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Google Colab vs marimo: catalog facts
Google Colab	marimo
Freemium Free to use with a Google account; Google also offers paid compute plans.	Free The open-source application is available without a license fee.
Web	Windows, macOS, Linux, Web
No local setup needed to run notebooks Built-in AI assistance for notebook code	No hidden state: changing a cell updates everything that depends on it Notebooks are plain .py files, so diffs and version control work
Requires a Google account Code runs on Google's servers rather than your own machine	The reactive model forbids some patterns familiar from Jupyter Smaller ecosystem than Jupyter
Web application	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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