Hex
Collaborative data notebooks where Magic writes SQL and Python for you.
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Hex vs Snowflake Cortex
Hex (Hex) and Snowflake Cortex (Snowflake) both sit in Data & Analytics. Snowflake Cortex is the cheaper entry point at Usage-based consumption pricing (costs vary by Snowflake edition and compute usage). Hex shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (9 vs 1). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Hex Hex | Snowflake Cortex Snowflake |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Data & Analytics | Data & Analytics |
| Version | September 10, 2026 release | Cortex AI |
| Entry cost | Free tier · from $36/mo | Usage-based consumption pricing (costs vary by Snowflake edition and compute usage) |
| Pricing tiers | Community free · Professional $36 · Team $75 · Enterprise free | Standard free · Enterprise free · Business Critical free · Virtual Private Snowflake free |
| Model stack | Claude · Claude Opus 5 · Fable 5 · GPT-5.2 · GPT-5.6 Luna · GPT-5.6 Sol · GPT-5.6 Terra · Kimi K2.7 · Luna · Sol · Terra | Anthropic Claude · Meta Llama · Mistral Large 2 |
| Context window | Not published | Varies by model |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 9 | 1 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Magic AI, SQL and Python cells, Semantic model awareness, App publishing, Notebook agent, Notebook Agent, Threads Agent, SQL & Python Cells | SQL LLM functions, Cortex Analyst, Cortex Search, Document AI, Fine-tuning, Cortex Agents, Cortex AI Functions, Snowflake CoWork |
Snowflake Cortex
Runs models and text analytics directly against Snowflake data.
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