{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "geoapify", "name": "Geoapify Location Platform + MCP", "vendor": "Geoapify", "vendorUrl": "https://www.geoapify.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "maps", "summary": "Geocoding, reverse geocoding, autocomplete, Places search by category, Routing, Route Matrix, isolines and map tiles, with OpenStreetMap attribution required on every plan.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/geoapify", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/geoapify.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/geoapify.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/geoapify.json", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.geoapify.com/v1", "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "API key as the apiKey query parameter or the x-api-key header, both defined in the OpenAPI specs. The hosted MCP takes x-api-key. api-eu.geoapify.com serves the same API on EU infrastructure.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free 3,000 credits a day at 5 requests a second, commercial and production use allowed, no card, with a Geoapify attribution link required. API 10 $59 a month (10,000 credits a day, 12 a second), API 25 $109 (25,000), API 50 $179 (50,000), API 100 $299 (100,000), API 250 $609 (250,000), Custom from $860. A simple geocoding, places or routing request costs 1 credit (https://www.geoapify.com/pricing/). Over MCP, initialize, tools/list and notifications cost nothing and each tools/call is billed as the Geoapify API operation behind it (https://apidocs.geoapify.com/how-to/api-tooling-ai/connect-ai-client-mcp/).", "priceSummary": "$59 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 11, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://apidocs.geoapify.com/docs", "openapi": "https://apidocs.geoapify.com/open-api/", "capabilities": [ "geo.geocode", "geo.reverse", "geo.places", "geo.routing", "geo.tiles" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "mcp", "official", "free-tier", "no-card", "open-data", "eu", "closed-source" ], "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 55.5, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 314, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 6, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 61, "payments": 30, "reliability": 60, "schema": 74, "security": 29, "transparency": 64 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Free plan allows commercial production use, 3,000 credits a day, no card. No security.txt, disclosure policy, bug bounty or certification found.", "strengths": [ "Free plan allows commercial production use, 3,000 credits a day, no card", "OpenAPI 3.1 specs for 22 APIs and one per MCP tool, with error examples", "Data for successful requests held no longer than 24 hours, hosted in the EU", "99.5 per cent monthly availability on paid plans, with discounts below it", "MCP tool descriptions say which tool to use instead" ], "weaknesses": [ "No security.txt, disclosure policy, bug bounty or certification found", "No public changelog or deprecation policy, and the terms allow changes without notice", "Storage rights appear in the docs but not in the terms", "The specs recommend the apiKey query parameter for public APIs", "Credits are counted per day, so bursts hit the cap early" ], "agentNotes": [ "Send the key as x-api-key, which the specs support, rather than apiKey in the URL", "Use api-eu.geoapify.com when the data has to stay on EU infrastructure", "Use calculate_route for geometry and directions, and calculate_route_matrix only for travel times between many points", "Read a 429 'Quota exceeded' as the day's credits being gone, not a burst, and wait for the daily reset", "Show OpenStreetMap attribution wherever you display results" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 4, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 55.5 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 72, "maintenance": 61, "payments": 30, "reliability": 60, "schema": 74, "security": 29, "transparency": 52 }, "provenanceScore": 76 }, "connect": { "http": "curl \"https://api.geoapify.com/v1/geocode/search?text=10%20Downing%20Street%2C%20London\u0026limit=1\u0026format=json\u0026apiKey=$GEOAPIFY_API_KEY\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http geoapify https://api.geoapify.com/v1/mcp --header \"x-api-key: $GEOAPIFY_API_KEY\"", "config": { "mcpServers": { "geoapify": { "headers": { "x-api-key": "${GEOAPIFY_API_KEY}" }, "type": "http", "url": "https://api.geoapify.com/v1/mcp" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/geo.geocode", "tool": "https://letme.dev/geoapify" }, "area": "everyday", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "API 10 plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 59, "note": "10,000 credits a day, 12 requests a second" }, { "item": "API 25 plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 109, "note": "25,000 credits a day" }, { "item": "API 100 plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 299, "note": "100,000 credits a day, 25 requests a second" }, { "item": "API 250 plan", "unit": "month", "usd": 609, "note": "250,000 credits a day" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "KEPTAGO LTD", "domain": "geoapify.com", "domainRegistered": "2018-10-26", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.geoapify.com/terms-and-conditions/", "privacy": "https://www.geoapify.com/privacy-policy/", "statusPage": "https://status.geoapify.com", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-01", "notes": [ "The terms name KEPTAGO LTD, registered in Paphos, Cyprus, trading as Geoapify. Version 5, dated 2 February 2024.", "www.geoapify.com/.well-known/security.txt returns 404.", "status.geoapify.com redirects to an UptimeRobot status page.", "We found no public changelog. The OpenAPI specs repository on GitHub has dated commits.", "The privacy policy was last modified 1 April 2026." ], "score": 76 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/geoapify.json", "live": { "slug": "geoapify", "probe": { "target": "https://api.geoapify.com/v1", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-05T00:15:23.962515148Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 109, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 126, "p95ms24h": 2771, "samples24h": 272, "samples30d": 903, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 109, "ok": 109 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 3, "ok": 3 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.geoapify.com", "indicator": "unknown", "summary": "no machine-readable status found", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T21:40:04.569125966Z" }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://geoapify.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:15:58.717905359Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "geoapify.com", "registered": "2018-10-26", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/geoapify.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:07:12.953394282Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://www.geoapify.com/pricing/", "kind": "pricing", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:50:24.110440462Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "f9a9f1600f52" }, { "url": "https://www.geoapify.com/privacy-policy/", "kind": "privacy", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:50:26.317089191Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "37eb22e1e50f" }, { "url": "https://www.geoapify.com/terms-and-conditions/", "kind": "terms", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:50:28.23555038Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "c5c95d7b727d" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T00:15:23.962515148Z" } }, "b": { "slug": "mapbox", "name": "Mapbox APIs + MCP", "vendor": "Mapbox", "vendorUrl": "https://www.mapbox.com", "kind": "http-api", "category": "maps", "summary": "Geocoding v6 with batch, Search Box for places and categories, Directions, Matrix, Isochrone, Map Matching, route optimisation, static images and map tiles.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mapbox", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mapbox.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mapbox.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/mapbox.json", "repo": "https://github.com/mapbox/mcp-server", "license": "MIT (MCP server)", "transports": [ "http", "streamable-http", "stdio" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.mapbox.com", "packages": [ { "registry": "npm", "name": "@mapbox/mcp-server" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "Access tokens (public pk. or secret sk.) passed as the access_token query parameter on every REST call. The hosted MCP at mcp.mapbox.com signs in with an OAuth flow in the browser. The local server reads MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN.", "pricing": "freemium", "pricingNotes": "Free monthly allowance per API, then tiered pay as you go. Temporary Geocoding 100,000 free, then $0.75 per 1,000 down to $0.45 above 1 million. Permanent Geocoding (results you may store) has no free allowance and costs $5 per 1,000, then $4 above 500,000. Search Box 500 free sessions then $3 per 1,000 sessions, or 50,000 free requests then $1 per 1,000. Directions, Matrix (by element), Isochrone, Map Matching and route optimisation 100,000 free each, then $2 per 1,000 down to $1.20. Static Images 50,000 free then $1 per 1,000. Vector tiles 200,000 free then $0.25 per 1,000. GL JS map loads 50,000 free then $5 per 1,000 (https://www.mapbox.com/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$0.75 / 1k req", "where": "both", "x402": { "level": "no", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 29, "popularity": { "githubStars": 353, "npmWeekly": 1974, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://docs.mapbox.com/api/", "llmsTxt": "https://docs.mapbox.com/llms.txt", "registryName": "io.github.mapbox/mcp-server", "capabilities": [ "geo.geocode", "geo.reverse", "geo.places", "geo.routing", "geo.tiles" ], "tags": [ "hosted", "mcp", "llms-txt", "official", "oauth", "typescript", "free-tier", "enterprise", "closed-source" ], "lastRelease": "2026-07-30", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 75.2, "grade": "BB", "agentReady": true, "rank": 39, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 452, "categoryRank": 1, "methodology": "0.3", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 88, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 30, "reliability": 82, "schema": 85, "security": 71, "transparency": 86 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-01" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Official MCP server, hosted at mcp.mapbox.com with OAuth or run locally, listed in the MCP registry. Storing geocodes needs the Permanent tier at $5 per 1,000, about 6.7 times the temporary rate.", "strengths": [ "Official MCP server, hosted at mcp.mapbox.com with OAuth or run locally, listed in the MCP registry", "Every MCP tool annotated read-only and idempotent, with typed Zod input and output schemas", "Scoped public and secret tokens, URL restrictions and one-hour temporary tokens", "SOC 2 Type II, a HackerOne bug bounty and a dated subprocessor list (4 June 2026)", "At least 90 days' emailed notice before an API endpoint is deprecated" ], "weaknesses": [ "Storing geocodes needs the Permanent tier at $5 per 1,000, about 6.7 times the temporary rate", "Geocoding results may only be used with a Mapbox map", "REST calls take the token as the access_token query parameter", "29 MCP tools load at once on the hosted endpoint, with filtering documented only for the local server", "No SLA on the pricing page or in the API docs, and no security.txt" ], "agentNotes": [ "Set permanent=true only when the result goes into a database, since it moves the call to the $5 per 1,000 rate", "Keep search_and_geocode_tool queries under 200 characters, the live limit, not the 256 the API docs state", "On 429, wait until the X-Rate-Limit-Reset timestamp, since no Retry-After is sent", "Run the local server with --enable-tools to load only the tools the task needs", "Use category_search_tool for generic place types like coffee shops, not search_and_geocode_tool" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 8, "avgRating": 3.6, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "BB", "methodology": "0.3", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 75.2 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 88, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 30, "reliability": 82, "schema": 85, "security": 71, "transparency": 82 }, "provenanceScore": 90 }, "connect": { "http": "curl \"https://api.mapbox.com/search/geocode/v6/forward?q=10%20Downing%20Street%2C%20London\u0026limit=1\u0026access_token=$MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN\"", "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http mapbox https://mcp.mapbox.com/mcp", "config": { "mcpServers": { "mapbox": { "args": [ "-y", "@mapbox/mcp-server" ], "command": "npx", "env": { "MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${MAPBOX_ACCESS_TOKEN}" } } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/geo.geocode", "tool": "https://letme.dev/mapbox" }, "area": "everyday", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Temporary Geocoding", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 0.75, "note": "After 100,000 free a month, $0.45 above 1 million" }, { "item": "Permanent Geocoding", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 5, "note": "No free allowance, $4 above 500,000" }, { "item": "Search Box sessions", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 3, "note": "Per 1,000 sessions after 500 free" }, { "item": "Directions", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 2, "note": "After 100,000 free a month, $1.20 above 1 million" }, { "item": "Matrix", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 2, "note": "Per 1,000 elements after 100,000 free" }, { "item": "Static Images", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 1, "note": "After 50,000 free a month" }, { "item": "Vector tiles", "unit": "1k-requests", "usd": 0.25, "note": "After 200,000 free a month" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Mapbox, Inc.", "domain": "mapbox.com", "domainRegistered": "2003-11-27", "domainNote": "mapbox.com was registered in 2003, years before Mapbox started, so the domain was bought later.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://www.mapbox.com/legal/tos", "privacy": "https://www.mapbox.com/legal/privacy", "statusPage": "https://status.mapbox.com", "changelog": "https://docs.mapbox.com/api/changelog/", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-01", "notes": [ "The terms of service were last updated 31 March 2024 and point to separate product terms for per-API rules.", "The terms let Mapbox create de-identified aggregated data from customer usage.", "www.mapbox.com/.well-known/security.txt returns 404.", "The top-level API changelog's newest entry is 5 November 2021. Current changes are in per-service changelogs and the MCP server's CHANGELOG.md on GitHub.", "Subprocessor list (22 entries with locations) last updated 4 June 2026." ], "score": 90 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mapbox.json", "live": { "slug": "mapbox", "probe": { "target": "https://api.mapbox.com", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-10-05T00:15:26.26284165Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 200, "lastMs": 18, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 24, "p95ms24h": 45, "samples24h": 272, "samples30d": 903, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-01", "probes": 109, "ok": 109 }, { "date": "2026-10-02", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-03", "probes": 271, "ok": 271 }, { "date": "2026-10-04", "probes": 272, "ok": 272 }, { "date": "2026-10-05", "probes": 3, "ok": 3 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://status.mapbox.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-05T00:11:25.34887904Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "mapbox/mcp-server", "version": "v0.14.0", "released": "2026-07-30", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:32:28.642802016Z" }, { "registry": "mcp-registry", "name": "io.github.mapbox/mcp-server", "version": "99.0.0-dev", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T23:42:40.113054682Z" }, { "registry": "npm", "name": "@mapbox/mcp-server", "version": "0.14.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-04T16:32:27.7067637Z" } ], "githubStars": 358, "npmWeekly": 1814, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://mapbox.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:16:01.86557058Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://docs.mapbox.com/llms.txt", "ok": false, "status": 403, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:17:58.319982851Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "mapbox.com", "registered": "2003-11-27", "source": "https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/domain/mapbox.com", "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T13:08:41.082804792Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://docs.mapbox.com/api/changelog/", "kind": "changelog", "status": 304, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:43:48.189562984Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "395e3e05bd01" }, { "url": "https://www.mapbox.com/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:21.320380793Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "c404d9072f3f" }, { "url": "https://www.mapbox.com/legal/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:17.093512152Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "23a9cfdfb638" }, { "url": "https://www.mapbox.com/legal/tos", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-04T15:51:19.370372443Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "2091a3b9c941" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-10-05T00:15:26.26284165Z" } }, "summary": "Mapbox APIs + MCP has a score of 75.2 (BB) against Geoapify Location Platform + MCP's 55.5 (C). Both do geo geocode. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 42 points." }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/geoapify-vs-mapbox", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/geoapify-vs-mapbox.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/geoapify-vs-mapbox.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/geoapify-vs-mapbox.min.md" }, "markdown": "Mapbox APIs + MCP has a score of 75.2 (BB) against Geoapify Location Platform + MCP's 55.5 (C). Both do geo geocode. The largest gap is security \u0026 auth, 42 points.\n\n- Geoapify Location Platform + MCP: grade C, 55.5/100, rank #314 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/geoapify.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/geoapify.json\n- Mapbox APIs + MCP: grade BB, 75.2/100, rank #39 of 452. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mapbox.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/mapbox.json\n\n## Which one, for what\n\nPick Geoapify Location Platform + MCP for nothing in particular (no category where it leads by five points or more).\n\nPick Mapbox APIs + MCP for reliability (+22), schema \u0026 documentation (+11), agent ergonomics (+16), security \u0026 auth (+42), maintenance \u0026 community (+19), transparency \u0026 trust (+22).\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Geoapify Location Platform + MCP | Mapbox APIs + MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 60 | 82 | Mapbox APIs + MCP +22 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 74 | 85 | Mapbox APIs + MCP +11 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 72 | 88 | Mapbox APIs + MCP +16 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 29 | 71 | Mapbox APIs + MCP +42 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 30 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 61 | 80 | Mapbox APIs + MCP +19 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 64 | 86 | Mapbox APIs + MCP +22 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **55.5 · C** | **75.2 · BB** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Geoapify Location Platform + MCP | Mapbox APIs + MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | HTTP API |\n| Vendor | Geoapify | Mapbox |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.geoapify.com/v1` | `https://api.mapbox.com` |\n| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio |\n| Auth | API key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | none | MIT (MCP server) |\n| Tools exposed | 11 | 29 |\n| Context cost (tools/list) | n/a | n/a |\n| p95 latency | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Availability (30d) | not measured yet | not measured yet |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | yes |\n| llms.txt | no | yes |\n| MCP registry | not listed | `io.github.mapbox/mcp-server` |\n| Last release | none | 2026-07-30 |\n| Popularity | none | 353 stars, 2k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 4/5 (2) | 3.6/5 (8) |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Geoapify Location Platform + MCP.** Free plan allows commercial production use, 3,000 credits a day, no card. No security.txt, disclosure policy, bug bounty or certification found.\n\n**Mapbox APIs + MCP.** Official MCP server, hosted at mcp.mapbox.com with OAuth or run locally, listed in the MCP registry. Storing geocodes needs the Permanent tier at $5 per 1,000, about 6.7 times the temporary rate.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Geoapify Location Platform + MCP\n\n1. Send the key as x-api-key, which the specs support, rather than apiKey in the URL\n2. Use api-eu.geoapify.com when the data has to stay on EU infrastructure\n3. Use calculate_route for geometry and directions, and calculate_route_matrix only for travel times between many points\n4. Read a 429 'Quota exceeded' as the day's credits being gone, not a burst, and wait for the daily reset\n5. Show OpenStreetMap attribution wherever you display results\n\n### Mapbox APIs + MCP\n\n1. Set permanent=true only when the result goes into a database, since it moves the call to the $5 per 1,000 rate\n2. Keep search_and_geocode_tool queries under 200 characters, the live limit, not the 256 the API docs state\n3. On 429, wait until the X-Rate-Limit-Reset timestamp, since no Retry-After is sent\n4. Run the local server with --enable-tools to load only the tools the task needs\n5. Use category_search_tool for generic place types like coffee shops, not search_and_geocode_tool\n\n## Other comparisons with Geoapify Location Platform + MCP or Mapbox APIs + MCP\n\n- [Geoapify Location Platform + MCP vs Google Maps Platform + Grounding Lite MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/geoapify-vs-google-maps-platform.md)\n- [Geoapify Location Platform + MCP vs LocationIQ](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/geoapify-vs-locationiq.md)\n- [Geoapify Location Platform + MCP vs OpenCage Geocoding API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/geoapify-vs-opencage.md)\n- [Geoapify Location Platform + MCP vs Stadia Maps](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/geoapify-vs-stadia-maps.md)\n- [Geoapify Location Platform + MCP vs TomTom Maps APIs + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/geoapify-vs-tomtom.md)\n- [Google Maps Platform + Grounding Lite MCP vs Mapbox APIs + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/google-maps-platform-vs-mapbox.md)\n- [LocationIQ vs Mapbox APIs + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/locationiq-vs-mapbox.md)\n- [Mapbox APIs + MCP vs OpenCage Geocoding API](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mapbox-vs-opencage.md)\n- [Mapbox APIs + MCP vs Stadia Maps](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mapbox-vs-stadia-maps.md)\n- [Mapbox APIs + MCP vs TomTom Maps APIs + MCP](https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/mapbox-vs-tomtom.md)\n", "meta": { "attribution": "Anchor Terminal (https://www.anchorterminal.com)", "docs": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/docs/", "generatedAt": "2026-10-05", "license": "CC-BY-4.0", "method": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/benchmark/", "methodology": "0.3", "openapi": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/openapi.json", "preview": false, "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run" }, "page": { "breadcrumbs": [ { "name": "Home", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/" }, { "name": "Compare", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/" }, { "name": "Geoapify Location Platform + MCP vs Mapbox APIs + MCP", "url": "" } ], "description": "Mapbox APIs + MCP has a score of 75.2 (BB) against Geoapify Location Platform + MCP's 55.5 (C). 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