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

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