* vs $300–500 / source TB·yr ($300K–500K / PB·yr) for traditional genomic cloud or on-prem all-in. “Up to” reflects the high end of that range; a lab on the cheapest single-copy config saves less.
Bottom line
A 10 PB sequencing center pays roughly $3–5M / year to keep that archive on traditional hot / redundant storage. On gene.zip Active the same archive costs $1.2M / year — instant access kept, every existing tool unchanged — saving ~$2.8M / year, or ~$28M over a 10-year retention window. Need bit-exact clinical fidelity? Clinical still cuts the bill in half. Don’t need every quality score? Economy saves up to 80%.
How billing works
Simple, by your original data size
Storage is billed per sourceterabyte per year — the size of your original files, not the compressed size.
Usage is metered in credits — $1 = 1 credit. New accounts start with 1,000 free credits (about 1 TB free for a month).
Savings are measured against a $300–500 / source TB·yr incumbent — redundant / hot genomic cloud or on-prem all-in.
Use the live calculator to estimate from your current bill (it works in PB or TB).
Random access, restores, and tool compatibility are included — no per-request or rehydration fees.
Running our managed cloud compute next to your buckets is billed by your cloud provider; gene.zip charges only for stored data.
Pilots are free: we compress a sample of your own data and verify a restore before you commit.
Prices shown are list. Create an account to start a no-cost pilot, or read the docs.