# 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.

## Side by side

| | 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 policy read from their public pages on 2026-10-22.

## 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.

## What we have not measured

We have not benchmarked LocationIQ’s accuracy, so this page compares features and pricing only.

## 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.

## Guides

- https://geolith.app/guides/geocode-a-csv

Get a free API key (100,000 requests a month): https://console.geolith.app/signup