Depending on your site's features, there are a number of different Google Map API types, each with different costs per map request. The below information covers the various Google APIs that we use on our sites as well as some detail on how the pricing structure works.
Pricing
API Type | Price (per 1,000 requests) | Required For |
| Maps Embed API | Free | Operator listing page maps |
| Maps JavaScript API | $7 | Hybrid Gadget maps Region Gadget maps |
| Directions | $7 | Itinerary maps Campaign maps Package maps |
| Geocoding API | $5 | Itinerary maps Campaign maps Package maps |
| Places API | $17 | Google Reviews |
We find that most of our clients are never charged a map fee at all, as Google offers $200 credit per month.
What is a request?
A request is, simply, any time a map is loaded on a page. This means that, were a user to view a Hybrid Gadget page with a map, for example, this would be one request. If that user was to then refresh that same page, that would count as a second request as the map has been loaded again.