- Several blockchain developers have reported unexpectedly high charges from Google Cloud’s BigQuery service.
- One developer received a bill for $18,000 after running three queries on Solana Blockchain data.
- Critics allege BigQuery’s pricing lacks safeguards, such as hard monthly spending limits.
- Another developer was charged $5,000 for a single query due to accidentally scanning multiple terabytes of data.
- Concerns are rising about the affordability and predictability of using BigQuery for blockchain and AI projects.
Blockchain developers have reported receiving large, unexpected bills from Google Cloud’s BigQuery platform, according to recent statements shared on social media. One developer was charged $18,000 for running three queries on Solana blockchain data in a single month, compared to their usual monthly bill of several hundred dollars.
BigQuery is a cloud-based data analytics service that processes large datasets using SQL and Artificial Intelligence tools. The developer, who asked to remain anonymous, wrote on social media that each of the three queries cost over $5,000. After contacting Google’s support, the charges were reduced to $4,000 per query.
Other individuals in the crypto industry described similar experiences. Mikko Ohtamaa, co-founder of Trading Strategy, re-shared the account. Another developer posted that they paid $5,000 for a single query that accidentally scanned multiple terabytes from a Solana blockchain table. “Thankfully that time, our company was connected to Google locally, which helped us escalate the issue and refunded us,” they wrote in a shared post.
Critics say Google Cloud does not allow users to set hard spending limits, which can expose customers to unexpected high bills. Ermin Nurovic, co-founder of Flat Money, stated that BigQuery does not let users set firm caps: “They intentionally don’t let you set hard stops… Your Google Cloud function got stuck in a recursive loop costing you thousands? Too bad.”
Solana integrated with BigQuery in October 2023, allowing developers to analyze blockchain data like NFT sales or large transactions directly through Google Cloud. These recent incidents have led some developers to only query blockchain data with caution, always checking data partitions first to avoid scanning too much data.
Some developers also warned that this pricing model is unsuitable for artificial intelligence projects, which may require frequent or large-scale data analyses.
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