Commercial software intelligenceEvidence checked · 8 September 2026
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SK-2026-174 · Licensing models and metrics

Google schedules Enterprise-edition restriction for BigQuery Graph core processing

Google is deprecating Standard-edition and on-demand-billing support for BigQuery Graph core graph processing and will restrict core graph processing to Enterprise and Enterprise Plus editions from 26 April 2027, with the stated graph-measures exceptions preserved.

Commercial restriction scheduled

Commercial transition

Previous stateBigQuery Graph core graph processing could use Standard edition or on-demand billing within the pre-change commercial model.
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New stateFrom 26 April 2027, BigQuery Graph core graph processing is restricted to Enterprise and Enterprise Plus editions; Google documents separate graph-measure availability behavior and an on-demand-pricing exception for measures.

Who is affected

BigQuery Graph users relying on Standard edition or on-demand billing for core graph processing.

Action required

Inventory BigQuery Graph workloads before 26 April 2027, distinguish core graph processing from graph measures, and plan eligible Enterprise or Enterprise Plus capacity where core processing must continue.

Evidence boundary

The restriction applies to BigQuery Graph core graph processing and the stated measure behavior. It does not retire BigQuery Standard edition generally, eliminate all on-demand querying, or imply every BigQuery Graph feature follows the same billing rule.

Timeline

  1. Edition restriction announced

    Google announced the future BigQuery Graph core-processing commercial restriction.

  2. Restriction takes effect

    Core graph processing is scheduled to require Enterprise or Enterprise Plus editions.

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