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Databricks AI/BI pricing

Databricks AI/BI is an AI-assisted business intelligence layer built into the Databricks Data + AI Platform, with dashboards and a natural language assistant called Genie.

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Visit Databricks AI/BIPrices checked Oct 29, 2026

How much does Databricks AI/BI cost?

PriceNot publishedDatabricks AI/BI asks you to contact sales.
Free plan
Yes
Free trial
Free trial with access to the Databricks Data + AI Platform; some trials include credits…
Enterprise
Contact sales
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In your favor

  • No long-term contract. Cancel anytime; usage up to cancellation is charged in full
  • Free plan. Databricks Community Edition is a free, limited functionality platform for learning Spark

How you buy and get started

Self-serve + salesButtons on their site: Try Databricks, Start free trial, Request a pricing quote, Get a Demo
Sign up
Self-serve signup and free trial
"Start free trial"
Setup
Not stated
When sales steps in
Committed use contracts, invoice billing and annual plans via sales
"for more billing options, such as billing by invoice or an annual plan."
Support
Technical support offered
"We do offer technical support."

What Databricks AI/BI does

AI/BI offers AI-assisted dashboards and Genie conversational analytics on governed data in Unity Catalog, with a semantic layer and embedding options. Platform pricing is pay-as-you-go on compute usage, with committed-use contracts for discounts.

Good for
Organizations on or moving to the Databricks lakehouse that want governed self-service BI and natural language data questions for business users without per-seat BI fees.
Channels
Web app, Microsoft Teams (via Genie API), Slack (via Genie API), Glean (via Genie API), Embedded in business applications
Main product
Databricks AI/BI (AI/BI Dashboards and Genie)
Also includes
AI/BI Dashboards, Genie Spaces (natural language Q&A), Genie API, Unity Catalog Business Semantics, Genie Code, Databricks Lakehouse data warehouse
Connects to
Unity Catalog, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Glean, Databricks Apps, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud
Public API
Yes
MCP server
Not stated
  • Natural language questionsGenie allows business and nontechnical users to ask questions about their data through natural language.
  • Text-to-SQL generationNot stated
  • Data warehouse connectorsNot stated
  • Semantic layer / metricsA unified semantic layer for the Databricks Data + AI Platform, centralizing business definitions to power you
  • Automatic chart generationFrom natural language dashboard creation to conversational analytics.
  • CSV/Excel file uploadNot stated
  • Embedded analyticsEmbed AI/BI Dashboards in your business applications
  • SSO and access controlsNot stated

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Security and your data

QuestionTheir answerWhere it says so
Trains AI on your data?Not stated
HIPAA (signs a BAA)Not stated
SOC 2Not stated
GDPRNot stated
CCPACCPA notice for California residents"If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act"privacy
PCINot stated
ISO 27001Not stated
Single sign-onNot stated
Trust centeravailable"Trust Center"privacy

Security answers are the vendor's own claims, quoted. We don't audit them.

Every plan

PlanMonthlyBilled yearlyIncludedOver the allowanceWhere it says so
Pay as you go – – – – "Databricks offers you a pay-as-you-go approach with no up-front costs."
Committed Use Contracts Quote – – – "Databricks offers you opportunities to access discounts and other benefits when you commit"

Free plan: Databricks Community Edition is a free, limited functionality platform for learning Spark

Fine print

Billing increment
per second
"Only pay for the products you use at per second granularity."
Billed beyond usage
Not stated
Contract
Cancel anytime; usage up to cancellation is charged in full
"Upon cancellation, all usage up to the termination date will be charged in full."
Refunds
Not stated
Auto renew
After the trial you are automatically subscribed to the plan used during the trial
"At the end of the trial, you are automatically subscribed to the plan that you have been using during the trial."
Price change notice
Not stated

"Not stated" means we read their pricing page and terms and they don't say.

About the company

Legal name
Databricks, Inc.
Address
160 Spear Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
Online since
Jul 13, 2011
Domain registration date

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Questions

Is Databricks AI/BI free?

Yes. Databricks Community Edition is a free, limited functionality platform for learning Spark