Reduce your Google geocoding costs

Using open data can significantly reduce your geocoding costs

Are you spending too much on geocoding?

If you are using only Google, the answer is almost certainly YES.

What can you do about it?

For many use cases open data will meet your needs just as well.

OpenCage provides a highly available, well-documented, simple-to-understand, affordable geocoding API based on open data.

Use our API to completely replace Google, or use it alongside Google.

Customers typically cut their geocoding costs by 80-90%.

Comparing geocoding services?

See our Geocoding Buyer's Guide for a full list of all the factors to consider.

OpenCage vs Google maps geocoding pricing

Monthly cost comparison: Google Maps Geocoding vs OpenCage
geocoding API requests	Google	OpenCage
10,000 / day	$1,250 / month	$50 / month
30,000 / day	$3,250 / month	$125 / month
125,000 / day	$7,675 / month	$500 / month
300,000 / day	~$11,000 / month	$1,000 / month

OpenCage pricing assumes a monthly subscription (which can be cancelled anytime), but is even more affordable via an annual subscription. We also offer one-time plans.
Google figures are calculated from Google's own published pay-as-you-go Geocoding SKU pricing (10,000 free requests/month, then tiered per-1,000-request rates), assuming 30 days/month. We recompute and re-verify this table against Google's official pricing list periodically. Last checked August 2026.
Google also offers flat-fee monthly subscription plans (Starter, Essentials, Pro) that bundle geocoding together with other products like Maps and Places.
If you're already using several Google products together, a bundled subscription might work out cheaper than the pure pay-as-you-go numbers above. This table specifically compares geocoding-only, high-volume usage, where pay-as-you-go is normally the relevant comparison.
Full details of OpenCage pricing.
All prices are in USD, but at OpenCage we gladly accept payment in many other currencies.
Unexpected surges result in additional costs with Google, but do not with OpenCage. We win by being a stable, long-term partner for our clients, not by running the meter when they suddenly need a bit more.
Of course nothing stops you from using both OpenCage AND Google. Some of our customers do and typically cut their costs by 80-90%. Read our guide.

Next Steps

Test our API on our demo page, or sign up for a free trial.
Have a look at our pricing - we offer subscriptions and one-time plans.
See our guide to comparing geocoding services.
Read our full comparison with Google Maps geocoding.
Learn more about the benefits of open data.

Using open data has many benefits, doing it via OpenCage means one less thing for us to maintain.

Robert Theml · Director · SIXT Share

Customers worldwide are using open data
from the OpenCage geocoding API

We're proud to work together with organizations, large and small, around the world, and across a wide spectrum of industries. Major business categories we serve include: