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Which BI tools' AI shows how fresh its data is?
0 of 15 tools do, according to their public docs, and 5 partly.
Partly: Databricks, Hex, Looker, Power BI, Alteryx.
The question we asked: Does the answer expose data freshness or staleness to the user?
Grading standard
The answer exposes the age or last-refresh time of the data it used, so stale output is visible at the point of use. Freshness shown with the answer through the data source's own indicator, for example a "last refreshed" badge on the dataset the answer used, is partly.
Databricks
Partlypreview
Quoted from Databricks’s docsEach set of insights shows when it was generated, such as Generated 5 minutes ago.
Source: docs.databricks.com/aws/en/dashboards/genie-spaces · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by GPT
Snowflake
Omni
Hex
Partly
Quoted from Hex’s docsIn the top right hand corner of an app, users will see a relative timestamp, indicating the age of the oldest data referenced in the results currently displayed.
Source: learn.hex.tech/docs/share-insights/apps/running-apps · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by GPT
Sigma
BigQuery
Looker
Partlypreview
Quoted from Looker’s docsData freshness: Identify whether the underlying database data had changed between runs (Fresh: Yes or No), helping prevent or diagnose stale workflow alerts.
Source: cloud.google.com/looker/docs/admin-panel-alerts-and-schedules-workflows · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by GPT
Tableau
Power BI
Partly
Quoted from Power BI’s docsCheck the last refresh time - see when the data was last updated at the top of the dashboard.
Source: learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/explore-reports/end-user-dashboard-open · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
Metabase
Alteryx
Partly
Quoted from Alteryx’s docsWhen a Preset Report or dataset is updated, you are notified that the export you created is out of date.
Source: help.alteryx.com/aac/en/auto-insights/share-insights/magic-documents.html · checked Oct 26, 2026 · quoted by Claude
MotherDuck
Mode
Redshift
Streamlit