Snowflake Cortex
Runs models and text analytics directly against Snowflake data.
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Snowflake Cortex vs Hex
Snowflake Cortex (Snowflake) and Hex (Hex) 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 | Snowflake Cortex Snowflake | Hex Hex |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Data & Analytics | Data & Analytics |
| Version | Cortex AI | September 10, 2026 release |
| Entry cost | Usage-based consumption pricing (costs vary by Snowflake edition and compute usage) | Free tier · from $36/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Standard free · Enterprise free · Business Critical free · Virtual Private Snowflake free | Community free · Professional $36 · Team $75 · Enterprise free |
| Model stack | Anthropic Claude · Meta Llama · Mistral Large 2 | 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 |
| Context window | Varies by model | Not published |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 1 | 9 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | SQL LLM functions, Cortex Analyst, Cortex Search, Document AI, Fine-tuning, Cortex Agents, Cortex AI Functions, Snowflake CoWork | Magic AI, SQL and Python cells, Semantic model awareness, App publishing, Notebook agent, Notebook Agent, Threads Agent, SQL & Python Cells |
Hex
Collaborative data notebooks where Magic writes SQL and Python for you.
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