Maps API pricing, vendors side by side
What web map loads and geocoding cost at Google Maps Platform and Mapbox, with free monthly calls and volume tiers, read off each vendor's own page.
Price one workload across every maps API vendor
Starts at 100,000 web map loads and 50,000 geocodes a month. Change the numbers and the table re-sorts, cheapest first.
| Vendor | Estimated month | Cheapest listed option | What is not priced | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapbox | $250.00 | Pay as you go: Map loads for web (Mapbox GL JS), Temporary Geocoding API | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Google Maps Platform | $830.00 | Pay as you go: Dynamic Maps (web map loads), Geocoding | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
List prices in USD before tax and discounts. Each vendor is priced on its cheapest plan that lists a rate for every line, and the vendor's own region and tier assumptions apply (see each vendor page). "From" means some lines have no listed price, so the real bill is higher.
The rates behind the estimate
The published rate for each line of the workload, with the free or included amount. Each row links to the vendor's own pricing page.
| Vendor | Rate | Free or included | Plan | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Maps Platform | Dynamic Maps (web map loads)$7 per 1,000 map loads, falling with volume | First 10,000 map loads free | All | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Geocoding$5 per 1,000 requests, falling with volume | First 10,000 requests free | All | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Mapbox | Map loads for web (Mapbox GL JS)$5 per 1,000 map loads, falling with volume | First 50,000 map loads free | All | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Temporary Geocoding API$0.75 per 1,000 requests, falling with volume | First 100,000 requests free | All | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
How to choose maps API on price
Map loads are the big line
Geocode once, store the result
Tiers fall with volume
Maps API pricing questions
Which maps API vendor is cheapest?
For 100,000 web map loads and 50,000 geocodes a month, Mapbox comes out lowest at about $250.00 a month on list prices, and Google Maps Platform highest at about $830.00, checked 2026-10-25. A different workload can change the order, so enter your own numbers in the estimator.
How is the estimate worked out?
Each vendor is priced on its cheapest plan that lists a rate for every line of the workload: the plan fee plus each usage line, after any free or included amount. A plan's monthly minimum counts as a floor. Volume tiers are applied in order. Taxes, discounts and committed-use deals are left out.
How current are these prices?
Every rate was read off the vendor's own pricing page on 2026-10-25 and links to it. Prices change often: check the vendor's page before you commit, and tell us if a number here is out of date.
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