Overview
On June 11, 2018, we launched a new pay-as-you-go pricing model for the Google Maps Platform APIs. We have also introduced some new features, and changed the way that certain APIs and features are billed. This document provides a comparison of SKUs before and after June 11, 2018.
When viewing your billing report by SKU, the first two columns in the table are Product and SKU. To help you understand the revised product billing and compare it to the previous model, in the tables below, you'll see the previous Products and SKUs (used before June 11, 2018) and how they map to the new Products and SKUs (used starting June 11, 2018).
- If the billing model is using the same SKU ID (as indicated in the table), usage was tracked against this SKU before June 11, 2018, and will continue to be tracked.
- If the billing model is using a new SKU ID, usage began to be tracked against the new SKUs on June 11, 2018.
For more information, see Google Maps Platform Billing.
Maps product
APIs in Maps include: Maps SDK for Android; Maps SDK for iOS; Maps JavaScript API; Maps Static API; Street View Static API; Maps Embed API; and Maps URLs.
| Product and SKUs on bill BEFORE June 11, 2018 | Product and SKUs on bill AFTER June 11, 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APIs | Previous Product | Previous SKU | New Product | New SKU | SKU ID new? | |
| Maps SDK for Android | Google Maps Android API | Map Loads | Maps and Street View | Dynamic Maps Mobile | New SKU ID | |
| Maps SDK for iOS | Google Maps SDK for iOS | Map Loads | Maps and Street View | Dynamic Maps Mobile | New SKU ID | |
| Maps JavaScript API | Google Maps JavaScript API | Dynamic Maps | Maps and Street View | Dynamic Maps | New SKU ID | |
| Previously, same SKU was used for all JS Maps and Panos map loads. Now, unique SKU for each. | Maps and Street View | Dynamic Street View | New SKU ID | |||
| Maps Static API | Google Static Maps API | Static Maps | Maps Static API | Static Maps | Same SKU ID | |
| Street View Static API | Street View Static API | Static Street View | Street View Static API | Static Street View | Same SKU ID | |
| Maps Embed API | n/a | n/a | Maps Embed API | Embed | New SKU ID | |
| Embed was billed between June 11, 2018 and June 30, 2020, when used with advanced modes. | Maps Embed API | Embed Advanced | New SKU ID | |||
Routes product
APIs in Routes include: Directions API; Distance Matrix API; and Roads API.
| Product and SKUs on bill BEFORE June 11, 2018 | Product and SKUs on bill AFTER June 11, 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APIs | Previous Product | Previous SKU | New Product | New SKU | SKU ID new? | |
| Directions API | Directions API | Requests | Directions API | Directions | New SKU ID | |
| Previously, same SKU was used for all Directions requests. Now split between basic and advanced requests. | Directions API | Directions Advanced | New SKU ID | |||
| Distance Matrix API | Distance Matrix API | Entries | Distance Matrix API | Distance Matrix | New SKU ID | |
| Previously, same SKU was used for all Distance Matrix requests. Now split between basic and advanced requests. | Distance Matrix API | Distance Matrix Advanced | New SKU ID | |||
| Roads API, route traveled with snap to roads | Roads API | Requests | Roads API | Roads - Route Traveled | New SKU ID | |
| Roads API, nearest roads | Roads API | Requests | Roads API | Roads - Nearest Road | New SKU ID | |
Places product
APIs in Places include Places API, Places SDK for Android; Places SDK for iOS; Places Library, Maps JavaScript API; Geocoding API; Geolocation API; Time Zone API; and Elevation API.
| Product and SKUs on bill BEFORE June 11, 2018 | Product and SKUs on bill AFTER June 11, 2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APIs | Previous Product | Previous SKU | New Product | New SKU | SKU ID new? | |
| Places API | Places API | Autocomplete Requests | Places API | Autocomplete - Per Request | New SKU ID | |
| Places API | n/a | n/a | Places API | Autocomplete without Places Details - Per Session | New SKU ID | |
| New feature: Place Autocomplete now supports session-based billing, with 2 new SKUs. | Places API | Autocomplete (included with Places Details) - Per Session | New SKU ID | |||
| Places API | n/a | n/a | Places API | Basic Data | New SKU ID | |
| New feature: Place Details requests now allow you to specify the types of place data to return. | Places API | Contact Data | New SKU ID | |||
| Data types fall into three billing categories: Basic, Contact, and Atmosphere, billed at different rates. | Places API | Atmosphere Data | New SKU ID | |||
| Places API | n/a | n/a | Places API | Find Place | New SKU ID | |
| New feature: Find Place takes a text input, and returns the requested place data. | Places API | Find Place - ID only | New SKU ID | |||
| Places API | Places API | Requests | Places API | Query Autocomplete - Per Request | New SKU ID | |
| Places API | Places Details | New SKU ID | ||||
| New billing feature: Places services are now billed in a more granular manner. | Places API | Places Details - ID Refresh | New SKU ID | |||
| The Places API - Requests SKU is now split into 6 new SKUs. | Places API | Places - Nearby Search | New SKU ID | |||
| Places API | Places - Text Search | New SKU ID | ||||
| Places API | Places Photo | New SKU ID | ||||
| Geocoding API | Geocoding API | Requests | Geocoding API | Geocoding | Same SKU ID | |
| Geolocation API | Geolocation API | Geolocation | Geolocation API | Geolocation | Same SKU ID | |
| Time Zone API | Time Zone API | Time Zone | Time Zone API | Time Zone | Same SKU ID | |
| Elevation API | Maps Elevation API | Elevation | Elevation API | Elevation | Same SKU ID | |