# Mapbox APIs + MCP vs Radar (slim)

> Mapbox scores 75 (BB) to Radar's 53.3 (D) for geocoding. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Mapbox APIs + MCP scores 75 (BB) on agent readiness against Radar's 53.3 (D), and leads in every scored category. Both do geocoding.

- Mapbox APIs + MCP: BB 75, rank #57 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mapbox.min.md
- Radar: D 53.3, rank #713 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/radar.min.md
- Mapbox APIs + MCP, good for An agent that needs search, routing, isochrones, map matching and route optimisation from one vendor with a hosted, OAuth-protected MCP. Ahead on Reliability, 82 against 70; Schema & documentation, 85 against 50; Agent ergonomics, 88 against 65; Security & auth, 71 against 56; Payments & pricing, 30 against 10; Transparency & trust, 84 against 55. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Runs on your own machine.
- Radar, good for A company that already has a Radar contract, or wants geofencing and trip tracking with geocoding and routing on one key.

| Category | Mapbox APIs + MCP | Radar |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 82 | 70 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 85 | 50 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 88 | 65 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 71 | 56 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 80 | 77 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 84 | 55 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Mapbox APIs + MCP | Radar |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Mapbox | Radar Labs |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.mapbox.com` | `https://api.radar.io/v1` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP, stdio | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Freemium | Paid |
| Price for geocoding | $0.75 per 1,000 requests | not published |
| Licence | MIT (MCP server) | Proprietary service under Radar's Terms of Use. The web SDK in radarlabs/radar-sdk-js is Apache-2.0 |
| Tools exposed | 29 | none |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| MCP registry | `io.github.mapbox/mcp-server` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-07-30 | 2026-09-14 |
| Terms last updated | 2024-03-31 | 2023-05-24 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-02-11 | 2025-05-13 |
| Customer content may train models | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 353 stars, 2k npm/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 3.6/5 (8) | none |