Databricks. Pricing model: Usage-based. Value metric: Databricks Units (DBUs) consumed, priced per product.
At a glance
| Company | Databricks |
|---|---|
| What it does | Databricks Data Intelligence Platform |
| Pricing model | Usage-based |
| Value metric | Databricks Units (DBUs) consumed, priced per product |
| Free tier | Free trial (some with credits) and a free edition for learning. |
| Pricing page | www.databricks.com/product/pricing |
Plans and prices
Prices as published on Databricks's pricing page, checked 27 October 2026. They change often; check the live page before you rely on them.
| Plan | Price | Billing | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeflow Jobs | From $0.15/DBU | usage | |
| Databricks SQL (Serverless) | From $0.22/DBU | usage | |
| All-purpose compute | From $0.40/DBU | usage | |
| Model Serving / Foundation Model APIs | From $0.07/DBU | usage | |
| Agent Bricks | From $0.07/DBU | usage |
Usage component. Cloud provider compute and storage billed separately on classic compute.
How credits/tokens work. Committed Use Contracts give discounts and can be used across clouds.
What changed in 2025–2026
2025-2026: Agent Bricks priced in DBUs alongside model serving.
What you can steal
Pricing
Databricks puts agents on the same DBU meter as everything else, so AI spend draws from existing commitments. Letting AI consume an existing prepaid commitment removes a new purchase decision.
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