Kaggle free tier includes Google's data science platform with free notebooks, datasets and competitions… Catalogue date September 2026. Compare with 2 alternatives in AI / ML.

Kaggle Free Tier 2026 stable

Subtypes in AI / ML: gpu_compute — sells accelerator time for code you write; the unit billed is machine time, not a model call. We read that on 2026-09-01 from https://www.kaggle.com/docs/notebooks, where it says: “a cloud computational environment that enables reproducible and collaborative analysis” How we use this.

Limits, pricing history, and 2 alternatives. Catalogue date September 2026. Last updated 2026-09-26.

Kaggle's free tier offers Google's data science platform with free notebooks, datasets and competitions… It's stable — zero pricing changes recorded. Best for ai / ml workloads.

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Catalogue date
2026-09-26
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2026-09-26
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Free Tier Details

Google's data science platform with free notebooks, datasets and competitions. Notebooks get a weekly GPU quota of 30 hours, sometimes more depending on demand (one NVIDIA Tesla P100 or two Tesla T4s), and a TPU v3-8 for up to 20 hours per week. Sessions run up to 12 hours on CPU or GPU and 9 hours on TPU, with 20 GB of auto-saved disk in /kaggle/working. Free GPUs and TPUs may queue at busy times. Datasets are capped at 200 GB each and 200 GB of private datasets in total. Kaggle's one paid service is hosting a competition.

We read that on 2026-09-26 from https://www.kaggle.com/docs/efficient-gpu-usage, and our check recorded: the page names Kaggle as "kaggle" and states amounts, none of which we matched to the terms we publish. A source check reads the cited page for the service's name and a price; the limits above are from our own record.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Kaggle free?
Yes, Kaggle offers a free tier: Free. Google's data science platform with free notebooks, datasets and competitions. Notebooks get a weekly GPU quota of 30 hours, sometimes more depending on demand (one NVIDIA Tesla P100 or two Tesla T4s)...
What is Kaggle's free tier?
Kaggle's free tier is called "Free". Google's data science platform with free notebooks, datasets and competitions. Notebooks get a weekly GPU quota of 30 hours, sometimes more depending on demand (one NVIDIA Tesla P100 or two Tesla T4s), and a TPU v3-8 for up to 20 hours per week. Sessions run up to 12 hours on CPU or GPU and 9 hours on TPU, with 20 GB of auto-saved disk in /kaggle/working. Free GPUs and TPUs may queue at busy times. Datasets are capped at 200 GB each and 200 GB of private datasets in total. Kaggle's one paid service is hosting a competition.
Is Kaggle's free tier reliable?
Kaggle's free tier is considered stable.
Is Kaggle's free tier good for production?
Kaggle's free tier can be suitable for small production workloads and side projects. We rate it stable and it offers Google's data science platform with free notebooks, datasets and competitions…, so it's a reasonable starting point. Monitor your usage against the limits and have an upgrade plan ready.
What changed in Kaggle's pricing?
No, Kaggle has had no recorded pricing changes. This is a positive stability signal.
What are the best free alternatives to Kaggle?
We publish no ranking of these. Nothing we record measures popularity or generosity, so naming a best or a top few would be our preference rather than our data. We hold 2 free alternatives to Kaggle in AI / ML, each listed above with its tier. Of those, 2 carry no recorded demerit and are indistinguishable under every signal we hold, so they are listed in an order that rotates daily. Our ranking rule is published at /criteria.
When will I outgrow Kaggle's free tier?
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Kaggle in?
Kaggle is categorized under AI / ML on AgentDeals. We list 2 other AI / ML services alongside it, every one of them on this page with its free tier and the stability we publish for it.

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