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Bloomberg Terminal vs Clarity AI

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Bloomberg Terminal

Investment Analytics

Real-time market data, news, analytics, messaging and execution across all asset classes

From
On request
Free plan
No
Full reviewWebsite
Clarity AI logo

Clarity AI

Investment Analytics

AI-driven sustainability, climate and SFDR data for investors and banks

From
On request
Free plan
No
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bloomberg Terminal no published pricing or plan tiers; the product page offers only a demo request (checked November 2026).; Clarity AI no prices are published for any module; the site routes every enquiry to Talk to an Expert, checked November 2026.
  • They diverge on capability: Bloomberg Terminal covers Cross-asset market data and analytics, Clarity AI covers Customisable ESG ratings.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 12 November 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bloomberg Terminal and Clarity AI actually diverge.

Attributes where Bloomberg Terminal and Clarity AI differ
AttributeBloomberg TerminalClarity AI
PlatformsWindows, Web, iOS, Android, APIWeb, API

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Investment Analytics).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bloomberg Terminal

  • Cross-asset market data and analytics
  • Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Intelligence
  • Instant Bloomberg (IB)
  • Launchpad
  • Execution and order management
  • BQL, BQuant and Excel add-in
  • ASKB
  • Bloomberg Anywhere and Professional app

Only in Clarity AI

  • Customisable ESG ratings
  • SFDR and EU regulatory reporting
  • Asset-level physical climate risk
  • Climate transition and carbon footprint
  • Source traceability
  • Fund and private company coverage
  • Retail banking carbon footprint
  • API, datafeeds and MCP connectors

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bloomberg Terminal

  • Real-time monitoring of prices, news and alerts across asset classes on a trading desknot Clarity AI
  • Communicating with counterparties and clients over Instant Bloombergnot Clarity AI
  • Fixed income and derivatives pricing and analyticsnot Clarity AI
  • Pulling market and fundamental data into Excel models with the add-in or BQLnot Clarity AI
  • Executing and managing orders with pre- and post-trade analyticsnot Clarity AI
  • Following company and industry research from Bloomberg Intelligencenot Clarity AI

Clarity AI

  • Producing SFDR PAI statements and Article 8 and 9 periodic disclosuresnot Bloomberg Terminal
  • Testing whether holdings qualify as sustainable investments under a firm's own SFDR methodologynot Bloomberg Terminal
  • Assessing physical climate risk across a portfolio or loan book at asset levelnot Bloomberg Terminal
  • Matching client sustainability preferences to products under MiFID IInot Bloomberg Terminal
  • Checking fund names against ESMA naming guidelinesnot Bloomberg Terminal
  • Showing retail banking customers the carbon footprint of their card spendingnot Bloomberg Terminal

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bloomberg Terminal

  • No published pricing or plan tiers; the product page offers only a demo request (checked November 2026).
  • The installable Terminal is Windows-only. Bloomberg's own FAQ says it is not available for native installation on Mac, and points Mac users to Bloomberg Anywhere in a browser.
  • Access requires biometric (fingerprint) and multi-method authentication, which adds a hardware or app step for every user and complicates shared or locked-down environments.
  • The interface is driven by function codes rather than menus; Bloomberg runs a dedicated Terminal Essentials video series for new users, and the learning curve is a real onboarding cost.
  • ASKB, the AI interface, was announced as a beta, so the natural-language layer competitors are shipping is not yet a general feature.

Clarity AI

  • No prices are published for any module; the site routes every enquiry to Talk to an Expert, checked November 2026.
  • The Glass Lewis merger closed in September 2026 with branding and product integration still to be settled, so buyers are signing up to a roadmap that will change; the company says existing products stay supported during a phased integration.
  • Coverage figures differ between pages: the homepage cites around 98,000 issuers, the ESG ratings page 60,000+ companies and the SFDR PAI page 65,000+, so the coverage for a given dataset needs confirming rather than assuming.
  • Heavy use of AI estimation fills gaps that analyst-led providers leave empty, but an estimated figure is still not a reported one, and users should check confidence levels before relying on it in regulatory disclosures.
  • The physical risk web app with an interactive hazard map was only scheduled for July 2026; before then the asset-level physical risk product was datafeed only.
  • Glass Lewis is majority owned by Peloton Capital Management and Stephen Smith and also issues proxy voting recommendations, so ratings and stewardship advice now sit in one group; the company publishes conflict-of-interest controls, but it is a structural change from an independent data vendor.

Pricing, plan by plan

Bloomberg Terminal

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Bloomberg Terminal review.

Clarity AI

On request
  • Enterprise$undefined/mo
    • Priced by quotation through Talk to an Expert or the contact form
    • Licensed by module: climate, ESG risk, regulation, impact and retail banking
    • Delivered via web app, API, datafeed, MCP or partner platforms

Which should you pick?

Choose Bloomberg Terminal if

  • You need cross-asset market data and analytics.
  • You work on Windows, Web, iOS, Android, API.
  • You also want bloomberg news and bloomberg intelligence.
Bloomberg Terminal review

Choose Clarity AI if

  • You need customisable esg ratings.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want sfdr and eu regulatory reporting.
Clarity AI review

Questions people ask

Is Bloomberg Terminal or Clarity AI better?
Neither clearly leads. Bloomberg Terminal starts at On request and Clarity AI at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bloomberg Terminal or Clarity AI?
Bloomberg Terminal starts at On request and Clarity AI at On request.
Does Bloomberg Terminal or Clarity AI run on more platforms?
Bloomberg Terminal runs on Windows, Web, iOS, Android, API. Clarity AI runs on Web, API.
What is Bloomberg Terminal best used for?
Bloomberg Terminal is most often used for real-time monitoring of prices, news and alerts across asset classes on a trading desk, communicating with counterparties and clients over instant bloomberg, fixed income and derivatives pricing and analytics, pulling market and fundamental data into excel models with the add-in or bql. Of those, real-time monitoring of prices, news and alerts across asset classes on a trading desk and communicating with counterparties and clients over instant bloomberg are not what Clarity AI is typically brought in for.
What can Bloomberg Terminal do that Clarity AI cannot?
Bloomberg Terminal covers Cross-asset market data and analytics, Bloomberg News and Bloomberg Intelligence, Instant Bloomberg (IB), Launchpad. Clarity AI covers Customisable ESG ratings, SFDR and EU regulatory reporting, Asset-level physical climate risk, Climate transition and carbon footprint.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Bloomberg Terminal: How much does the Bloomberg Terminal cost?

Bloomberg does not publish a price. The product page directs prospective clients to request a demo, and the subscription is quoted by Bloomberg's sales team.

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Clarity AI: What does Clarity AI cover?

Sustainability and other extra-financial data for companies, funds and governments. The company cites coverage of around 98,000 issuers, 2.3 million private companies, more than 450,000 funds and 400-plus sovereigns, across climate, ESG risk, EU regulation and impact.

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Bloomberg Terminal: Does the Bloomberg Terminal run on a Mac?

Not as a native install. Bloomberg's FAQ says the Terminal software is not available for native installation on Mac platforms; Mac users with a Bloomberg Anywhere subscription can access it through a web browser.

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Clarity AI: How are Clarity AI ESG ratings built?

They are rules-based and use SASB materiality, drawing on more than 100 data sources with AI estimation and validation. Users can build custom profiles that choose topics, set weights and decide how missing data is handled, and trace each figure to its source.

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Bloomberg Terminal: What is Bloomberg Anywhere?

The remote access subscription that lets a user connect to the Terminal from a PC, the office, home or mobile devices, including through the Bloomberg Professional app.

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Clarity AI: Does Clarity AI help with SFDR reporting?

Yes. It calculates PAI indicators at entity and product level with portfolio look-through and produces pre-filled SFDR Annex I entity reports, Annexes II to V product disclosures for Article 8 and 9 funds, and the European ESG Template for distributors.

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Bloomberg Terminal: What is Instant Bloomberg?

The Terminal's messaging service. It supports persistent chat rooms, tabs and folders, structured data that links to other Terminal functions, and IB Connect for adding proprietary chatbots to chats.

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Clarity AI: What happened between Clarity AI and Glass Lewis?

The two companies combined in a transaction that closed on 21 September 2026 and was announced on 24 September. Terms were not disclosed. Existing products remain supported and will be integrated in phases, with Madrid named as the centre of excellence for sustainability, data and AI.

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Bloomberg Terminal: Can Bloomberg data be used in Excel or Python?

Yes. Bloomberg provides Office add-ins for Excel, Bloomberg Query Language, BQuant Desktop and the BLPAPI programming interfaces. ASKB also returns the BQL behind its answers so the analysis can be extended in Excel or BQuant.

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Clarity AI: How is Clarity AI data delivered?

Through a web app, APIs, datafeeds, standalone apps and MCP connectors for AI agents. It is also available inside platforms such as Aladdin, eFront, Clearstream and Allfunds.

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Clarity AI: Is Clarity AI regulated under the EU ESG Ratings Regulation?

Clarity AI Europe S.L. has applied to ESMA for authorisation of its ESG ratings products under Regulation (EU) 2024/3005, which has applied since 2 July 2026. The disclosures page states that over 98% of ESG rating revenue comes from investor-paid subscriptions.

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Clarity AI: What does Clarity AI cost?

Prices are not published. The site directs buyers to Talk to an Expert or the contact form for a quote.

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