Metabase adds MCP server and preferred-model AI, plus required 2FA on Pro
What happened
Between the Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026 captures of Metabase's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: AI bullet changed from SQL generation to preferred-model AI plus MCP server; Pro security adds required 2FA and IP allowlists alongside SSO. Pulse files it as a product change (feature added) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 27, 2026) lists Starter at $90, Pro at $517.5 and Enterprise at $1,666.67.
It lands 63 days after Metabase's previous change, "Metabase quietly reveals Enterprise-only paid air-gapped deployment option" (Aug 24, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Metabase: Storage add-on price cut ($40/500k rows → $2/1M rows)" (Aug 3, 2026). Metabase has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Grafana, Tableau and Qlik also changed their Data & Analytics pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Pro · FeatureChanged
BeforeSQL generation
Afterpreferred-model AI plus MCP server
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro | Feature | SQL generation | preferred-model AI plus MCP server | 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 Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "SQL generation" becomes "preferred-model AI plus MCP server".
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Metabase, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 26, 2026improvedMetabase adds MCP server and preferred-model AI, plus required 2FA on Pro · this change
- Aug 24, 2026packagingMetabase quietly reveals Enterprise-only paid air-gapped deployment option
- Aug 3, 2026decreaseMetabase: Storage add-on price cut ($40/500k rows → $2/1M rows)
Across Data & Analytics in the same window
All Data & Analytics changes- GrafanaAug 17Grafana: Logs Query price hidden from Pro plan card ($0.003/GB)
- GrafanaAug 10Grafana Cloud Logs: new Query billing dimension added ($0.003/GB)
- TableauJul 27Tableau: capacity/compute-based pricing introduced
- QlikJul 6Qlik strips Personal Space storage perk, cutting Standard and Enterprise plans
- TableauJul 4Tableau adds new Cloud+ tier, renames base plan to Standard
Questions about this change
Did Metabase raise prices in October 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added.
What changed on Metabase's pricing page between Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026?
Pro feature: SQL generation → preferred-model AI plus MCP server, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Oct 19, 2026 and Oct 26, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Metabase change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Metabase in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Metabase quietly reveals Enterprise-only paid air-gapped deployment option" on Aug 24, 2026; Metabase has been tracked since 2023-11-14.