Billing: mapping previous SKUs to new SKUs

On June 11, 2018, we launched a new pay-as-you-go pricing model for the Google Maps Platform APIs. We have also introduced some new features, and changed the way that certain APIs and features are billed. This document provides a comparison of SKUs before and after June 11, 2018.

Figure 1: The billing report table displaying usage and cost line items by SKU.

When viewing your billing report by SKU, the first two columns in the table are Product and SKU. To help you understand the revised product billing and compare it to the previous model, in the tables below, you'll see the previous Products and SKUs (used before June 11, 2018) and how they map to the new Products and SKUs (used starting June 11, 2018).

• If the billing model is using the same SKU ID (as indicated in the table), usage was tracked against this SKU before June 11, 2018, and will continue to be tracked.
• If the billing model is using a new SKU ID, usage began to be tracked against the new SKUs on June 11, 2018.

For more information on billing, see our guide to understanding billing for the Google Maps Platform APIs.

Maps product

APIs in Maps include: Maps SDK for Android; Maps SDK for iOS; Maps JavaScript API; Maps Static API; Street View API; Maps Embed API; and Maps URLs.

	Product and SKUs on bill BEFORE June 11			Product and SKUs on bill AFTER June 11
APIs	Previous Product	Previous SKU		New Product	New SKU	SKU ID new?
Maps SDK for Android	Google Maps Android API	Map Loads		Maps and Street View	Dynamic Maps Mobile	New SKU ID
Maps SDK for iOS	Google Maps SDK for iOS	Map Loads		Maps and Street View	Dynamic Maps Mobile	New SKU ID
Maps JavaScript API	Google Maps JavaScript API	Dynamic Maps		Maps and Street View	Dynamic Maps	New SKU ID
Previously, same SKU was used for all JS Maps and Panos map loads. Now, unique SKU for each.				Maps and Street View	Dynamic Street View	New SKU ID
Maps Static API	Google Static Maps API	Static Maps		Maps Static API	Static Maps	Same SKU ID
Street View API	Street View API	Static Street View		Street View API	Static Street View	Same SKU ID
Maps Embed API	n/a	n/a		Maps Embed API	Embed	New SKU ID
Previously, Embed use was not billed. Now, Embed is billed when used with advanced modes.				Maps Embed API	Embed Advanced	New SKU ID

Routes product

APIs in Routes include: Directions API; Distance Matrix API; and Roads API.

	Product and SKUs on bill BEFORE June 11			Product and SKUs on bill AFTER June 11
APIs	Previous Product	Previous SKU		New Product	New SKU	SKU ID new?
Directions API	Directions API	Requests		Directions API	Directions	New SKU ID
Previously, same SKU was used for all Directions requests. Now split between basic and advanced requests.				Directions API	Directions Advanced	New SKU ID
Distance Matrix API	Distance Matrix API	Entries		Distance Matrix API	Distance Matrix	New SKU ID
Previously, same SKU was used for all Distance Matrix requests. Now split between basic and advanced requests.				Distance Matrix API	Distance Matrix Advanced	New SKU ID
Roads API, route traveled with snap to roads	Roads API	Requests		Roads API	Roads - Route Traveled	New SKU ID
Roads API, nearest roads	Roads API	Requests		Roads API	Roads - Nearest Road	New SKU ID

Places product

APIs in Places include Places API, Places SDK for Android; Places SDK for iOS; Places Library, Maps JavaScript API; Geocoding API; Geolocation API; Time Zone API; and Elevation API.

	Product and SKUs on bill BEFORE June 11			Product and SKUs on bill AFTER June 11
APIs	Previous Product	Previous SKU		New Product	New SKU	SKU ID new?
Places API	Places API	Autocomplete Requests		Places API	Autocomplete - Per Character	New SKU ID
Places API	n/a	n/a		Places API	Autocomplete without Places Details - Per Session	New SKU ID
New feature: Place Autocomplete now supports session-based billing, with 2 new SKUs.				Places API	Autocomplete (included with Places Details) - Per Session	New SKU ID
Places API	n/a	n/a		Places API	Basic Data	New SKU ID
New feature: Place Details requests now allow you to specify the types of place data to return.				Places API	Contact Data	New SKU ID
Data types fall into three billing categories: Basic, Contact, and Atmosphere, billed at different rates.				Places API	Atmosphere Data	New SKU ID
Places API	n/a	n/a		Places API	Find Place	New SKU ID
New feature: Find Place takes a text input, and returns the requested place data.				Places API	Find Place - ID only	New SKU ID
Places API	Places API	Requests		Places API	Query Autocomplete - Per Character	New SKU ID
				Places API	Places Details	New SKU ID
New billing feature: Places services are now billed in a more granular manner.				Places API	Places Details - ID Refresh	New SKU ID
The Places API - Requests SKU is now split into 6 new SKUs.				Places API	Places - Nearby Search	New SKU ID
				Places API	Places - Text Search	New SKU ID
				Places API	Places Photo	New SKU ID
Geocoding API	Geocoding API	Requests		Geocoding API	Geocoding	Same SKU ID
Geolocation API	Geolocation API	Geolocation		Geolocation API	Geolocation	Same SKU ID
Time Zone API	Time Zone API	Time Zone		Time Zone API	Time Zone	Same SKU ID
Elevation API	Maps Elevation API	Elevation		Elevation API	Elevation	Same SKU ID