Are there limits set for Agent Mode in Databricks Free Edition?

[wirrywoo]

Hi everyone,

I’ve been trying out Agent Mode in the Databricks Free Edition and I’m a bit unclear on the usage limits.

From what I can tell, Agent Mode seems to default back to chat mode after a certain point, and when I was using it more heavily, I started noticing what looks like resource throttling (responses slowing down or not completing as expected). That makes me think I may have hit some kind of limit.

I understand Agent Mode is more resource-intensive since it runs multi-step tasks, but I haven’t been able to find clear documentation on what limits are actually enforced in the free tier (e.g. number of runs, compute usage, or query caps).

I’d really like to continue using Agent Mode since it’s been genuinely helpful for my workflow so far, so I’m hoping this is just a temporary limit rather than a hard stop.

Does anyone know:

• Are there specific limits for Agent Mode in the free edition?
• Do these limits reset (daily or monthly), or are they fixed for the duration of the trial?
• Is the fallback to chat mode expected behavior after hitting a limit?

Would really appreciate any insight from people who’ve run into this or have more details.

Thanks!

[balajij8]

Databricks workspace's compute resources will be shut down and unavailable for the rest of the day (a month in extreme cases) if you exceed the quota. While the compute will be unavailable, Data and settings will not be deleted. You can resume the work when the limit resets. Free Edition accounts may not be used for commercial purposes

More details here

[wirrywoo]

Thanks for the response. I don’t think this is due to compute becoming unavailable, since I’m still able to run code without any issues. I’m using the Databricks Free Edition strictly for personal side projects, and I’ve been working with Genie in Agent mode to help guide me in writing future-proof code.