Hex
Hex: AI-assisted SQL and Python analysis with shared data apps
Hex combines AI-assisted SQL, Python and visual analysis in a collaborative workspace. Analysts can develop a notebook, publish a data app and give business users conversational access to its results.
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- Access
- Free and paid plans
- Example plan
- USD 36 / user / monthProfessional Editor
- Available on
- Web
Analysis that can become a shared application
Hex brings code-based and visual analysis into the same project. SQL queries, Python code, charts and input controls can sit alongside explanations in a notebook. Its notebook agent can build or modify cells and help arrange an analysis into an app, with proposed changes available to confirm or undo.
Business users can explore data through conversational Threads or chat with a shared app. The relevant workspace role and project permissions determine which experience they can use. Publishing an app preserves its connection to the underlying analysis, while app-only sharing can keep the full notebook out of a viewer’s hands.
Warehouse connections and semantic models provide context for questions. Larger jobs can use warehouse-side execution or optional compute sizes instead of relying on a single fixed row limit. Professional includes five published apps; Team adds unlimited apps, longer project history and scheduled runs. Team and Enterprise support the documented public API.
Hex’s model providers do not train on its AI-session data. Hex’s own use of those sessions to improve its AI depends on the plan and training settings; an opt-out is available. Advanced models can have different retention arrangements and require administrator approval. These distinctions matter for teams placing business data in an AI workspace.
Best for
- Data teams working with SQL warehouses and Python
- Analysts publishing reusable reports for colleagues
- Organizations managing AI context and data permissions
Limitations
AI access depends on both the workspace role and project permissions. Seat credits, optional credit top-ups and additional compute have separate billing rules. Provider no-training terms do not mean every Hex plan excludes its own AI-session improvement use.
Hex features
SQL, Python and visual cells
Develop analysis with code, charts and input controls in one project.
Notebook agent
Create and change cells, then confirm or undo proposed edits.
Published data apps
Share a focused report without exposing the entire notebook.
Conversational exploration
Ask questions in Threads or chat with a permitted app.
Semantic context
Connect business definitions and workspace guidance to AI analysis.
Scheduled runs and API
Automate eligible projects on Team and Enterprise plans.
Hex pricing
Free plan available. Plans priced per user. Visit Hex for full plan details and current offers.
Example plans.
Professional Editor
USD 36 / user / month
Current documented product
Plan details
One Editor; 30 nontransferable monthly AI credits; up to five published apps. Additional usage is separate.
Team Editor
USD 75 / user / month
Current documented product
Plan details
One Editor; 40 nontransferable monthly AI credits; unlimited published apps and scheduled runs. Additional usage is separate.
Technical specifications
Data analysis
| Feature | Hex |
|---|---|
| Data inputs and connections | SQL warehouse connections, uploaded files, cloud storage and semantic models; OAuth and warehouse-side execution options vary by connector.Configured data connections |
| Analysis workflow | SQL, Python and no-code cells; Notebook Agent for Editors with Can Edit, Threads for Explorer-level access and Chat with App with Can Explore.Role and project-permission dependent |
| Charts and reproducible outputs | Notebook projects with charts and inputs; published data apps retain analysis context. App-only and project sharing are separate permissions.Professional up to five apps; Team unlimited apps |
| Data permission controls | Private-by-default projects; model providers do not train on AI-session data. Hex improvement use depends on plan and opt-out; advanced-model retention requires administrator enablement.Configured workspace and AI model policies |
| Data and compute limits | Paid plans include Medium compute with 8 GB RAM and one CPU. Team and Enterprise can add larger or GPU compute; warehouse-side analysis has separate capacity constraints. Large compute (16 GB, two CPUs) is an additional USD 0.32/hour, billed per minute.Medium included; optional advanced compute |
| API access | SupportedTeam and Enterprise; permissions apply |
Hex alternatives
These tools offer simpler file conversations or a different approach to established business dashboards.
Power BI with Copilot
Semantic-model reporting within Microsoft Fabric.
Compare with HexHex FAQs
Can Hex use SQL and Python together?
Yes. A Hex notebook supports SQL, Python and visual cells, and the notebook agent can help create or modify them.
How much does Hex cost?
Public rates are USD 36 per Professional Editor per month and USD 75 per Team Editor per month. Community is free; extra credits and advanced compute can add charges.
Do Hex AI credits roll over?
Monthly per-seat grants do not roll over and cannot be transferred. Optional workspace top-ups are pooled and roll over; annual committed add-ons expire at the end of the contract.
Can colleagues use an app without seeing the notebook?
Hex supports app-only access, subject to sharing permissions. Publishing a project as an app does not automatically grant access to other people.
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