# Google Weather API (Maps Platform) vs Met Office Weather DataHub (Site Specific) (slim)

> Google Weather API (Maps Platform) has a score of 67 (B) against Met Office Weather DataHub (Site Specific)'s 45.5 (E). Both do weather current. The largest gap is schema & documentation, 50 points. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Google Weather API (Maps Platform) has a score of 67 (B) against Met Office Weather DataHub (Site Specific)'s 45.5 (E). Both do weather current. The largest gap is schema & documentation, 50 points.

- Google Weather API (Maps Platform): B 67, rank #151 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/google-weather-api.min.md
- Met Office Weather DataHub (Site Specific): E 45.5, rank #399 of 452 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/met-office-datahub.min.md
- Pick Google Weather API (Maps Platform) for reliability (+37), schema & documentation (+50), agent ergonomics (+26), security & auth (+5), maintenance & community (+5), transparency & trust (+12). Pick Met Office Weather DataHub (Site Specific) for payments & pricing (+5).

| Category | Google Weather API (Maps Platform) | Met Office Weather DataHub (Site Specific) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 85 | 48 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 82 | 32 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 79 | 53 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 71 | 66 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 25 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 20 | 15 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 75 | 63 |