Snowflake Cortex
Runs models and text analytics directly against Snowflake data.
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Snowflake Cortex vs Mosaic AI
Snowflake Cortex (Snowflake) and Mosaic AI (Databricks) both sit in Data & Analytics. Mosaic AI shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (3 vs 2). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Snowflake Cortex Snowflake | Mosaic AI Databricks |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Data & Analytics | Data & Analytics |
| Version | Cortex AI | 2026 platform |
| Entry cost | Consumption-based pricing. Included in Snowflake Standard and higher tiers. Refer to AI credit pricing. | 14-day free trial available, pricing is based on Databricks units (DBUs) with no flat monthly price listed |
| Pricing tiers | Standard free · Enterprise free · Business Critical free · Virtual Private Snowflake (VPS) free | Free Trial free |
| Model stack | Anthropic Claude · Meta Llama · Mistral Large 2 | Claude 3 · GPT-4 · Llama 3 · Multiple |
| Context window | Varies by model | — |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 2 | 3 |
| Origin | Global | United States |
| Capabilities | SQL LLM functions, Cortex Analyst, Cortex Search, Document AI, Fine-tuning, Cortex Agents, Cortex AI Functions, Snowflake CoWork | Agent Framework, Vector Search, Model Serving, Fine-tuning, Agent Bricks, Unity AI Gateway, AI Search, Model Training |
Mosaic AI
Fine-tuning, vector search, agent evaluation and serving inside Databricks.
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