AI-generated Key Takeaways
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Google Maps Platform uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model, with usage tracked for each Product SKU, and you can learn more about cost calculation and estimations.
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You can see a list of all SKUs for the core Google Maps Platform products (Maps, Routes, and Places).
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Google offers a monthly credit for qualifying Google Maps Platform SKUs, a Cloud $0 trial, and other financial assistance benefits.
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You can monitor and control your spend by setting budget alerts and usage quotas in the Google Cloud console.
This page covers key pricing programs and incentives with Google Maps Platform.
Free usage caps and volume discounts
Google Maps Platform offers two kinds of price discounts:
- Free usage caps. To help you identify, evaluate, and test our service, each SKU provides free billable events every month, the quantity of which depends on the price category the SKU belongs to. This free usage resets on the first day of each month, at midnight Pacific US time.
- Volume discounts. All Google Maps Platform Core Services SKUs have usage-based volume discounts scaling to millions. These discounts happen automatically and require no special action on your part. As you expand your usage, you are automatically billed for usage that falls into each price tier.
For specific details and examples, see Pricing or Pricing - India.
Essentials, Pro, and Enterprise categories
To help you find the best fit based on the type of customization you need for your implementation, Google Maps Platform divides its offerings into categories — Essentials, Pro, and Enterprise. Each is designed to cater to different business needs and usage patterns, and includes free1 billable events per Core Service SKU each month. You can further customize capabilities by mixing and matching across Essentials, Pro, and Enterprise to allow for the greatest flexibility.
| Essentials | Integrate the essentials of Google Maps into your applications. Ready-to-integrate APIs & SDKs help you get started with essential capabilities for key use cases and quickly scale, backed by our global infrastructure. |
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| Pro | Access more capabilities so you can build more dynamic and differentiated geospatial experiences. |
| Enterprise | Transform your business with maximum flexibility and control to create custom geospatial experiences. You can control the map with our most transformative capabilities to produce industry-leading geospatial solutions. |
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1Free usage refers to monthly billable events available at no cost. 2 For details on what constitutes billable events for a SKU (such as requests, map loads, or other triggers), see Usage details. |
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For more information, see Pricing categories.
Pay-as-you-go
Google Maps Platform uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model, which means that each Google Maps Core Service price is determined on a cost per billable event for each service you use. Google aggregates use for all projects linked to your billing account for the applicable month.
Pricing is associated with SKUs. A stock keeping unit (SKU) is a distinct item from Google Maps Platform associated with a product, and a product can have more than one SKU associated with it. Each SKU has an associated price, listed as a cost per 1000 billable events, known as cost per mille or CPM. For details on prices and SKUs, see the following:
For more information, see Pay-as-you-go.
Subscriptions
Subscription plans offer a flexible alternative to the standard pay-as-you-go model. With a predictable, fixed monthly price, subscription plans provide additional control over your costs. For details on pay-as-you-go, see the core pricing list.
With a subscription plan, you pay a fixed monthly fee for a set number of calls to Google Maps Platform services, depending on your selected plan. Any usage of Google Maps Platform services that are not explicitly part of your chosen subscription plan is billed separately at standard pay-as-you-go prices.
Google offers three subscription plans, each with a single usage limit for all included APIs and SKUs:
Starter
| Subscription plan | Starter | Essentials | Pro | |
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| Combined calls per month | 50,000 | 100,000 | 250,000 | |
| Price per month | $100 | $275 | $1,200 | |
| Included SKUs | Maps | Routes | Places | Environment |
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Aerial View Dynamic Street View Elevation Embed Immersive Maps Maps SDK Static Maps Static Street View Map Tiles API: 2D Map Tiles Map Tiles API: Street View Tiles |
Routes: Compute Routes Essentials Routes: Compute Route Matrix Essentials Roads - Nearest Road Roads - Route Traveled Route Optimization - Single Vehicle Routing Routes: Compute Routes Pro Routes: Compute Route Matrix Pro |
Autocomplete Requests Geolocation Places API Place Details Essentials Places UI Kit Query Places UI Kit - Autocomplete Per Session Time Zone Address Validation Pro Places API Nearby Search Pro Places API Place Details Pro Places API Text Search Pro Places Aggregate API |
Air Quality Usage Pollen Usage Solar API Building Insights Weather Usage |
Essentials
| Subscription plan | Starter | Essentials | Pro | |
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| Combined calls per month | 50,000 | 100,000 | 250,000 | |
| Price per month | $100 | $275 | $1,200 | |
| Included SKUs | Maps | Routes | Places | Environment |
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Aerial View Dynamic Street View Elevation Embed 1 Immersive Maps Maps SDK 1 |
Routes: Compute Routes Essentials Routes: Compute Route Matrix Essentials Roads - Nearest Road Roads - Route Traveled Route Optimization - Single Vehicle Routing Routes: Compute Routes Pro Routes: Compute Route Matrix Pro |
Places API Place Details Essentials Places UI Kit - Autocomplete Per Session Address Validation Pro Places API Nearby Search Pro Places API Place Details Pro Places API Text Search Pro Places Aggregate API |
Pollen Usage |
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1 Usage of any no cost SKU (such as Maps SDK and Embed) does not count toward your plan's monthly usage limit. Note: The Essentials SKUs for Places API (Legacy), Directions API (Legacy), and Distance Matrix API (Legacy) are included in the Essentials subscription plan. We recommend migrating to the newer versions of these services, which offer enhanced features and improved quality. |
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Pro
| Subscription plan | Starter | Essentials | Pro | |
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| Combined calls per month | 50,000 | 100,000 | 250,000 | |
| Price per month | $100 | $275 | $1,200 | |
| Included SKUs | Maps | Routes | Places | Environment |
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Embed 1 Maps SDK 1 |
Routes: Compute Routes Essentials Routes: Compute Route Matrix Essentials |
Places API Place Details Essentials |
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1 Usage of any no cost SKU (such as Maps SDK and Embed) does not count toward your plan's monthly usage limit. Note: The Essentials and Pro SKUs for Places API (Legacy), Directions API (Legacy), and Distance Matrix API (Legacy) are included in the Pro subscription plan. We recommend migrating to the newer versions of these services, which offer enhanced features and improved quality. |
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Calls beyond these limits are subject to additional charges. Use the Maps Subscription Management page to monitor your current API call consumption against the limit of your subscription plan.
For more information, see Subscriptions.
Public programs
Additional Google Maps Platform credits are available through Google public programs for nonprofit, startup, crisis response, news media, and academic organizations. For details and to learn how to apply, see Public programs.
India currency and price eligibility
If your account has billing and a large majority of usage in India, you may be eligible for India pricing, which is billed using the pay-as-you-go model at prices specific to India. Accounts eligible for India pricing cannot enroll in subscription plans.
For more information, see Price details (India).
March 2025 changes
As of March 1, 2025 Google Maps Platform has made the following changes:
- Free usage caps replace monthly $200 credit.
- Expanded volume discounts.
- Some Google Maps Platform services are now designated as Legacy services.
- Some Google Maps Platform SKU names have changed. For details, see bolded new names in SKU names.