PriceProof

Evidence file · Data & analytics platforms

BigQuery pricing

By Lars Cornelissen · Published 24 Aug 2026 · Last verified 5 Oct 2026 · How these numbers are produced

What do public agencies pay for BigQuery?

$6,790 – $6,790 typical award, across 1 award for all recorded purchases

Full range $6,790 to $6,790, median $6,790, over 1 Sep 2020 – 1 Sep 2020; vendor list price $6.25 / USD per tebibyte scanned.

These are contract totals for one award each — what an agency was awarded, for the scope its description states — not a price per licence, and not comparable with the vendor’s list price, which is a different kind of number (why the distinction matters).

Public agencies have reported contract awards for Google Cloud BigQuery. Google LLC lists a price of $6.25 per tebibyte scanned for on-demand queries.

The record at a glance

$0$3k$7kmedian $7kN6227120F1097 — $7k — Department of Defense — 2020-09-012020-09-012020-09-01Observed award amounts (1 awards, obligated)
Each bar is one BigQuery award, ordered by award date; hover a bar for its award ID. Every bar is a contract total (obligated), so height reflects the scope of that BigQuery purchase, not a unit price. The vendor list price is a per-USD per tebibyte scanned figure and is not drawn on this axis.
  • This page rests on 1 public contract awards from 1 awarding agencies.
  • Only 1 of the 1 records are licence or renewal purchases, so the figures below cover every recorded award, including services, training and multi-product buys. Treat them as a range, not a rate.
  • The lowest observed award is below the median by a factor of 1.0, and the highest is 1.0 times the lowest.
  • 1 of 1 awards (100%) come from Department of Defense.
  • The most frequent recipient across these awards is THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC, on 1 awards (100%).
  • The records span 2020-09-01 to 2020-09-01.
  • Median award across this file: $6,790; total obligated across all 1 awards: $6,790.

Price summary

$6.25 / USD per tebibyte scanned Vendor list price (list_price)

Google LLC’s own published price. Source, captured 2026-10-05. Comparable only with other list prices.

$6,790 Lowest observed public contract (contract_total)

The smallest of the 1 BigQuery awards on file — one data point, not a unit price.

$6,790 Highest observed public contract (contract_total)

The largest BigQuery award on file. It bought the work its description states, not “a BigQuery licence”.

These three figures are not comparable with each other, and the type next to each number is the point: the USD per tebibyte scanned list price is Google Cloud’s own unit price, while the contract totals describe different scopes of work bought by different agencies.

Evidence: every award used

1 BigQuery awards. Amounts are obligated values as recorded by USAspending.
Agency Date Amount Type What the award description says was bought Award ID
Department of Defense
Department of the Navy		 1 Sep 2020 $6,790
contract_total 		contract_total
The value of one award. Not a unit price and not comparable with another award's total.
license 		GOOGLE CLOUD PLATFORM POINTS FOR ACCESS TO GOOGLE BIG QUERY N6227120F1097
THUNDERCAT TECHNOLOGY, LLC · via Google Cloud
match reseller_mapping+description, confidence 0.93

Each row appears only because its own description names BigQuery — never because a vendor or reseller was named. Matches scoring below 0.8 were dropped and counted rather than guessed, so this BigQuery table is a floor on what the record shows, not a total.

What to watch at renewal

The single recorded award for Google Cloud BigQuery, dated 2020-09-01, was for $6,790 and described as "GOOGLE CLOUD PLATFORM POINTS FOR ACCESS TO GOOGLE BIG QUERY." This suggests a purchase of platform credits that can be used for BigQuery. The description does not specify a duration for the access.

Frequently asked

What is the typical cost for Google Cloud BigQuery based on public records?
One contract award for Google Cloud BigQuery was observed. This award was for $6,790 and included purchases for licenses, services, training, and bundled products.
Are there any hidden fees associated with Google Cloud BigQuery purchases?
The available evidence does not explicitly detail hidden fees. The single recorded award for $6,790 was for "GOOGLE CLOUD PLATFORM POINTS FOR ACCESS TO GOOGLE BIG QUERY." This suggests a credit-based system where costs are incurred as services are consumed. Based on: N6227120F1097.
What kind of purchases are included in the reported contract totals for Google Cloud BigQuery?
The reported contract totals for Google Cloud BigQuery cover every recorded award, including licenses, services, training, and multi-product purchases. For example, one award for $6,790 was specifically for "GOOGLE CLOUD PLATFORM POINTS FOR ACCESS TO GOOGLE BIG QUERY." Based on: N6227120F1097.

Sources and method

This BigQuery file rests on 1 US federal contract awards running from 1 Sep 2020 to 1 Sep 2020, awarded by 1 agencies, most often Department of Defense. Every row links to its own record on USAspending.gov, which is where the amount and date come from. The rules for matching a product, narrowing with classification codes, and labelling each amount by type are on the methodology page.

What this BigQuery page does not claim. No award here is a price for a BigQuery licence, the figures are not comparable across rows, and the file is not complete — it covers what the pipeline could match confidently, with everything discarded recorded in rejected.json. Only Google Cloud can quote BigQuery.

BigQuery evidence last verified 5 Oct 2026. Corrections: contact the editor.

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  • — Initial publication: 1 awards, $6,790–$6,790.