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

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