Google Cloud BigQuery

Google Cloud BigQuery uses a flexible, consumption‑based pricing model that separates charges for compute and storage. Compute is billed using either on‑demand pricing, where you pay per terabyte of data processed, or capacity‑based pricing through BigQuery Editions, which let you reserve compute slots for predictable workloads. The on‑demand model provides a free tier that includes the first 1 TiB of query data processed each month, while capacity pricing offers autoscaling and cost optimization for sustained usage. Storage costs are billed separately based on the volume of data stored, and additional features—such as BigQuery ML, BI Engine, and streaming ingestion—may incur extra charges depending on usage. This pricing structure gives organizations high flexibility to control costs while scaling analytics workloads.