Comparison
Flitch vs ThoughtSpot
Search-first analytics with an agent against an AI-first dashboard builder. Also the honest answer for anyone looking for Mode.
Which should you choose?
Flitch connects to raw sources and generates a web application from them, with a semantic layer you add as you go rather than build first. ThoughtSpot searches over data that has already been prepared, which is real work before anyone sees a chart. ThoughtSpot is the better choice once that preparation exists and you want many people questioning it in natural language.
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Flitch vs ThoughtSpot at a glance
| Flitch | ThoughtSpot | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | Free tier, then $20/month flat (Pro) | Essentials from $25/user/month, billed annually |
| AI included | The plan fee is the credit allowance: $20 buys 200 credits worth $20 | Included, and LLM tokens are not metered separately |
| Free tier | Yes, permanent | Developer, free for 1 year, up to 10 users |
| Billing commitment | Monthly, no contract | Essentials billed annually |
| Data limits | No row tier. Aggregation runs in SQL at the source | Essentials 25M rows, Pro 250M rows |
| AI token charges | None. Credits only, in $0.10 increments with no markup on the model cost | None, LLM tokens are not metered |
| Core interface | Describe a dashboard, get one | Search and the Spotter agent over prepared data |
| Data model required first | No | Yes, data must be prepared and structured |
| How the numbers are computed | Generated SQL, aggregated at the source against the semantic layer | Search resolved against the prepared model |
| Integrations | 61, including file upload, an AI API finder and input tables | Warehouses, with Analyst Studio for preparation |
| Public publishing | Custom domains, password protection, email-restricted sharing | Embedding and seat-bound sharing |
If you are here looking for Mode, read this first
Mode is no longer sold on its own. ThoughtSpot acquired it in 2023 and folded its notebook, SQL and collaborative analysis capabilities into Analyst Studio, which became generally available in early 2025 for ThoughtSpot Cloud customers. So a straight comparison against Mode is no longer possible, and if you are evaluating a replacement the real choice is ThoughtSpot, something else, or a different shape of tool entirely. Worth knowing before you spend an afternoon looking for Mode pricing that does not exist any more.
What does ThoughtSpot cost?
It publishes, which is more than Looker or Sigma do. Essentials starts at $25 per user per month billed annually, for five to fifty users and up to 25 million rows. Pro moves to usage-based pricing from $0.10 per credit, supporting up to a thousand users and 250 million rows. Enterprise is custom, and a Developer tier is free for one year with up to ten users. Notably ThoughtSpot does not meter LLM tokens separately. Flitch is free, $20 per month flat on Pro, or $30 per user per month, with credits billed at cost at $0.10 and no annual commitment. For one or two people Flitch is cheaper and has no contract; at ten users Essentials is $250 per month against $300 for Flitch Team, so ThoughtSpot is cheaper there.
What has to be true before either one works?
This is the substantive difference. ThoughtSpot searches over data that has been prepared and structured, which is what Analyst Studio is for. Once that is done, the experience is genuinely strong: people type questions in natural language, Spotter follows up, and the answers stay consistent because they resolve against the model. But that preparation is the prerequisite and it is real work. Flitch inverts this. You connect a raw source, describe a dashboard, and it is generated, with a semantic layer you can add afterwards rather than build first. If you already have a prepared warehouse, ThoughtSpot turns it into something many people can use. If you have a Stripe account and a spreadsheet, Flitch gets you a dashboard and ThoughtSpot does not.
How do the AI features differ?
They solve different halves of the problem. Spotter is an agent for asking questions of prepared data and following the thread, which is mature and one of the better implementations in the category. Flitch generates the thing itself: you describe a dashboard and it builds the whole thing, which you then edit in plain language or as code. Put simply, ThoughtSpot is strongest once the dashboard exists and you want to interrogate what is behind it, and Flitch is strongest when the dashboard does not exist yet. Both bill AI sensibly, ThoughtSpot by not metering tokens at all and Flitch by charging credits at cost with no markup.
Which is better for sharing outside the company?
Flitch. ThoughtSpot shares within its platform and embeds into your own product, both bound to seats and governed centrally, which is right for internal analytics and customer-facing embedded use. Flitch publishes to a URL on your own custom domain, optionally behind a password or restricted to named email addresses, and viewers can question the data with Ask AI without an account. If the audience is clients rather than colleagues, that is the difference.
Choose ThoughtSpot if
- You have people who will prepare and structure the data first
- You want many non-technical people asking questions in natural language
- You have ten or more users, where $25 per seat beats $30
- You need to work with 250 million rows
- You want a mature analytics agent rather than dashboard generation
- You were a Mode customer and want the closest continuation of it
Choose Flitch if
- Your data is raw and nobody has prepared it
- You are one or two people, where $20 flat beats $25 per seat annually
- You do not want an annual commitment
- You want the dashboard built for you rather than questions answered about one
- Your data is in SaaS apps, files or input tables rather than a warehouse
- The result is going to clients or onto your own domain
Flitch vs ThoughtSpot FAQ
Is Mode still available?
Not on its own. ThoughtSpot acquired Mode in 2023 and folded its capabilities into Analyst Studio, generally available since early 2025 for ThoughtSpot Cloud customers. Evaluating Mode today means evaluating ThoughtSpot.
How much does ThoughtSpot cost?
Essentials starts at $25 per user per month billed annually for five to fifty users and 25 million rows. Pro is usage-based from $0.10 per credit for up to a thousand users and 250 million rows. Enterprise is custom, and a Developer tier is free for one year.
Which is cheaper, Flitch or ThoughtSpot?
It depends on size. For one or two people Flitch Pro at $20 per month flat is cheaper and has no annual commitment. At ten users ThoughtSpot Essentials is $250 per month against $300 for Flitch Team, so ThoughtSpot is cheaper.
Does ThoughtSpot need prepared data?
Yes. It searches over prepared and structured data, which is what Analyst Studio exists to produce. Flitch connects to raw sources and generates a dashboard without that step, with a semantic layer you can add later.
Do either charge extra for AI tokens?
Neither adds a token charge. ThoughtSpot states it does not meter or charge for LLM tokens. In Flitch the plan fee is the credit allowance, so $20 per month buys 200 credits worth $20, charged in $0.10 increments with no markup on the model cost.