--- title: Google tests BigQuery feature to generate SQL queries... description: Google is previewing Comments to SQL, a new AI-powered feature in BigQuery that converts natural-language instructions written in SQL comments into executable... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/google-tests-bigquery-feature-to-generate-sql-queries-from-english-wqtdic2o4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Google tests BigQuery feature to generate SQL queries from English | daily.dev og:description: Google is previewing Comments to SQL, a new AI-powered feature in BigQuery that converts natural-language instructions written in SQL comments into executable... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-tests-bigquery-feature-to-generate-sql-queries-from-english-wqtdic2o4 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/wqTDic2o4.png og:image:alt: Google tests BigQuery feature to generate SQL queries from English og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google tests BigQuery feature to generate SQL queries from English **[InfoWorld](https://daily.dev/sources/infoworld)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google is previewing Comments to SQL, a new AI-powered feature in BigQuery that converts natural-language instructions written in SQL comments into executable queries. Users write instructions inside comment blocks (/* */), then use the Gemini integration to generate corresponding SQL code with a diff view showing the translation. The feature aims to speed up data analysis by reducing the time spent writing complex queries, though it still requires structured comment syntax rather than free-form natural language. This follows other AI additions to BigQuery, including managed AI functions (AI.IF, AI.CLASSIFY, AI.SCORE) and data engineering/science agents. Competitors like Databricks, Snowflake, and Oracle are also integrating AI capabilities into their data warehouse platforms. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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