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r/MicrosoftFabric • … • u/frithjof_v

Will On-Demand Billing (F0) work for Power BI semantic models? Are there any semantic model size limits?

Currently, Power BI Semantic Models are often the determining factor for what F SKU size our Fabric capacity needs, due to SKU level semantic model row number limit or memory limit.

Simply put, even if we only use 30% of the CUs on an F16, we can't move down to an F8 due to semantic model size limits.

I'm wondering if the F0 capacities will solve this for us?

https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/blog/fbc\_fabricupdatesblogs/fabric-september-2026-feature-summary/5325825#community-5325825-mcetoc\_1k3kj91s5\_174

Can the on-demand billing F0 capacities, which were recently announced, host semantic models of any size?

Or will we still need to buy a traditional capactiy (F16/F32/F64/etc.) to host Power BI semantic models?

I'm also curious what the PAYG price multiplier will be for Power BI Semantic Models:

> Pricing uses a multiplier of the pay-as-you-go capacity price, which can vary by billing category.

Thanks in advance!

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