improve writing' and 'Ask AI' entry points alongside standard formatting controls (Comment, Text, Bold, Italic, etc.).
Side panel AI chat on a new page. Shows personalized greeting, starter prompts, input field with mode tabs, and bottom 'Get started with' bar. Panel header shows 'New AI chat' dropdown.
Inline AI on a page showing completed proofread result with follow-up input field and action menu (Insert below, Try again, Close, Get Notion AI). Context scoped to 'Current page'.
Inline AI on a page showing completed edit with strikethrough diff, follow-up input field, and action menu including Accept and Discard. Context scoped to 'Current page'.
Inline AI on a page with input field open and a suggested actions dropdown. Shows Suggested section (Improve writing, Proofread, Translate to) and Edit section (Make shorter, Change tone, Simplify language, Make longer, Edit selection...). Context scoped to 'Current page'.
New page AI prompt for drafting. Shows AI instruction text and user-typed prompt. Context scoped to 'Current page'.
Completed AI draft on new page with action menu showing Accept, Discard, Insert below, Try again, Get Notion AI. Follow-up input field with 'Current page' context scope.
Side panel AI chat with 'All sources' dropdown expanded, showing source filter options including Web search, Apps and integrations, All sources I can access, workspace name, Help Center, and Connect apps. Also shows user has typed text in the input field.
Side panel AI chat showing completed AI response with follow-up input field, action icons (copy, add to page, thumbs up, feedback), and 'New page' chip. The conversation is titled 'Definition of design systems'. The input field has placeholder and mode tabs.
Side panel AI chat open alongside the 'Definition of design systems' page. Chat shows completed response and follow-up input with page context chip. Auto-attached page context shown as 'Definition of design syste...' chip in input area.
AI block configuration panel on a page. Shows Generate dropdown (with options: Custom output, Page summary, Key points), a prompt text area, and Using/Search context controls. 'Key points' is currently selected. Context set to 'Current page only'.
AI block configuration panel set to 'Custom output' mode with a user-typed prompt referencing a @-mentioned page. Context section shows 'Specified context' with the page chip, and Search section shows 'Don't search any sources'.
Inline AI on a new page showing AI block output with citations, a follow-up input field with 'All sources' context scope, and an action menu (Insert below, Try again, Close, Get Notion AI).
Inline AI on a new page with an AI block generating content. Shows 'Generating...' button on the block and the AI avatar in the bottom-right. Page content above is already written.
Inline AI on a new empty page with input field and suggested actions dropdown. Shows Suggested section (Draft anything..., Draft an outline..., Make a table..., Make a flowchart...), Write section (Write anything...), and Think, ask, chat section (Brainstorm ideas..., Get help with code... partially visible). Context scoped to 'Current page'.
Inline AI on a new page showing user prompt with @-mentioned page reference. AI instruction text visible above. Context scoped to 'All sources'.
Inline AI on a page showing 'Reading page' loading state with animated dots indicator while processing the current page content.
AI is actively editing a new page, showing 'Editing' loading state with animated dots. Draft Document heading and Introduction subheading are being generated.
Inline AI on a new page showing 'Thinking' loading state with animated dots indicator while processing the prompt.