Chart logic · Building and maintaining assets
Which BI tools' AI can read chart logic?
9 of 15 tools do, according to their public docs, and 5 partly.
Yes: Databricks, Snowflake, Omni, Hex, Sigma, Looker, Tableau, Power BI, MotherDuck. Partly: BigQuery, Metabase, Alteryx, Mode, Redshift.
The question we asked: Can the built-in assistant read the calculation behind a chart or table in BI content?
Grading standard
The assistant can read the calculation behind a chart or table in BI content: its formula, measure or the query that feeds it. Reading SQL in an editor, worksheet or notebook cell that no chart in BI content uses is partly.
Databricks
Yes
Quoted from Databricks’s docsAsk the agent to create and transform the datasets behind a dashboard.
Source: docs.databricks.com/aws/en/dashboards/manage/dashboard-agent · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Snowflake
Yes
Quoted from Snowflake’s docsOpen a chat session with the app context loaded for making changes.
Source: docs.snowflake.com/en/user-guide/cortex-code/cortex-code-desktop/building-apps · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Omni
Yes
Quoted from Omni’s docsExecutes the underlying query and displays the actual chart or table visualization inline in the chat
Source: docs.omni.co/ai/chat · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Hex
Yes
Quoted from Hex’s docsView and summarize project logic: Give explanations of how metrics used in the app are defined
Source: learn.hex.tech/docs/explore-data/chat-with-app · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Sigma
Yes
Quoted from Sigma’s docsSigma’s formula assistant uses AI to write new formulas, correct formula errors, and explain existing formulas applied to elements in workbooks and data models.
Source: help.sigmacomputing.com/docs/use-ai-with-formulas · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
BigQuery
Partly
Quoted from BigQuery’s docsYou can prompt Gemini in BigQuery to explain a SQL query in natural language.
Source: docs.cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/write-sql-gemini · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Looker
Yes
Quoted from Looker’s docsWhen dashboard agents are enabled, each dashboard provides a single, shared default agent that can query the dashboard and its query-linked tiles.
Source: cloud.google.com/looker/docs/conversational-analytics-overview · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Tableau
Yes
Quoted from Tableau’s docsWhether it’s a calculation that Tableau Agent created for you or one that exists as part of your data set, you can ask Tableau Agent to explain the calculation.
Source: help.tableau.com/current/online/en-us/web_author_einstein.htm · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Power BI
Yes
Quoted from Power BI’s docs- Create measure descriptions: Intended to create a description for a measure in a semantic model based on the DAX formula.
Source: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/transform-model/desktop-measure-copilot-descriptions · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by GPT
Metabase
Partly
Quoted from Metabase’s docsPlace your cursor in the query, press Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+I, and describe the change you want to make (like "add a filter for orders from this year").
Source: www.metabase.com/docs/latest/ai/metabot · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Alteryx
Partly
Quoted from Alteryx’s docsUse Ask Alteryx to ask questions about your Live Query workflow and add supported tools to the canvas while you build in Live Query.
Source: help.alteryx.com/aac/en/ask-alteryx/ask-alteryx-in-live-query.html · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Gemini
MotherDuck
Yes
Quoted from MotherDuck’s docsThe agent sees the Dive's queries, the data behind them, and the view you have open, so you can drill into the numbers without writing SQL.
Source: motherduck.com/docs/key-tasks/ai-and-motherduck/agent-chat · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Mode
Partly
Quoted from Mode’s docsMode sends the query syntax along with the additional metadata of the currently selected warehouse name, table column names and their data types as part of the GPT prompt in order to provide helpful, in-context responses.
Source: mode.com/help/articles/ai-assist · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by GPT
Redshift
Partly
Quoted from Redshift’s docsIf the generated SQL query has errors or does not match your intent, provide instructions to the assistant on how to correct it instead of rephrasing the entire request.
Source: docs.aws.amazon.com/redshift/latest/mgmt/query-editor-v2-generative-ai.html · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Streamlit