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Kaggle Notebooks vs nteract

Both stand on notebook software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Kaggle Notebooks

Free plan APIWeb

Kaggle Notebooks combines hosted Python and R workspaces with saved versions, data attachments, and scheduling. Its free compute has availability and session limits to consider for longer or interactive tasks.

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nteract

Free plan LinuxMacSelf-hosted+1

nteract brings local notebook work and agent workflows together, with user approval for dependency installation and no account requirement. Its telemetry can be turned off, though users should know raw pings are retained for 400 days.

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The facts

	Kaggle Notebooks	nteract
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	No	Not published
Runs on	API, Web	Linux, Mac, Self-hosted, Windows
Lowest paid plan	Free or on request	Not published
Plans published	2	None
Maker	Not published	Not published
Website	kaggle.com	nteract.io
On notebook software	#13 of 25	#17 of 25

Kaggle Notebooks: what it does well

Free cloud notebook environment with Python and R.
Saved runs capture code, outputs, sources, logs, and environment details.
Supports scheduled runs and dataset-triggered runs.
Editors including Colab and VS Code can connect.

What to know first

Free GPU and TPU availability is limited and may queue.
CPU and GPU sessions are limited to 12 hours.
TPU sessions are limited to 9 hours.
Interactive sessions have 20 minutes of idle time.

nteract: what it does well

Free, with no account required
Desktop app supports Linux, macOS and Windows
CLI and MCP server support notebook and code operations
Dependencies require approval before installation
Notebook files and outputs stay on the user's filesystem

What to know first

Headless installer is offered for Linux and macOS
Anonymous daily telemetry is enabled unless disabled

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