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Power BI Premium Per User rises from $20 to $24 per user/month (+20%)
Microsoft raised Power BI Premium Per User from $20 to $24 per user per month for new customers and at renewal from April 1, 2025.
Who’s affected
Teams paying for Power BI Premium Per User (PPU) licenses: new buyers since April 1, 2025, and existing commercial customers whenever their renewal falls on or after that date. EA customers are hit at their next renewal.
Not affected: Customers on Pro-only licensing, and EA customers whose agreement has not yet renewed, who keep current pricing until then.
What it costs
PPU list price goes from $20 to $24 per user/month (+20%), so the bill rises in proportion to your PPU seat count at each renewal. Negotiated or EA rates may differ from list.
When to act
The change is already in effect and lands at your renewal date, so start reviewing seats and talking to your reseller or Microsoft rep about 60-90 days before that renewal.
Blast radius: Budget and chargeback forecasts for BI seats. Downgrading or removing PPU seats can remove access to Premium-only features and shared Premium workspaces for affected users.
What should you do? decision tree
- you are on an EA that has not renewed since April 1, 2025Your current PPU price holds until renewal; pull your seat count now and model the $24 list rate for the next term.
- your PPU renewal already happened at the higher rateAudit assigned vs. active PPU users and downgrade or remove inactive seats before the next true-up.
- many PPU users only need to view reports, not use Premium-only featuresMove them to a cheaper license tier and keep PPU only for authors who need Premium features.
- PPU seats are a large share of your Power BI spend and keep growingPrice a capacity-based option and compare it against per-seat cost at your user count.
- none of the above appliesRenew at the new rate and set a calendar reminder to re-audit seats 90 days before the next renewal.
Options
- OptimizeAudit PPU assignments and reclaim seats with no recent activity before renewal; this is the quickest saving.
- NegotiateAsk your reseller or Microsoft rep for a discount off the $24 list, especially if you bundle other Microsoft licenses or commit multi-year.
- UpgradeMove heavy PPU user groups to a capacity-based SKU if the seat count makes per-user pricing less efficient.
- MigrateIf Premium features are rarely used, evaluate another BI tool, but weigh the cost of rebuilding reports and models.
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