# Google Maps Platform + Grounding Lite MCP vs OpenCage Geocoding API (slim)

> OpenCage Geocoding API has a score of 69.5 (B) against Google Maps Platform + Grounding Lite MCP's 68.5 (B). Both do geo geocode. The largest gap is security & auth, 20 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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OpenCage Geocoding API has a score of 69.5 (B) against Google Maps Platform + Grounding Lite MCP's 68.5 (B). Both do geo geocode. The largest gap is security & auth, 20 points.

- Google Maps Platform + Grounding Lite MCP: B 68.5, rank #123 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-maps-platform.min.md
- OpenCage Geocoding API: B 69.5, rank #113 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/opencage.min.md
- Pick Google Maps Platform + Grounding Lite MCP for security & auth (+20). Pick OpenCage Geocoding API for payments & pricing (+15), maintenance & community (+16), transparency & trust (+12).

| Category | Google Maps Platform + Grounding Lite MCP | OpenCage Geocoding API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 85 | 85 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 77 | 77 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 85 | 86 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 67 | 47 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 50 | 66 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 75 | 87 |