Metabase swaps caching controls for AI governance in Pro plan
What happened
Between the May 18, 2026 and May 25, 2026 captures of Metabase's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Pro plan highlighted feature bullet replaced 'Caching controls' with 'AI controls and token limits', reflecting new AI governance controls as a key Pro differentiator. Pulse files it as a product change (feature change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 24, 2026) lists Starter at $90 and Pro at $130.
It lands 8 days after Metabase's previous change, "Metabase includes SQL transforms free, cuts transform run costs" (May 19, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Metabase Enterprise now promises 1-day support via Slack, Teams, and email" (May 5, 2026) and "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 Tableau, Domo and Grafana also changed their Data & Analytics pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Pro · FeatureReplaced
Before'Caching controls'
After'AI controls and token limits'
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | Feature | 'Caching controls' | 'AI controls and token limits' | Replaced |
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 May 18, 2026 and May 25, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "'Caching controls'" becomes "'AI controls and token limits'".
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Metabase, the last 90 days
Full history- Aug 3, 2026decreaseMetabase: 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
- Jun 22, 2026improvedMetabase Starter adds Slack and Teams support channels
- May 27, 2026improvedMetabase swaps caching controls for AI governance in Pro plan · this change
- May 19, 2026improvedMetabase includes SQL transforms free, cuts transform run costs
- May 5, 2026improvedMetabase Enterprise now promises 1-day support via Slack, Teams, and email
- Apr 4, 2026improvedMetabase Launches Data Studio and Storage Add-Ons, Expands Free AI Access
Across Data & Analytics in the same window
All Data & Analytics changesQuestions about this change
Did Metabase raise prices in May 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between May 18, 2026 and May 25, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature change.
What changed on Metabase's pricing page between May 18, 2026 and May 25, 2026?
Pro feature: 'Caching controls' → 'AI controls and token limits', replaced. Pulse compared the captures it took on May 18, 2026 and May 25, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Metabase change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Metabase in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Metabase includes SQL transforms free, cuts transform run costs" on May 19, 2026; Metabase has been tracked since 2023-11-14.