# Compare geocoding APIs

> Fair comparisons of geolith with Google, Mapbox, Nominatim, Photon, Pelias, LocationIQ, OpenCage and HERE. Accuracy numbers only where we measured them on the same data; pricing read from each vendor’s public page on 22 Oct 2026.

- [geolith vs Google](https://geolith.app/compare/google-maps-geocoding-api): Open data, storable results and flat plans vs per-request billing.
- [geolith vs Mapbox](https://geolith.app/compare/mapbox): Permanent results included vs a separate permanent API.
- [geolith vs Nominatim](https://geolith.app/compare/nominatim): Measured head to head on the same India data.
- [geolith vs Photon](https://geolith.app/compare/photon): Two OSM autocomplete engines, measured on the same data.
- [geolith vs Pelias](https://geolith.app/compare/pelias): A familiar response shape, without the Elasticsearch cluster.
- [geolith vs LocationIQ](https://geolith.app/compare/locationiq): Monthly quota vs daily quota.
- [geolith vs OpenCage](https://geolith.app/compare/opencage): Two open-data geocoders that let you store results.
- [geolith vs HERE](https://geolith.app/compare/here): Open, storable data vs a proprietary enterprise platform.