ChatGPT data analysis vs VS Code: a side-by-side comparison for 2024
Comparing two data science notebooks.
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.
VS Code
Visual Studio Code is a lightweight but powerful source code editor. It supports working with Jupyter Notebooks natively, as well as through Python code files.
ChatGPT data analysis
VS Code
Setup
Is it managed?
Is it managed?
Fully managed (setup in minutes)
No, you must host it yourself
Can you self-host?
Can you self-host?
No, you must use a managed offering
You can self-host (setup in hours)
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)
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)