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Google Colab vs Hex: catalog facts
Google Colab	Hex
Freemium Free to use with a Google account; Google also offers paid compute plans.	Paid Commercial hosted service; pricing is not shown on the homepage.
Web	Web
No local setup needed to run notebooks Built-in AI assistance for notebook code	Combines notebooks, dashboards and AI questions in one place Generates interactive data apps from a prompt
Requires a Google account Code runs on Google's servers rather than your own machine	Aimed at companies with data teams Hosted only, with no local version
Web application	Web application, Hosted service
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	Account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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