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# Mathematica vs Octave
## Overview
| | **Mathematica** | **GNU Octave** |
|---|---|---|
| **Type** | Commercial (Wolfram Research) | Free, open-source (GPL) |
| **Cost** | $$$ (hundreds–thousands;
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