By using any of these APIs, can we get requests for free without adding the billing details?
No, you will have to add the billing details to get the requests.
If its mandatory to add billing details, how many requests will I get for free if billing details are added?
You get the equivalent of 200$ per month for free. The price of each request is stated here: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/pricing/.
Once you have used 200$ worth of requests, you will have to start paying.
If you are afraid of going beyond the free 200$ per month you can setup quotas to prevent sudden, unexpected bills.
For example: "if i have to spend more than 1$, stop serving the APIs." so that your bill at the end of the month will be maximum 1
if you so please:
Manage Your Cost of Use
To manage your cost of use of the Google Maps Platform APIs, you can set daily limits to all requests to any billable API.
To view or change daily billable limits for the Maps JavaScript API, do the following:
Go to the Maps JavaScript API Quotas page in the Google Cloud Platform Console.
From the projects list, select a project. In the Requests section, on the Requests per day line, click the edit icon, then enter the preferred total billable daily quota, up to the limit (if any) specified by Google.
From: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/usage-and-billing#set-caps
Answer from Dioscorides on Stack OverflowGoogle Maps API Pricing Change After March 1, 2025 - Potential Cost Increase for Many Users
Usage limits for services when used with Google Maps Javascript API v3 - Stack Overflow
Could someone explain the Google maps API pricing?
Why is Google Maps Platform API's pricing so ridiculous?
By using any of these APIs, can we get requests for free without adding the billing details?
No, you will have to add the billing details to get the requests.
If its mandatory to add billing details, how many requests will I get for free if billing details are added?
You get the equivalent of 200$ per month for free. The price of each request is stated here: https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/pricing/.
Once you have used 200$ worth of requests, you will have to start paying.
If you are afraid of going beyond the free 200$ per month you can setup quotas to prevent sudden, unexpected bills.
For example: "if i have to spend more than 1$, stop serving the APIs." so that your bill at the end of the month will be maximum 1 if you so please:
Manage Your Cost of Use
To manage your cost of use of the Google Maps Platform APIs, you can set daily limits to all requests to any billable API.
To view or change daily billable limits for the Maps JavaScript API, do the following:
Go to the Maps JavaScript API Quotas page in the Google Cloud Platform Console.
From the projects list, select a project. In the Requests section, on the Requests per day line, click the edit icon, then enter the preferred total billable daily quota, up to the limit (if any) specified by Google.
From: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/usage-and-billing#set-caps
In order to use maps services, you will need to provide a valid billing account/payment method. this is because once your free trial period is over or free trial credit is fully used up then you can simply upgrade to a paid account.
Once you have a valid/working billing account then you are entitled to receive a free $200/month maps credits. once this credits is fully consumed then it checks for your free trial credit worth $300 valid for 1 year. if you have this free trial credits then it can be use to offset any charges. otherwise if your account does not have a free trial credits left then you will get billed automatically using the payment method setup on your account.
Hi,
Google is changing the pricing structure for their Maps APIs starting March 1, 2025. While they’re marketing this update as providing more value, it could actually lead to price increases for many users, depending on how you use their services.
Key changes:
Starting in March, Google will offer free monthly credits for each of their products (e.g., Maps, Routes, Places, Environment APIs).
The current $200 fixed free credit per month will be replaced by up to $3,250 worth of free usage, distributed across all products.
The flexibility may sound great, but if you rely heavily on a single product, this change might not work in your favor.
Official Google Blog Announcement
My Use Case:
I primarily use the Google Maps JavaScript API to render maps for a project.
Current usage: Slightly over the $200 free credit, costing me $10–$20 per month.
New pricing: From what I understand, if you use only one service, your free credit might actually be lower under the new system.
Comparing costs:
Using the current pricing calculator: 30,000 = $210
Using the updated pricing calculator: 30,000 Dynamic Map loads = $140, including the free credit.
Note: It’s unclear if “map calls” and “map loads” are equivalent, but this suggests I’ll start paying around $140/month, up from my current $10–$20/month.
If you’re using multiple Google Maps Platform services, this change could work in your favor. But for users like me who rely heavily on a single product, this might result in a significant cost increase.
Do my calculations and assumptions seem accurate, or am I misunderstanding how the new pricing will work?
Yes. The usage limit for Google maps APIs affects only when your site gets more traffic.
Each API has its own usage limitation.
- Google Geocoding Service: 2,500 requests per day
Google Maps Javascript API : up to 25,000 map loads per day for each service.
This includes:
- a map is displayed using the Maps JavaScript API (V2 or V3) when
loaded by a web page or application; - a Street View panorama is displayed using the Maps JavaScript API (V2 or V3) by a web page or application that has not also displayed a map;
- a SWF that loads the Maps API for Flash is loaded by a web page or application; or
- a single request is made for a map image from the Static Maps API.
- a single request is made for a panorama image from the Street View Image API.
- a map is displayed using the Maps JavaScript API (V2 or V3) when
If you think that your site exceeds these usage limit, then you should consider to purchase a Maps API for Business license.
Check the following sites for additional information:
- Understanding how the Maps API usage limits affect your sites
- What usage limits apply to the Maps API?
Hope that the above information helps you.
Below are the details about Maps JS API - Billing. I checked with chat support. Hope this helps some one
- Once we enable billing we will have free 28500 map loads each month ($200 free credits each month). Reference link: https://mapsplatform.google.com/pricing
- If we haven’t enable billing we will not able to use this feature once our free credits are over
- Once we enable billing we have the possibility for the following a) We can set a limit for our daily usage. Reference link: https://developers.google.com/maps/optimization-guide#consumption_optimization b) We can track our usage
- One page load will be considered as one map load