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Using One Power BI Premium User to Host >10 GB Models While Pro Users Only Consume Reports
Hi weisensu
- Yes, Pro users can consume reports backed by >10 GB datasets when hosted in Premium capacity/workspace.
- Yes, The 10 GB limit applies only to what Pro users publish. Consumption has no size limit when content is in Premium.
- Limitations:
- Pro users can only view and interact with reports
- To create new reports from the dataset, they need Premium licenses
- The dataset must be in a Premium capacity or Premium Per User workspace
- Pro users need at least read access to that workspace
Did it work? 👍 A kudos would be appreciated
🟨 Mark it as a solution to help spread knowledge 💡If your datasets are hosted in a Premium capacity workspace (P SKU or Fabric capacity), then yes, users with Power BI Pro (or even Free) can consume reports backed by datasets larger than 10 GB. The dataset size limit applies to where the dataset lives, not to who is viewing it. So as long as the model is in Premium capacity, Pro users can interact with it normally without hitting the 10-GB restriction.
Where this does not work is with Premium Per User (PPU). PPU increases the dataset size limit for the publisher, but all consumers must also have PPU. You cannot use one PPU user to host large models and then let Pro users consume them. That’s a very common misconception.
PPU ≠ Capacity
Regarding the 10-GB limit: it applies only to what a Pro user publishes or owns. A Pro user cannot publish a dataset larger than 10 GB themselves, but they can absolutely consume, analyze, and interact with a much larger dataset that’s already hosted in Premium capacity.
Super UserIf your datasets are hosted in a Premium capacity workspace (P SKU or Fabric capacity), then yes, users with Power BI Pro (or even Free) can consume reports backed by datasets larger than 10 GB. The dataset size limit applies to where the dataset lives, not to who is viewing it. So as long as the model is in Premium capacity, Pro users can interact with it normally without hitting the 10-GB restriction.
Where this does not work is with Premium Per User (PPU). PPU increases the dataset size limit for the publisher, but all consumers must also have PPU. You cannot use one PPU user to host large models and then let Pro users consume them. That’s a very common misconception.
PPU ≠ Capacity
Regarding the 10-GB limit: it applies only to what a Pro user publishes or owns. A Pro user cannot publish a dataset larger than 10 GB themselves, but they can absolutely consume, analyze, and interact with a much larger dataset that’s already hosted in Premium capacity.
Absolutely clear!!!