Notion AI Slows Down Mid-Chat and Loses Context
Users are experiencing frequent and frustrating disruptions with Notion's integrations (Slack, Zotero, Claude/Cursor) and its AI features (Notion AI, Opus). These issues range from connection failures and error messages to inconsistent AI responsiveness and inaccurate information, hindering workflows and impacting productivity. The underlying problem appears to be instability and limitations within Notion's ecosystem.
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“What is the point of something like this? Your conversations live in the native apps why export to a secondary database?”
“I’ve been trying to build an AI Knowledge Hub / Second Brain in Notion. I have conversations scattered across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Grok, Genspark, etc., so I’ve been importing all of them into one Notion database. The data part is actually working pretty well. I can now organize the conversations by: AI platform knowledge category project favorites recent conversations Image 1 is what I can currently build in Notion. It works, but visually it still feels very much like…”
“Before Submitting [x] I searched open and closed issues and discussions for an existing request. [x] I checked whether this already exists on the dev branch or latest source. [x] I understand that maintainers want a well written issue or discussion before any code pull request. [x] This request is not a security vulnerability. Problem Some models expose useful operating modes that users may want to switch between frequently during a conversation, but these modes are currently represented by one”
“I turned it off entirely because I don't have the AI tier, and it was annoying having "new chat" or "ask ai" features pop up when I can't even use them.”
“Awesome, thank you so much. In that case, I will reach out to Notion and ask them to disable it. Yeah, especially with how slow it is, you click somewhere out of muscle memory then after the 5 second delay in loading suddenly that spot is for an AI feature?”
“That rate limit is on the Notion API side, specifically the Query Data Source endpoint, not the Claude connector, which is why it feels like it came out of nowhere, the connector doesn't surface which underlying call tripped it. The opaque part is real. What's helped me: make each query cheaper so you hit the limit far less. Filter server-side instead of pulling a whole database and narrowing in the model, and request only the properties you actually need rather than full page objects. A”
“ooh, i've banged my head against this exact wall before. notion's automations are weirdly siloed like that, a bot-triggered edit won't cascade into another bot's trigger, which makes zero sense until you realize they're trying to prevent infinite loops. what i ended up doing was using the "send notification" action directly in the time-based automation instead of relying on a status change. you can set it to notify yourself with a formula that pulls the page title,”
“Seems to be working again now! Whew Regardless, that outage was nice to prove that I’m not stuck to Notion AI. I understand that no product is perfect nor have 100% uptime. But happy regardless to move on and exercise the portability of my data and workflows”
“Sounds good. Unfortunately, I have too much stuff in Notion, and subscribing to another app would take me a full week just to get used to it, so I'll have to think about it”
“That gave me the opportunity to look around. So I’ve gone ahead and cancelled my Notion subscription. I just got started with Raycast. Awesome AI! Plus moving back to Todoist. Raycast AI + Todoist ends up the same price doing much more”
“So, how does it work exactly? ChatGPT uses your Notion account as a database to track everything? I currently use Claude more than ChatGPT, but I assume it would be a similar workflow. Does ChatGPT connecting to Notion have any downsides? As in ChatGPT getting access to other things on your Notion - i.e. personal information or private information about your work/business, etc.”
“Same issue here since yesterday evening. Tried reconnecting the MCP and removing then adding again but still get same approval error. Probably something on their side, saw few people in twitter mentioning it too”
“All my MCP connections in Notion AI stopped working about 12 hours ago, and the issue is still ongoing. The connections appear normally and their available tools can be detected, but trying to actually use any MCP returns this error: Tool has changed its operation type since the last admin approval. An admin must re-approve it in the module settings before it can be used. Is anyone else experiencing this today? If so, have you found a fix, or heard whether there’s a known outage? submitted”
“Which phone are you using? On an Apple I use mobile at least 60% of the time because I don’t like to sit in front of the screen. And it’s generally fine although it does have a few odd moments. I don’t type many formulas on the phone either… bigger screens etc. So I haven’t encountered/had to solve the ending of a formula. But I tends to agree that it should be a momentary glitch. Clearing your cache might help on Android. But iPhone you have to reinstall the app. I’ve done that a few times. Of”
“https://preview.redd.it/41modipdrwlh1.png?width=1246&format=png&auto=webp&s=c713d8ef065b0e2d69306a6efc25be8966957edf I have two problems with the way notion designed our AI model selector: Way too many options. First you choose which model (GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT 5-6. Terra, Opus 5, Grok, etc), then you have to choose the level of effort the model will do (Low Medium High, etc). Like am I supposed to guess this 2x2 matrix's best choice for each task I want to do in Notion AI? This is r”
“Yeah I noticed, that screwed my workflow so bad.. Have you guys tried to use notion via mcp connection? Just wanted to see if features are as good as native notion ai.”
“The Notion AI Credits system is unusable from the day they were introduced. Talked to friends on enterprise about this and not even companies are paying for them”
Not mac unfortunately but noted, will try this! Thanks for the suggestion
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“They are directing people to use custom agents for the ai features of notion mail but actually what im missing is the clean ui and not the ai features.”
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It's because u tried chatgpt, u should try claude opus 5 or fable
“Doesn’t it already default to “current page” until you say otherwise or it can’t find it?”
“Work Mode stuck on “Thinking” for all models, eventually shows “Error in message stream””
“I emailed the devs asking to turn the AI features off, which sped up the service. Saw this tip on the subreddit.”
“Idk if its a workaround...but if you need AI to help you with Notion but you hit the limit like OP is saying...you can connect Claude and Claude can handle Notion stuff for you (Vibe Notion)...yeah you'll hit limits...but...agleast you still got AI in Notion🤷♂️...idk bout the rest...but...Just a cool.."workaround" I managed to find”
“Has anyone connected ChatGPT? I saw that option recently and don’t quite understand the difference. Is it just that the internal AI can make edits, where the ChatGPT plugin can only read and answer questions, not make changes?”
“Chatgpt shows error saying it can't find the notion search, tried reconnecting notion plugin”
“2 or 3 prompts and the quota is done with, The ridiculous limits are just irritating me Who the hell is in notion comming with such dumb ideas, honestly i would award him THE JOCKER OF THE MILLENNIUM award😡 submitted by /u/navs5022 [link] [comments]”
“Agree! Mine Notion starts but then just didn't load fully and didn't open. Chrome and other browsers now don't support Notion under Catalina Os.”
“Yes that happens SPECIFICALLY in one chat i have, it just doesn’t work anymore and freezes everything”
“Yes, it happened from time to time and yesterday/today very frequently. My solution was either to duplicate the tab and then delete the frozen one, or to restart computer when that didn't work.”
“Anyone here using Grok 4.6 in Notion AI? The model picker only shows speed & intelligence bars, but no info on how much of the usage allowance it eats. Notion's docs don't say either. How fast does it drain your allowance compared to other models? And is it worth it? https://preview.redd.it/8vr2zausccjh1.png?width=492&format=png&auto=webp&s=9d1dbe6cd2f712f837eb5cf8b6463dbe1e613b86 submitted by /u/DailyOnePercent [link] [comments]”
“Has anyone experience the app freezing when trying to access and talk to the AI assistant? I just signed up for the business plan this evening and the freezing started happening right after I paid lmao... funny timing. submitted by /u/AuthenticRoad [link] [comments]”
“On free plan that AI chat limit will end up very soon and it'll aks to upgrade ,probably right after you'll actually start building your page on notion with the help of notion AI . So in my suggestion claude is best @ present so go for it , i've used claude to build some systems on notion , it works really well , you just need to explain your needs very well and it'll help you building.”
“Obsidian NEEDS a subscription to work on multiple devices. So right off the bat if that is a deal breaker. No the AI in notion is super not pushed I hardly ever see anything about it unless there is a new update etc. Yes notion is probably the best option for you. It has some hickups but overall its the easiest to use. You can usually just export your data into another app if you really end up hating it.”
“I think the best option is to check your workspace settings first and disable any available Notion AI options If it still appears after that you can reach out to Notion support and ask if they can help remove or disable AI features for your workspace”
“All I see being marketed is the notion AI, but the AI is so fucking bad it’s pointless to use 😂😂😂”
“What model from Antropic were you using? I was using Sonnet for the longest. Might need to consider changing. I haven't gone into my Notion in a few days since the update to this change. I am a heavy user but I go days without using it as well.”
“Having the same problem with my company as well. Message from IT team: "Unfortunately it looks like Notion has been moving more and more to an AI platform. This has changed our automatic policy flagging to flag it now as generative AI. Due to the lack of segregation between notion tasks and the notion AI features we cant only block the AI part of it. So we will have to keep the block." It's a shame for sure. Looks like I need to use Microsoft One Note or something but they're a”
“I recommend you migrate projects to Anthropic / OpenAI MCP and set aside Notion AI for work where truly having the Notion page next to the Chat is really a value add. You probably need to scale back on the more powerful models too. I was using Opus for everything and I got hit with a similar case as you describe, burning through 50% of my monthly allotment in an hour. For lightweight work like bookmarking URLs into my Notion Databases I'm using Deepseek now, and it works as good as Sonnet fo”
“[Notion] ★★ 2/5 (v1.7.326) — Why does the keyboard pop up when using NotionAI every time? I will press the text field if I want a keyboard. A lot of gestures like resizing the sidebar also not working.”
“Meeting notes have both the summary and the transcript. I find the transcript hit or miss. It seldom knows who says what. It sometimes flips the order of two speakers, but the words it captures appear, reasonably accurate if you want a quality transcript, then otter, zoom, firefly, or any of the other commercial tools are still superior.”
“If it's actually 10 prompts per 6 hours then Notion AI is officially a failed product. And that's concerning because Notion has spent months now building Notion around AI (which as a services makes total sense but as a business apparently does not).”
“Hey everyone! I constantly get thoughts, ideas, and action items while walking or away from my desk, but opening the mobile Notion app, waiting for it to load, and typing on a phone screen has way too much friction. Half the time, I'd get distracted and lose the thought entirely. To solve this for my own daily workflow, I built a simple Telegram bridge: Send a raw voice message in Telegram (opens instantly with zero cold-start lag). Whisper-large-v3 transcribes it, and LLaMA 3.3 formats it i”
Yes, there’s no AI chat buttons anymore. I asked them as I’m on a free account so never use AI in Notion and I was getting annoyed that the search option wasn’t…
“Are you switching modes? Could that be it? https://preview.redd.it/es8dcnmq02gh1.png?width=1874&format=png&auto=webp&s=39dbbb55bac74ccf8368c36dd6d9fa9322b89ded”
“Sorry this happened to you, might be their AI wiped it as it's known to do shit like that...”
“For the past few weeks I've been seeing a "Knowledge" section on the top right side of my Notion AI chats. I can toggle it via the top right icon between the "pin chat" and "delete, rename, and more" icons. It shows a count of websites, Notion pages, and emails, and if you expand it, you can see the actual list of stuff it looked at. There's a Skills and Artifacts section under it too. I've looked around and can't find anything about it in the releas”
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“<img width="974" height="393" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user attachments/assets/f7341dab 89a5 46c9 b3de 1998976b10cd" / Thinking was collapsed so it just looked stuck even though it was finished. Maybe relevant: I was working on a different session while this started thinking and came back after it was done.”