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Microsoft Azure Databricks Plans Pricing

Name: Microsoft Azure Databricks Plans Pricing
Creator: Azure Databricks
Keywords: Analytics, Apache Spark, Lakehouse, Microsoft Azure

Azure Databricks is priced per Databricks Unit (DBU) consumed plus the underlying Azure VM and storage cost. DBU rates differ by workload type (Jobs, All-Purpose, SQL, Model Serving) and workspace tier. The Standard workspace tier is being retired October 1, 2026; new Standard workspaces ended April 1, 2026 and existing workspaces auto-upgrade to Premium. DBCU pre-purchase commitments yield up to 37% savings.

Microsoft Azure Databricks Plans Pricing is the machine-readable pricing-plan profile for Azure Databricks on the APIs.io network, conforming to the API Commons Plans specification.

It defines 6 plans, covering usage-based and enterprise tiers, with named plans including Jobs Compute (Premium), All-Purpose Compute (Premium), All-Purpose Compute (Standard - retiring), Databricks SQL Serverless (Premium), Model Serving, and 1 more.

Tagged areas include Analytics, Apache Spark, Lakehouse, and Microsoft Azure.

6 Plans API Commons Plans

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Plans

Jobs Compute (Premium) usage-based

Automated, ephemeral clusters for scheduled and triggered jobs. Cheapest DBU rate.

Jobs Compute DBU (DBU · hour) ~$0.15 per DBU (Premium) USD

Ephemeral clusters
Cheapest DBU rate
Recommended for production batch

All-Purpose Compute (Premium) usage-based

Interactive analytics clusters for notebooks and ad-hoc work.

All-Purpose DBU (Premium) (DBU · hour) ~$0.55 per DBU (Premium) USD

Interactive notebooks
Auto-termination
Premium-only after Oct 1, 2026

All-Purpose Compute (Standard - retiring) usage-based

Standard tier All-Purpose DBU rate. Standard tier retires October 1, 2026; new Standard workspaces ended April 1, 2026. Existing workspaces will auto-upgrade to Premium.

All-Purpose DBU (Standard) (DBU · hour) ~$0.40 per DBU (Standard, retiring) USD

Retiring October 1, 2026
~35%+ cost increase on auto-upgrade to Premium

Databricks SQL Serverless (Premium) usage-based

Serverless SQL warehouses for BI and ad-hoc SQL. Highest DBU rate; VM cost included.

SQL Serverless DBU (DBU · hour) ~$0.70 per DBU (VM cost included) USD

Serverless SQL warehouses
VM cost included in DBU
Sub-second startup

Model Serving usage-based

Real-time model serving endpoints metered in DBUs.

Model Serving DBU (DBU · hour) see Azure pricing page (Model Serving DBU) USD

Real-time inference
Auto-scale endpoints

DBCU Pre-Purchase enterprise

1- or 3-year pre-purchased Databricks Commit Units (DBCUs) for up to 37% savings vs pay-as-you-go DBU rates.

1-year DBCU (DBCU · year) see Azure pricing page (up to ~24% off pay-as-you-go) USD

3-year DBCU (DBCU · year) see Azure pricing page (up to ~37% off pay-as-you-go) USD

1- or 3-year terms
Up to 37% savings
Applies across DBU types

Sources

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/databricks/

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