diff --git a/sdk/src/args.rs b/sdk/src/args.rs
index be02423..1dac3d4 100644
--- a/sdk/src/args.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/args.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::SxTClient;
+use crate::{PostprocessingLevel, SxTClient};
 use clap::Parser;
 
 /// Struct to define and parse command-line arguments for Proof of SQL Client.
@@ -79,6 +79,16 @@ pub struct SdkArgs {
         default_value = "verifier_setup.bin"
     )]
     pub verifier_setup: String,
+
+    /// Level of postprocessing allowed. Default is `Cheap`.
+    #[arg(
+        long,
+        value_name = "POSTPROCESSING_LEVEL",
+        default_value = "PostprocessingLevel::Cheap",
+        value_enum,
+        help = "Level of postprocessing allowed, default is `Cheap`"
+    )]
+    pub postprocessing_level: PostprocessingLevel,
 }
 
 impl From<&SdkArgs> for SxTClient {
@@ -90,5 +100,6 @@ impl From<&SdkArgs> for SxTClient {
             args.sxt_api_key.clone(),
             args.verifier_setup.clone(),
         )
+        .with_postprocessing(args.postprocessing_level)
     }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/src/client.rs b/sdk/src/client.rs
index d29d626..3a8ef09 100644
--- a/sdk/src/client.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/client.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@ use proof_of_sql::{
     proof_primitive::dory::{
         DoryScalar, DynamicDoryCommitment, DynamicDoryEvaluationProof, VerifierSetup,
     },
-    sql::{parse::QueryExpr, postprocessing::apply_postprocessing_steps, proof::VerifiableQueryResult},
+    sql::{
+        parse::QueryExpr,
+        postprocessing::{apply_postprocessing_steps, OwnedTablePostprocessing},
+        proof::VerifiableQueryResult,
+    },
 };
 use prover::{ProverContextRange, ProverQuery, ProverResponse};
 use reqwest::Client;
@@ -14,6 +18,19 @@ mod prover {
     tonic::include_proto!("sxt.core");
 }
 
+/// Level of postprocessing allowed
+///
+/// Some postprocessing steps are expensive so we allow the user to control the level of postprocessing.
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum PostprocessingLevel {
+    /// No postprocessing allowed
+    None,
+    /// Only cheap postprocessing allowed
+    Cheap,
+    /// All postprocessing allowed
+    All,
+}
+
 /// Space and Time (SxT) client
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct SxTClient {
@@ -34,6 +51,9 @@ pub struct SxTClient {
 
     /// Path to the verifier setup binary file
     pub verifier_setup: String,
+
+    /// Level of postprocessing allowed. Default is [`PostprocessingLevel::Cheap`].
+    pub postprocessing_level: PostprocessingLevel,
 }
 
 impl SxTClient {
@@ -51,9 +71,16 @@ impl SxTClient {
             substrate_node_url,
             sxt_api_key,
             verifier_setup,
+            postprocessing_level: PostprocessingLevel::Cheap,
         }
     }
 
+    /// Set the level of postprocessing allowed
+    pub fn with_postprocessing(&mut self, postprocessing_level: PostprocessingLevel) -> &mut Self {
+        self.postprocessing_level = postprocessing_level;
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Query and verify a SQL query
     ///
     /// Run a SQL query and verify the result using Dynamic Dory.
@@ -119,13 +146,18 @@ impl SxTClient {
             .table;
         // Apply postprocessing steps
         let postprocessing = query_expr.postprocessing();
-        if postprocessing.is_empty() {
-            Ok(owned_table_result)
-        } else {
-            println!("Postprocessing required");
-            let transformed_result: OwnedTable<DoryScalar> =
-                apply_postprocessing_steps(owned_table_result, postprocessing).unwrap();
-            Ok(transformed_result)
+        let is_postprocessing_expensive = postprocessing.iter().any(|step| match step {
+            OwnedTablePostprocessing::Slice(_) | OwnedTablePostprocessing::GroupBy(_) => true,
+            _ => false,
+        });
+        match (self.postprocessing_level, postprocessing.len(), is_postprocessing_expensive) {
+            (_, 0, false) => Ok(owned_table_result),
+            (PostprocessingLevel::All, _, _) | (PostprocessingLevel::Cheap, _, false) => {
+                let transformed_result: OwnedTable<DoryScalar> =
+                    apply_postprocessing_steps(owned_table_result, postprocessing)?;
+                Ok(transformed_result)
+            }
+            _ => Err("Required postprocessing is not allowed. Please examine your query or change `PostprocessingLevel` using `client.with_postprocessing`".into()),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/src/lib.rs b/sdk/src/lib.rs
index e06f226..ffa2e7a 100644
--- a/sdk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ pub use args::SdkArgs;
 mod auth;
 pub use auth::get_access_token;
 mod client;
-pub use client::SxTClient;
+pub use client::{PostprocessingLevel, SxTClient};
 mod substrate;
 pub use substrate::query_commitments;
 mod sxt_chain_runtime;