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Google ColabCoCalc
Freemium

Free to use with a Google account; Google also offers paid compute plans.

 Freemium

Hosted plans and licences are offered; see the pricing page for current terms.

Web Web, Self-hosted
  • No local setup needed to run notebooks
  • Built-in AI assistance for notebook code
  • Notebooks, terminals, files and documents in one shared project
  • Live collaborative editing with version history and recovery
  • Requires a Google account
  • Code runs on Google's servers rather than your own machine
  • Main use is through a hosted service that needs an account
  • Claude Code support is an experimental preview
Web application Web application, Self-hosted, Hosted service
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Account needed Account needed
Needs internet Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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