Packaging change·Dec 29 → Mar 30, 2026·Q1 2026·Cloud & DevOps
Databricks launches AgentBricks brand and shifts to Compute Unit billing
What changed
Metric change
Operational Database billing unit changed from DBU to CU (Compute Unit), with price decreasing from $0.40/DBU to $0.092/CU, representing a fundamental change in how Lakebase (Postgres) usage is metered.
Feature change
AI section rebranded under AgentBricks: Mosaic AI Gateway → Agent Bricks AI Gateway; Agent Bricks AI Functions and Databricks MLflow added; AI Parse Document, Mosaic AI Agent Evaluation, Online Tables removed.
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Operational Database billing unit changed from DBU to CU (Compute Unit), with price decreasing from $0.40/DBU to $0.092/CU, representing a fundamental change in how Lakebase (Postgres) usage is metered.
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