Yes, LocationIQ has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans. The free plan includes 5000 requests per day, 2 requests per second, and 60 requests per minute. FreeTier.co estimates the free tier at about $25/mo.
About
LocationIQ provides geocoding, reverse geocoding, autocomplete, routing, and map tile APIs for applications that need location search and map display. The service exposes HTTP APIs for converting coordinates to addresses, searching places, and rendering static or dynamic maps.
The pricing page lists a perpetual free plan with 5,000 requests per day, 2 requests per second, 60 requests per minute, and one access token. The free plan includes geocoding APIs, routing APIs, and street and static maps, with limited commercial use, IP and HTTP restrictions disabled, and best-effort email support.
- 5,000 requests per day
- 2 requests per second
- 60 requests per minute
- One access token
- Geocoding, routing, and map APIs
- Limited commercial use with attribution
- US and EU datacenters
- Best-effort email support
Free Tier Value
This free tier is explicitly priced at a $25 value and includes enough quota for real small-project use, but it is still capped at 5,000 requests per day and 1 access token. Compared with the cheapest paid plan at $45/month, that puts it at a bit over half of the entry plan’s value, with the limited commercial-use attribution requirement and best-effort support keeping it below paid tiers.
What's included in the free tier
Verified
- 5000 requests per day.
- 2 requests per second.
- Access to Geocoding APIs.
- Access to Routing APIs.
- Access to Street & Static Maps.
- 60 requests per minute.
- Limited commercial use with prominent LocationIQ attribution link.
- 1 access token.
- US and EU datacenters.
- Best-effort email support.
See LocationIQ pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Maps Lite
- map views/day
- 10,000
- requests/second
- 15
- Geocoding APIs
- No minutely limits
- Commercial Use
- Multiple Access tokens
- IP and HTTP Restrictions
- Email Support
- Access to only Map APIs
Developer
- requests/day
- 25,000
- requests/second
- 20
- Geocoding APIs
- Routing APIs
- Street & Static Maps
- Access to all APIs
- Soft daily limits
Startup
- requests/day
- 60,000
- requests/second
- 22
- Geocoding APIs
- Routing APIs
- Street & Static Maps
- Priority Email Support
- No limits for Maps
Growth Plus
- requests/month
- 7.5 million
- requests/second
- 30
- Geocoding APIs
- Routing APIs
- Street & Static Maps
- No daily limits
- Soft monthly limits
Business Plus
- requests/month
- 30 million
- requests/second
- 40
- Geocoding APIs
- Routing APIs
- Street & Static Maps
- Priority Live Support
- Dedicated AWS Endpoints
Enterprise
- requests/day
- Up to 10 billion
- request rates
- Custom
- Geocoding APIs
- Routing APIs
- Street & Static Maps
- Dedicated servers
- Wire transfers
- Custom contract / SLAs
Pricing extracted from LocationIQ's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
Common questions
Is LocationIQ free forever?
Yes. LocationIQ has a permanent free tier alongside its paid plans, though the allowance typically resets each month.
What happens when you exceed LocationIQ's free tier?
You move to a paid plan. LocationIQ's cheapest paid plan is Maps Lite at $45 / month.
What is LocationIQ's free tier worth?
LocationIQ's free tier is worth about $25 per month. That maps to an FTV score of 55/100. The FTV score is explained at freetier.co/ftv.
