Premium BI Premium per user vs Pro Workspace

If any semantic model in the chain resides in a PPU workspace, all users who access the report need a PPU license. But instead you could sitch with pro licenses and if the users also have pro license they can reach the model without any problem.

Also if source semantic models are in a Fabric capacity (F64 or higher), viewers can access them with just a free license.

A combined model created under PPU is treated as PPU content, and a Pro workspace cannot let Pro‑only viewers open it. Publishing the combined model as Import to the Pro workspace, or placing the source models in a Premium capacity, allows Pro viewers to access the report.

Here’s how licensing and semantic model publishing works in Power BI:

• Pro license: With Pro, you can create and publish content to workspaces, but you cannot combine semantic models into a single unified model. Pro is mainly for individual creators and small teams.
• Premium license: Premium gives you access to advanced features like large semantic models, composite models, and the ability to combine multiple datasets into one. You can build and host the combined semantic model in a Premium workspace.
• Publishing to a Pro workspace: If you create and combine semantic models in a Premium workspace, you can publish dashboards and reports there. However, if you then move that combined semantic model into a Pro workspace, the advanced Premium-only features won’t run - they require Premium capacity. Your viewers in the Pro workspace would not be able to use those combined models unless they also have access to Premium capacity.
• Viewer access: Viewers with only Pro licenses can see dashboards published in a Pro workspace, but they cannot consume Premium-only features unless the workspace is backed by Premium capacity. If your goal is to let viewers access the combined semantic model dashboards, you’ll need to keep them in a Premium workspace or assign Premium capacity to your workspace.

   

• In short: You can combine semantic models with a Premium license, but if you publish them into a Pro workspace, your viewers won’t be able to use those Premium-only features. To make the dashboards accessible, you should publish them in a Premium workspace or assign Premium capacity to your workspace.

Hi  Palak12 ,

Thanks for reaching out to the Fabric Community forum.

GilbertQ , tayloramy , Ray_Minds , Kagiyama_yutaka   @thank you for your prompt responses.

Palak12  following up to confirm whether the earlier replies addressed your query. If not, please share any additional questions and we’ll be glad to assist further.

Thanks,

Lakshmi