![]() ![]() Each API request is counted differently depending on the service requested and they provide a $200/monthly credit to every user. The main simplification is that there is no longer a free general amount of requests. What is the new Google Maps Platform Pricing Model?Įven though they present this as a simplified product structure, the new pricing model is definitely more complex than in the past and calculating the limits to see if your website will need to pay or not, won’t be that easy. Until 2 years ago, Google Maps API would return up to 25,000 keyless requests per day and would require an API key and payments only after exceeding the 25,000 limit for 90 consecutive days.Ģ years ago they introduced the Google Maps API Key and new limits, where each new websites needed a API key and they raised the limit to 25,000 free API requests per day without grace days. What they radically changed, is the pricing model and the way they calculate the thresholds for free use. What it means, is that you must have a valid credit card and enable billing on your Google Maps Platform account, to use a Google Maps based applications. No, use up to a certain limits is still free, so it doesn’t mean that you will have to pay for sure. Does it mean that using Google Maps API is no longer free? Starting from June 11, 2018, if you don’t enable billing with a credit card within your Google Maps Platform account and you don’t have have a valid API key for all projects, Google Maps will stop working on your website. Technically speaking, from a developers point of view there are no changes to how the Google Maps API will work, the only difference will be in regards to their pricing model. They described the new platform as:Ī simplified product structure, pay as you go pricing for all, and more Google announced today the launch of the Google Maps Platform. Google Maps Platform, did you hear about it? ![]()
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