Metabase: AI and Transforms add-ons move from flat fees to usage-based pricing
What happened
Between the Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 captures of Metabase's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: 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. In detail: 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). Pulse files it as a packaging change (add-on change). Pulse's latest capture (Nov 9, 2026) lists Starter at $90, Pro at $517.50 and Enterprise at $1,666.67.
This quarterly roll-up includes 4 changes Pulse first recorded in a shorter period: "Metabase Starter adds Slack and Teams support channels" (week of Jun 15, 2026, saved Jun 22, 2026), "Metabase swaps caching controls for AI governance in Pro plan" (week of May 18, 2026, saved May 25, 2026) and "Metabase includes SQL transforms free, cuts transform run costs" (week of May 11, 2026, saved May 18, 2026) and 1 more. It also records changes none of those periods did (add-on change), so Pulse counts it as a change of its own. Before that, Metabase's previous recorded change was "Metabase Launches Data Studio and Storage Add-Ons, Expands Free AI Access" (Apr 4, 2026). Metabase has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Grafana, Sisense, Tableau and Domo also changed their Data & Analytics pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- ChangedAI and Transforms add-onsAdd-onflat feesusage pricing
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AI and Transforms add-ons | Add-on | flat fees | usage pricing | Changed |
Values as written on Metabase's 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 Metabase's pricing page (metabase.com) from Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where "flat fees" becomes "usage pricing".
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Metabase, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 26, 2026ImprovementMetabase adds MCP server and preferred-model AI, plus required 2FA on Pro
- Aug 24, 2026PackagingMetabase quietly reveals Enterprise-only paid air-gapped deployment option
- Aug 3, 2026Price decreaseMetabase: Storage add-on price cut ($40/500k rows → $2/1M rows)
- Jul 3, 2026PackagingMetabase: AI and Transforms add-ons move from flat fees to usage-based pricing This change
- Jun 22, 2026ImprovementMetabase Starter adds Slack and Teams support channels
- May 26, 2026ImprovementMetabase swaps caching controls for AI governance in Pro plan
- May 19, 2026PackagingMetabase includes SQL transforms free, cuts transform run costs
- May 5, 2026ImprovementMetabase Enterprise now promises 1-day support via Slack, Teams, and email
- Apr 4, 2026PackagingMetabase Launches Data Studio and Storage Add-Ons, Expands Free AI Access
Across Data & Analytics in the same window
All Data & Analytics changes- GrafanaJul 3Grafana: New Database Observability product + Assistant moves to token-based pricing
- SisenseJun 2Sisense pulls Launch and Grow plan prices from pricing page
- TableauMay 25Tableau restructures Tableau+ Bundle around new Cloud+ tier
- DomoMay 12Domo shifts to credit-based pricing for storage, workflows, and ML
Questions about this change
Did Metabase raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: add-on change.
What changed on Metabase's pricing page between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026?
Add-on: flat fees → usage pricing, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Metabase change its pricing?
This quarterly roll-up includes 4 changes Pulse first recorded in shorter periods and also records changes none of them did (add-on change), so Pulse counts it as a change of its own; Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Metabase in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Metabase Launches Data Studio and Storage Add-Ons, Expands Free AI Access" on Apr 4, 2026; Metabase has been tracked since 2023-11-14.