Snowflake AI

[Steve_M]

We are currently evaluating Snowflake and Fabric as our data platform.  We use Power BI for reporting.  Does anyone know or has integrated Snowflakes AI into Power BI rather than use Copilot?

Thanks

Steve

[Poojara_D12]

Hi @Steve_M Yes—it's entirely feasible (and in fact increasingly common) to bypass Power BI’s Copilot and instead leverage Snowflake Cortex AI directly. You can run AI-powered SQL or Python (via Snowpark) in Snowflake to produce predictions or analytical features, store those results in Snowflake tables or views, and then connect Power BI to those enriched data sources using the native connector. This architecture embeds Snowflake AI outputs into Power BI reports while preserving manageable access and query policies via DirectQuery or import modes, and it works smoothly with Power BI SSO integration.

[Steve_M]

Thanks Poojara.  This is what we will do for ML/AI to do predictions etc.  I was more looking for a pane such as CoPilot to ask questions about the data and get responses such as "Give me a summary of this months sales" repsonse would be something like "This month sales are up 15% due to the inrease on Product X in region Y which has seen a growth of 50% YOY."

[v-nmadadi-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi @Steve_M ,

If your need is to ask questions on your data to AI, then currently the option is to make use of the Copilot which is available with both Fabric and Power BI.

Direct integrations with Snowflake AI is not yet possible, Please make use of the workaround provided earlier if the use of Snowflake AI is critical.

For more information: Overview of Copilot for Power BI - Power BI | Microsoft Learn
Make sure to enable Copilot in admin settings

I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you have any further queries.
Thank you

[v-nmadadi-msft]

Hi @Steve_M 

I wanted to check if you had the opportunity to review the information provided. Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions.

Thank you.

[rohit1991]

Hi @Steve_M ,

There’s no direct, native integration for bringing Snowflake’s AI features into Power BI like you have with Copilot in Fabric. Power BI can connect to Snowflake for data, but using Snowflake’s built-in AI/ML (like Snowpark ML or Cortex) usually means running your models in Snowflake and then either:

• Bringing the output into Power BI as new tables/views for reporting, or

• Calling Snowflake AI via custom connectors or APIs, and visualizing results in Power BI.

It’s not as seamless as Copilot, but it’s definitely possible if you surface your AI results as part of your Snowflake data model.

[v-nmadadi-msft]

Hi @Steve_M ,
Thanks for reaching out to the Microsoft fabric community forum.

Currently there is no direct feature available to integrate Snowflake AI into Power BI.
Instead, the typical workaround involves Snowflake performing the AI tasks using SQL queries and storing the results in tables or views within the Snowflake environment. Power BI then connects to these results using the standard Snowflake connector, either through Import or DirectQuery mode, to visualize or report on them. There is no built-in mechanism within Power BI to call or execute Snowflake’s AI functions live within visual expressions such as DAX; all integration occurs at the data layer, with Power BI simply consuming the pre-processed output.

I hope this information helps. Please do let us know if you have any further queries.
Thank you