Learn about Google Earth plans

Google Earth offers a selection of flexible options to meet your needs, including specialized data layers and tools to support your work.

Features available in different plans are marked with a "Professional" or "Professional Advanced" tag. In some cases, features may require you to upgrade your Google Earth plan.

Terms

These terms are issued under Section 5 (Pre-GA Offerings Terms) of the Google Maps Platform Service Specific Terms, as agreed to by Google and you. The following terms apply to these features included in Google Earth Standard, Professional and Professional Advanced:

  • Data layers
  • Design features
  • Gemini capabilities

1.1 Commercial Use. Commercial use of projects you create with the features is permitted.

1.2 Disclaimer. Google Earth design features are intended for conceptual planning and design. Google Earth design features should not be used for construction or structural engineering designs.

1.3 Data layers and tables. Data layers and tables in Google Earth cannot be downloaded, exported or copied.

1.4 Experimental. Standard, Professional and Professional Advanced are Pre-GA offerings in Experimental Phase.

1.5 Changes. Google may change, discontinue, or suspend an Experimental feature in Professional and Professional Advanced at any time without notice. Experimental features may not be compatible with generally available features.

1.6 Fees. No fees will be charged for Professional and Professional Advanced features during the Experimental phase. Google will provide you with 30 days prior written notice before we start charging fees for these services.

1.7 Gemini capabilities in Google Earth. Your use must comply with the Generative AI Prohibited Use Policy.

Compare plans

The table below describes available Google Earth plans, key features, and monthly pricing per user.

Plan name Description Key features Price (per user per month)
Standard Create immersive maps and visualize data on a rich canvas of the real world.
  • Data layers (U.S. only): geopolitical boundaries, population
  • Basic filtering for data layers
  • 100 building and solar designs per month, up to 10 acres per site
 Free of charge
Professional Make more informed planning decisions with rich geospatial data in minutes and evaluate design options for early-stage projects.

Everything in Standard, plus:

  • Data layers (U.S. only): household income, land surface temperature
  • 500 building and solar designs per month, up to 25 acres per site
 $75 $0 during Experimental phase
Professional Advanced Expand your geospatial evaluation and decision making with even more designs and data layers.

Everything in Professional, plus:

  • Data layers (U.S. only): electric vehicle chargers, multi-dwelling units, rooftop reflectivity, tree canopy coverage, and more
  • 1000 building and solar designs per month, up to 100 acres per site
 $150 $0 during Experimental phase

Check the status of your Google Earth plan

To check the status of your Google Earth plan, go to Settings  >  Billing. From this dialog, you can:

  • See your active plan.
  • Select your Google Cloud project to access premium features.
  • For Professional and Professional Advanced, view links to manage or downgrade your plan.

Start a free trial to use Professional or Professional Advanced

In Google Earth, features requiring an upgrade to Professional or Professional Advanced are indicated by a lock icon. Upgrading your Earth plan requires a Google Cloud project and billing account.

To complete your Free Trial signup, you must provide a credit card or other payment method, which is used to set up a Free Trial Cloud Billing account and verify your identity. After you initiate the Free Trial, Google uses the information you provided at signup to create a limited Google Cloud account called a Free trial account. Google won't charge you while your Cloud Billing account has Free trial account status.

When you complete the Free Trial signup, the 90-day, $300 Free Trial period starts automatically. The Free Trial period can't be paused or extended.

Throughout your Free Trial period, your remaining credits and days are displayed on the Billing Account Overview page in the Google Cloud console.

You are not billed during your Free Trial and you will be notified 30 days before charges begin. When the Free Trial ends, all resources you created during the trial are stopped, and you won't be charged, unless you activate a full, paid Cloud Billing account.

Learn more about the 90-day, $300 Free Trial.

Plan changes and feature access

Changes to your Google Earth plan will affect data layers and designs in your project.

Plan canceled or downgraded

If your upgraded plan is canceled or you downgrade to a different plan:

  • You will no longer be able to add premium data layers from your previous plan to a Google Earth project.
  • Any projects containing premium data layers from your previous plan will no longer visualize the data on the map within the project. This also includes projects that may have been shared with others. A message will indicate they are unavailable, with prompts to upgrade your plan to regain access.
  • You will still be able to view and share building or solar designs created in projects from your previous plan.

Plan renewed

If you renew a canceled plan:

  • Premium data layers will become usable again and you will be able to generate more building and solar designs.
  • Links to premium data layers in your projects will be re-established automatically and the layers will visualize on the map again.