This section outlines the usage and billing details available across the Google Maps Platform AI products.
Maps Code Assist
There's no charge for using Maps Code Assist while it's in the Experimental stage.
Maps Grounding Lite
With the Google Maps Platform pay-as-you-go pricing model, usage of Maps Grounding Lite is calculated for each request, where each request represents one billing event. Usage is tracked for each product SKU. Your bill shows a line item for each SKU in addition to your total charges. For more information, see the Reporting overview.
- See the Main pricing table and India pricing table for pricing details.
- Maps Grounding Lite is also offered through the Essentials and Pro Subscribe to save packages.
- There's no charge for using
ResolveNamesandResolveMapsUrlswhile they're in Experimental.
Maps in Google AI Studio
When building in AI Studio, your project uses an automatically provisioned Maps Demo Key stored securely in your app's secrets settings.
- No credit card or Google Cloud billing account is required.
- If you already have an existing Google Cloud billing account, you'll continue to use the standard Google Maps Platform free tier.
Agent skills
Agent skills help optimize and reduce your token costs. Conventional AI integrations often load massive amounts of documentation upfront, which consumes significant tokens and increases session costs. Agent skills use progressive disclosure to minimize overhead—they scan brief metadata to see if a skill is relevant, and only load detailed instructions when the agent determines they're necessary for your specific task.