Snowflake. Pricing model: Credits. Value metric: Snowflake credits for compute (price by edition) plus storage per TB.
At a glance
| Company | Snowflake |
|---|---|
| What it does | Snowflake AI Data Cloud |
| Pricing model | Credits |
| Value metric | Snowflake credits for compute (price by edition) plus storage per TB |
| Free tier | Free trial (not detailed on pricing page). |
| Pricing page | www.snowflake.com/en/pricing-options/ |
Plans and prices
Prices as published on Snowflake's pricing page, checked 27 October 2026. They change often; check the live page before you rely on them.
| Plan | Price | Billing | What you get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | $2.00 per credit | on-demand, AWS US East | |
| Enterprise | $3.00 per credit | on-demand | |
| Business Critical | $4.00 per credit | on-demand | |
| Storage | $23 per TB per month | on-demand | |
| Capacity | Discounted prepaid capacity | annual commitment |
Usage component. Compute metered per second in credits; Cortex AI functions consume credits per token (rates not on pricing page).
How credits/tokens work. Prepaid capacity contracts draw down credits; on-demand billed monthly.
What changed in 2025–2026
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What you can steal
Pricing
Snowflake prices the same credit differently by edition, so security and compliance ride on the unit price. One meter with edition-based rates is simpler than separate add-ons.
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