# Databricks AI/BI

AI-assisted analytics and BI on the Databricks lakehouse, including conversational analysis over governed data.

- Company: Databricks
- Category: Data & Analytics
- Business model: Paid
- Availability: global
- Launched: 2024
- Tags: business-intelligence, lakehouse, sql
- Website: https://www.databricks.com/product/ai-bi
- Canonical URL: https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/databricks-ai-bi/
- Record updated: 2026-09-10

Databricks AI/BI is Databricks' analytics layer for dashboards and conversational analysis on the lakehouse. It lets users ask questions of governed catalog data and build views with AI assistance, without a separate BI user-license SKU on top of Databricks. AI/BI is billed as Databricks platform consumption.

## Key features

- Conversational analysis over Unity Catalog data
- AI assistance for building dashboards and views
- Governance through the Databricks catalog
- Embedded analytics and APIs on the lakehouse

## Use cases

- Asking natural-language questions of lakehouse tables
- Building governed dashboards without a separate BI stack
- Embedded analytics for Databricks customers

## Pricing

Databricks AI/BI is included with Databricks platform usage rather than a separate consumer subscription; costs follow Databricks units.

## FAQ

**What is Databricks AI/BI?**

AI/BI is Databricks' analytics and conversational BI layer on governed lakehouse data.

**Is it a standalone chatbot?**

No. It runs inside Databricks accounts on catalog data, not as a consumer chat app.

**Does it require extra BI licenses?**

Databricks states AI/BI does not require extra per-user BI licenses on top of the platform.

## Sources

- [Official website](https://www.databricks.com/product/ai-bi)
- [Documentation](https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/ai-bi)

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