Google Maps Platform pricing overview
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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.
You can see a list of all SKUs for the core Google Maps Platform products (Maps, Routes, and Places).
Google offers a monthly credit for qualifying Google Maps Platform SKUs, a Cloud $0 trial, and other financial assistance benefits.
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 withGoogle 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 whichdepends on the price category the SKU belongs to. This free usage resets onthe first day of each month, at midnight Pacific US time.
- Volume discounts. All Google Maps Platform Core Services SKUs haveusage-based volume discounts scaling to millions. These discounts happenautomatically and require no special action on your part. As you expand yourusage, you are automatically billed for usage that falls into each pricetier.
For specific details and examples, seePricing orPricing -India.
Essentials, Pro, and Enterprise categories
To help you find the best fit based on the type of customization you need foryour implementation, Google Maps Platform divides its offerings intocategories —Essentials,Pro, andEnterprise. Each is designed tocater to different business needs and usage patterns, and includes free1billable events per Core Service SKU each month. You can further customizecapabilities by mixing and matching across Essentials, Pro, and Enterprise toallow 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. |
|---|---|
| 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. |
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), seeUsage details. | |
For more information, seePricingcategories.
Pay-as-you-go
Google Maps Platform uses a pay-as-you-go pricing model, which means thateach Google Maps Core Service price is determined on a cost per billable eventfor each service you use. Google aggregates use for all projects linked to yourbilling account for the applicable month.
Pricing is associated with SKUs. A stock keeping unit (SKU) is a distinct itemfrom Google Maps Platform associated with a product, and a product can havemore than one SKU associated with it. Each SKU has an associated price, listedas a cost per 1000 billable events, known ascost per mille or CPM. Fordetails on prices and SKUs, see the following:
Note: India pricing is available only to India-based customers that incur alarge majority of their usage in India and are billed in India. SeeIndiacurrency and price eligibility fordetails.For more information, seePay-as-you-go.
Subscriptions
Subscription plans offer a flexible alternative to the standard pay-as-you-gomodel. With a predictable, fixed monthly price, subscription plans provideadditional control over your costs. For details on pay-as-you-go, see the corepricing list.
With a subscription plan, you pay a fixed monthly fee for a set number of callsto Google Maps Platform services, depending on your selected plan. Any usage ofGoogle Maps Platform services that are not explicitly part of your chosensubscription plan is billed separately at standard pay-as-you-go prices.
Google offers three subscription plans, each with a single usage limit for allincluded APIs and SKUs:
Starter
| Subscription plan | Starter | Essentials | Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined calls per month | 50,000 | 100,000 | 250,000 | |
| Price per month | $100 | $275 | $1,200 | |
| Included SKUs | Maps | Routes | Places | Environment |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined calls per month | 50,000 | 100,000 | 250,000 | |
| Price per month | $100 | $275 | $1,200 | |
| Included SKUs | Maps | Routes | Places | Environment |
Aerial View Dynamic Street View Elevation Immersive Maps | 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 | |
1Usage 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 recommendmigrating to the newer versions of these services, which offer enhanced features and improved quality. | ||||
Pro
| Subscription plan | Starter | Essentials | Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combined calls per month | 50,000 | 100,000 | 250,000 | |
| Price per month | $100 | $275 | $1,200 | |
| Included SKUs | Maps | Routes | Places | Environment |
Routes: Compute Routes Essentials Routes: Compute Route Matrix Essentials | Places API Place Details Essentials | |||
1Usage 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 recommendmigrating to the newer versions of these services, which offer enhanced features and improved quality. | ||||
Calls beyond these limits are subject to additional charges. Use theMapsSubscription Managementpage to monitor yourcurrent API call consumption against the limit of your subscription plan.
For more information, seeSubscriptions.
Public programs
Additional Google Maps Platform credits are available through Google publicprograms for nonprofit, startup, crisis response, news media, and academicorganizations. For details and to learn how to apply, seePublicprograms.
India currency and price eligibility
If your account has billing and a large majority of usage in India, you may beeligible for India pricing, which is billed using the pay-as-you-go model atprices specific to India. Accounts eligible for India pricing cannot enroll insubscription plans.
For more information, seePrice 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 asLegacyservices.
- Some Google Maps Platform SKU names have changed. For details, see boldednew names inSKU names.
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Last updated 2025-11-21 UTC.