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DBRX Instruct
FreemiumText to TextOpen SourceAPISelf-Hosted
Databricks' 132B open-source model optimized for coding and reasoning within enterprise AI stacks.
Free trial access to Databricks Data + AI Platform; some trials include credits · Checked Nov 3, 2026
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Summary
DBRX Instruct is a free, open-source large language model built by Databricks for instruction-following tasks in software development and enterprise applications. It uses a mixture-of-experts architecture to balance performance with efficiency, and integrates natively with Databricks' data platform—a meaningful advantage if you're already in that ecosystem. The model shows strong results on coding and reasoning benchmarks, but carries real limitations: no vision capabilities, a shorter context window than Claude or GPT-4, and less real-world adoption in mainstream enterprise settings. For teams deeply embedded in Databricks infrastructure, it's a compelling option; for everyone else, it remains a secondary choice.
Bottom line: *Use this if you're on Databricks and need coding-focused reasoning; skip it if you need multimodal capabilities or broad ecosystem support.*
Hosted & API Pricing
The model is free to self-host. These are the creator's hosted/API options.Azure Databricks
via Microsoft Azure
Custom
Pricing for Azure Databricks is set by Microsoft and is provided for convenient reference
Pricing may have changed since last verified. Check the official site for current plans.
Pricing Plans
Usage-BasedLast verified 1 day ago- Free Tier
- Free trial access to Databricks Data + AI Platform; some trials include credits
Data Engineering
per month
Orchestrate data processing, machine learning and analytics pipelines; Build streaming and batch pipelines; Ingest data from a wide variety of sources with in-built connectors
- Starting at $0.15 / DBU
- Lakeflow Jobs
- Lakeflow Pipelines
- Lakeflow Connect
Data Warehousing
per month
Run SQL queries for BI reporting, analytics and visualization to get timely insights from data lakes. Available in both Classic and Serverless (managed) Compute.
- Starting at $0.22 / DBU
Interactive workloads
per month
Run interactive data science and machine learning workloads. Build and deploy custom applications with the full security and governance of the Data + AI Platform.
- Starting at $0.40 / DBU
- Compute for Data Science
- Databricks Apps
Operational Database
per month
Fully-managed Postgres transactional database for serving data and features to support applications built on Databricks.
- Starting at $0.069 / CU
Artificial Intelligence
per month
Build production-quality GenAI or ML apps across any use case
- Starting at $0.07 / DBU
- Unity Gateway
- Agent Bricks
- AI Functions
- Model Serving
- Foundation Model Serving
- Proprietary Foundation Model Serving
- AI Search
- Agent Evaluation
- Model Training
- AI Runtime
Genie
per month
AI assistance for every team, across code, analytics, and enterprise knowledge. Ask in natural language and get trusted, governed answers from your data.
- Starting at $0.07 / DBU beyond free usage
- Genie One - Enterprise Knowledge
- Genie Agents - Natural Language Q&A
- Genie Code - AI Coding Assistant
View full pricing on databricks.com →
Pricing may have changed since last verified. Check the official site for current plans.
LLM Spec Sheet
Specializations
CodeMathReasoningInstructionChatLong ContextMultilingual
Knowledge BaseTrained through December 2023
Benchmarks
80.7%MMLU
87.5%HumanEval
32.8k tokensContext Window
Pricing & Limits
- Input price
- $1.20 / 1M tokens
- Output price
- $1.20 / 1M tokens
- Max output tokens
- 32,768
Metrics from vendor, updated .
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Changelog
- — Output price first recorded at $1.20/1M · vendor
- — Input price first recorded at $1.20/1M · vendor
- — Context first recorded at 32.8k tokens · vendor
- — Max output first recorded at 32.8k tokens · vendor
- — MMLU first recorded at 80.7% · legacy-discovery
- — HumanEval first recorded at 87.5% · legacy-discovery
Pros
- Strong performance on coding and technical benchmarks
- Efficient mixture-of-experts architecture
- Native integration with Databricks AI Platform
- Competitive reasoning and instruction-following capabilities
Cons
- Limited vision or multimodal capabilities
- Smaller context window compared to some competitors
- Less widely adopted than GPT-4 or Claude in enterprise market
About
- Platforms
- Web, API
- Languages
- English
- API Available
- Yes
- Self-Hosted
- Yes
- Last Updated
- April 8, 2026
Best For
Who it's for
- Software development teams
- Enterprise AI applications
- Coding and technical tasks
- Organizations using Databricks platform
- Multi-turn dialogue systems
What it does well
- Code generation and completion
- Question-answering and retrieval
- Conversational AI
- Content creation
- Enterprise data applications
Integrations
Frequently Asked Questions
- Is DBRX Instruct free?
- DBRX Instruct offers a free option alongside paid upgrades. Check the current allowances and terms before choosing a plan.
- Is DBRX Instruct open source?
- Yes. DBRX Instruct is open source — the source repository is at https://github.com/databricks/dbrx.
- Does DBRX Instruct have an API?
- Yes. DBRX Instruct exposes a developer API. See the official documentation at https://databricks.com for details.
- Can I self-host DBRX Instruct?
- Yes. DBRX Instruct supports self-hosting on your own infrastructure.
- When was DBRX Instruct released?
- DBRX Instruct was first released in 2024.
- What platforms does DBRX Instruct support?
- DBRX Instruct is available on: Web, API.
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DBRX Instruct is Databricks’ flagship instruction-tuned large language model, part of the DBRX family of models. Built on a mixture-of-experts (MoE) architecture with 132 billion total parameters, it delivers competitive performance on standard benchmarks while maintaining efficient inference characteristics. The model is optimized for enterprise deployment scenarios including code generation, question-answering, creative writing, and complex reasoning tasks. DBRX Instruct demonstrates particularly strong capabilities in programming-related tasks and multi-turn conversations, making it well-suited for developers and enterprises building AI applications on the Databricks platform.
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