Packaging change·Mar 30 → Jun 29, 2026·Q2 2026·Data & Analytics
Metabase: AI and Transforms add-ons move from flat fees to usage-based pricing
AI add-on changed from $100/mo for 500 requests to $3.75 per 1M tokens (1M tokens included free, or bring your own Anthropic API key); Transforms/Advanced Transforms changed from a flat $250/mo for 72,000 runs to $0.01-$0.02 per run after 1,000 included runs/month.
What changed
Add-on change
AI and Transforms add-ons moved from flat fees to usage pricing: AI now $3.75/1M tokens (1M free, BYOK option; was $100/mo/500 reqs); Transforms $0.01-0.02/run after 1,000 free (was $250/mo/72k runs).
Before and after
Mar 30, 2026 vs Jun 29, 2026Pulse.
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What changed
AI and Transforms add-ons moved from flat fees to usage pricing: AI now $3.75/1M tokens (1M free, BYOK option; was $100/mo/500 reqs); Transforms $0.01-0.02/run after 1,000 free (was $250/mo/72k runs).
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