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Premium Per User Copilot Feature
Hi SowmyaTupakula ,
We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet. And, if you have any further query do let us know.
Regards,
Dinesh
The cost of Fabric capacity depend on your usage on every workload in Fabric.
Fabric capacities (F-SKUs) are billed per capacity unit per hour, and the price depends on the SKU size you choose.
See the pricing reference :
- https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/microsoft-fabric/
Note : You can also pause/resume an F-SKU anytime in Azure, so you only pay for active hours.
2) yes, once you move to a Fabric capacity, you typically:
Downgrade users from PPU to Pro licenses,
And host your workspaces on the Fabric capacity.
Here’s why:
Pro license users can view and publish reports hosted on a Fabric (F-SKU) capacity — no PPU required.
XMLA endpoint connectivity is supported on Fabric capacities (F-SKU), so you’ll retain all your existing semantic model scenarios.
Source : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/enterprise/powerbi/service-premium-connect-tools
You can Start with an F2 or F4 capacity.
Replace PPU with Power BI Pro for all users.
Benefits: Full Fabric + Copilot + XMLA endpoint + unified capacity billing.
You can estimate the size of you need by using Capacity Estimator & using the fabric Metrics App to monitor your usage. You can also have 60 days of Fabric trial that give you access to a F64.
Source :
- https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-fabric/capacity-estimator
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/enterprise/metrics-app
- https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/fabric/fundamentals/fabric-trial
Hope it can help you !
Best regards,
Antoine
One last question 🙂 Customer cannot use Premium per capacity as it is about to retire so only option is Fabric, right?
Also this should be done either by IT team or contacting Microsoft? I am asking as I am just a PBI Developer
Hi SowmyaTupakula ,
Thank you for the update. Please refer below things.
1. Power BI Premium per capacity (P-SKU) is being retired, transition to Microsoft Fabric (F-SKU), which offers all Premium features, Copilot, XMLA endpoint support and Unified capacity for all Fabric workloads.
2. The transition involves IT/Admin Team Responsibilities. Purchase Fabric capacity via Azure, Assign workspaces to Fabric capacity, Enable tenant settings for Copilot and AI features, Manage licenses and Monitor usage with Fabric Metrics App.
3. Your Role as Developer, Identify which workspaces need Copilot and Premium features. Communicate technical requirements like XMLA endpoint, semantic models. Assist in testing and validating the setup post-migration. Help optimize report performance under Fabric capacity.
Note: If your IT team needs help with Licensing , Capacity planning and Migration support, they can contact Microsoft Sales or Support directly for guidance.
I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you have any further queries.
Regards,
Dinesh
Hi SowmyaTupakula ,
We haven’t heard from you on the last response and was just checking back to see if you have a resolution yet. And, if you have any further query do let us know.
Regards,
Dinesh