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geolith vs LocationIQ
LocationIQ is a hosted geocoding and maps API on open data with daily quotas: its Free plan allows 5,000 requests a day at 2 per second for commercial use with a link back, and paid plans start at $100 a month for 25,000 requests a day (LocationIQ pricing page, read 22 Oct 2026). geolith sells monthly quotas instead: 100,000 requests a month free, then $19 for 1,000,000, $99 for 7,500,000 and $299 for 25,000,000.
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| geolith | LocationIQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Data | OpenStreetMap + Overture Maps | Open data (OpenStreetMap and others) |
| Hosted pricing | Free 100,000 requests/month; Starter $19 (1M); Growth $99 (7.5M); Scale $299 (25M) | Free 5,000/day; Developer $100/month (25,000/day); Startup $200 (60,000/day); Growth Plus $500 (7.5M/month) |
| Storing results | Allowed on every plan, no extra fee | See LocationIQ terms |
| Autocomplete | /v1/autocomplete, same price as any request | Yes |
| Self-hosting | One static .glx file, no database | No |
Vendor pricing and policies read from their public pages on 2026-10-22. Accuracy figures are from our India benchmark (same data, Docker, 20 Oct 2026) and appear only where we measured.
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Daily vs monthly quotas
A daily quota suits steady traffic. Spiky traffic, such as a batch job or a sale day, fits a monthly quota better: geolith counts the month, not the day.
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What we have not measured
We have not benchmarked LocationIQ’s accuracy, so this page compares features and pricing only.
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geolith vs LocationIQ: questions
- Which is cheaper at 1 million requests a month?
- geolith Starter covers 1,000,000 requests a month for $19. On LocationIQ, check which plan’s daily limit covers your peak day.
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