Is Genie One usage free?
Through January 31, 2027, Databricks lists Genie One usage by users as free. Service principal usage is excluded from the promotion and billed.
Genie One billing reference
The table separates free user usage from billed service principal usage and related workload compute.
| Usage | Billing detail | Reference rate |
|---|---|---|
| User usage through January 31, 2027 | GENIE_FREE_USAGE | $0 during the promotion |
| Service principal usage | Serverless Real-Time Inference | $0.070 / DBU |
| Underlying compute | SQL Warehouse and other query compute | Billed separately |
| User usage after the promotion | Serverless Real-Time Inference | $0.070 / DBU |
(1) Free Genie One usage does not have a list price. The billed reference rate matches Genie Code.
Prices shown for US East (AWS us-east-1)View official Databricks Genie billing documentation.
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How to review Genie One usage
- Open the billing system tables for your account.
- Filter records where
billing_origin_product = 'GENIE'. - Use
usage_metadata.genie.surfaceto isolateGENIE_ONE. - Compare free and billed DBUs before estimating a cost.
Common questions
Why do free DBUs appear in billing data?
Databricks records free usage in billing data. The GENIE_FREE_USAGE SKU tracks consumption but has no list price.
Does the promotion apply to service principals?
No. Service principal usage is excluded from the promotion and billed.
Billing data updates every few hours. Check the reported period and freshness. How FinOpsWay calculates costs.