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ChatGPT data analysis vs Google Colab:
a side-by-side comparison for 2024

Comparing two data science notebooks.

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ChatGPT data analysis

ChatGPT is a versatile platform for data analysis, enabling data scientists and analysts to easily generate Python code and extract valuable insights. It excels in tasks such as exploratory data analysis and AI tooling, providing a robust foundation for complex data science projects.

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Google Colab

Colab notebooks allow you to combine executable code and rich text in a single document, along with images, HTML, LaTeX and more.
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ChatGPT data analysis

Google Colab

Setup

Is it managed?

Is it managed?

Fully managed (setup in minutes)
Fully managed (setup in minutes)

Can you self-host?

Can you self-host?

No, you must use a managed offering
No, you must use a managed offering

Features

Is it Jupyter compatible?

Is it Jupyter compatible?

Not Jupyter-compatible
Jupyter-compatible

Programming languages

Programming languages

Python
SQL
Julia
R
Jupyter languages (e.g. Python, R)

What kind of data sources can you connect to?

What kind of data sources can you connect to?

Provided file storage
Connect with Jupyter libraries (e.g. SQLAlchemy, psycopg2)
Google Drive

What kind of data visualization can you do?

What kind of data visualization can you do?

Jupyter data visualization (e.g. Matplotlib, Altair, Plotly)
Jupyter data visualization (e.g. Matplotlib, Altair, Plotly)

Reactivity

Reactivity

No reactivity, you decide the execution order
No reactivity, you decide the execution order

Notebook scheduling

Notebook scheduling

No notebook scheduling
No notebook scheduling

Management

Reproducibility

Reproducibility

There is no support for reproducibility
There is no support for reproducibility

Version history

Version history

No version history
No version history

Collaborative editing

Collaborative editing

No support for collaborative editors
No support for collaborative editors

Comments

Comments

No support for comments
No support for comments

Notebook organization

Notebook organization

View notebooks in a list
View notebooks in a list

Licensing

License

License

Proprietary
Proprietary

Price

Price

Free tier
Pay for compute
Free tier
Pay-per-user
Pay for compute

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