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Google Colab vs nteract: catalog facts
Google Colab	nteract
Freemium Free to use with a Google account; Google also offers paid compute plans.	Free Free and open source under the BSD-3-Clause license.
Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
No local setup needed to run notebooks Built-in AI assistance for notebook code	Opens notebooks as native desktop documents No browser-based server to launch
Requires a Google account Code runs on Google's servers rather than your own machine	Requires compatible Jupyter kernels installed Niche compared with browser-based Jupyter
Web application	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: BSD-3-Clause
Account needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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