Krux
April 22, 2026
Notion's AI Agents Now 50% Cheaper, Run Inside Databases
Published: April 22, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Updated: April 22, 2026 at 12:31 AM
100-word summary
Notion just made its custom AI agents cheaper and smarter. Version 3.4 lets agents live inside your databases, automatically enriching every row without manual work. Email triage, lead scoring, customer tagging—all running continuously in the background. The economics shifted, too. Custom agents now cost 35-50% less to run, and newer compact models burn through 10 times fewer credits on repetitive jobs. Pages also load 28% faster, which matters when you're context-switching between a dozen docs daily. The catch: agents are still business-tier only, and Notion's switching to a credits-based pricing model May 4th. Try before then to lock in the free trial window and figure out what those credits will...
What happened
Notion just made its custom AI agents cheaper and smarter. Version 3.4 lets agents live inside your databases, automatically enriching every row without manual work. Email triage, lead scoring, customer tagging—all running continuously in the background. The economics shifted, too. Custom agents now cost 35-50% less to run, and newer compact models burn through 10 times fewer credits on repetitive jobs. Pages also load 28% faster, which matters when you're context-switching between a dozen docs daily.
Why it matters
The catch: agents are still business-tier only, and Notion's switching to a credits-based pricing model May 4th. Try before then to lock in the free trial window and figure out what those credits will actually cost you.