Databricks launches AgentBricks brand and shifts to Compute Unit billing
What happened
Between the Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026 captures of Databricks' pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: 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; 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. Pulse files it as a packaging change (metric change, feature change). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 15, 2026) lists SQL Serverless at $0.70 per DBU, All-Purpose Classic Clusters at $0.55 per DBU, All-Purpose Serverless at $0.75 per DBU, Lakebase Always-On at $0.07 per Capacity Unit Hour (minimum) and Foundation Model Batch Inference at $6 per hour per throughput band.
This quarterly roll-up includes 3 changes Pulse first recorded in a shorter period: "Databricks Overhauls AI Lineup, Drops Two Tools and Adds Two New Ones" (week of Mar 16, 2026, saved Mar 23, 2026), "Databricks Slashes Operational Database Pricing by 77%" (week of Jan 19, 2026, saved Jan 26, 2026) and "Databricks removes Online Tables from AI pricing lineup" (week of Jan 12, 2026, saved Jan 19, 2026). They are the same changes, not new ones. Before that, Databricks' previous recorded change was "Databricks Introduces Proprietary Foundation Model Serving While Removing Anthropic Foundation Model Serving from AI Offerings" (Jan 11, 2026). Databricks has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Snowflake, Google and Alteryx also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- —Pricing model$0.40/DBU$0.092/CU
- Added—Feature
BeforeNot listed
AfterAgent Bricks AI Functions and Databricks MLflow
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Pricing model | $0.40/DBU | $0.092/CU | |
| — | Feature | Not listed | Agent Bricks AI Functions and Databricks MLflow | Added |
Values as written on Databricks' public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Databricks' pricing page (databricks.com) from Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where pricing model reads $0.40/DBU and then $0.092/CU.
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Databricks, the last 90 days
Full history- Apr 4, 2026PackagingDatabricks launches AgentBricks brand and shifts to Compute Unit billing This change
- Apr 1, 2026PackagingDatabricks Overhauls AI Lineup, Drops Two Tools and Adds Two New Ones
- Week of Jan 19, 2026PackagingDatabricks Slashes Operational Database Pricing by 77%
- Week of Jan 12, 2026PackagingDatabricks removes Online Tables from AI pricing lineup
- Jan 11, 2026ImprovementDatabricks Introduces Proprietary Foundation Model Serving While Removing Anthropic Foundation Model Serving from AI Offerings
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- SnowflakeJan 22Snowflake Reduces On-Demand Storage Pricing by 42.5% to $23/TB/Month, Enhancing Cost Efficiency for Users
- SnowflakeNov 9Snowflake touts AI agents and FedRAMP in plan bullets, drops Snowpark
- SnowflakeNov 5Snowflake swaps Snowpark plan callouts for AI agents, AI search and FedRAMP
- GoogleOct 12Google Workspace swaps Gems for AI skills, rewords Gemini on Starter plan
- AlteryxOct 5Alteryx adds Agent Studio and MCP Server to Professional and Enterprise
Questions about this change
Did Databricks raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: metric change, feature change.
What changed on Databricks' pricing page between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026?
Pricing model: $0.40/DBU → $0.092/CU; feature added: Agent Bricks AI Functions and Databricks MLflow. Pulse compared the captures it took on Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Databricks change its pricing?
This quarterly roll-up includes 3 changes Pulse first recorded in shorter periods, not new ones; Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Databricks in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Databricks Introduces Proprietary Foundation Model Serving While Removing Anthropic Foundation Model Serving from AI Offerings" on Jan 11, 2026; Databricks has been tracked since 2024-10-01.