# MapQuest vs Radar (slim)

> Radar scores 53.3 (D) to MapQuest's 35.1 (F) for geocoding. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-10

Radar scores 53.3 (D) on agent readiness against MapQuest's 35.1 (F), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. MapQuest leads on payments & pricing. Both do geocoding.

- MapQuest: F 35.1, rank #946 of 961 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mapquest.min.md
- Radar: D 53.3, rank #719 of 961 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/radar.min.md
- MapQuest, good for An agent that needs US-centred geocoding, routing with truck profiles, traffic and place search behind one account, with an MCP server ready to connect. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 30 against 10.
- Radar, good for A company that already has a Radar contract, or wants geofencing and trip tracking with geocoding and routing on one key. Ahead on Reliability, 70 against 23; Agent ergonomics, 65 against 60; Security & auth, 56 against 28; Maintenance & community, 77 against 23; Transparency & trust, 55 against 28.

| Category | MapQuest | Radar |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 23 | 70 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 47 | 50 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 60 | 65 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 28 | 56 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 23 | 77 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 28 | 55 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MapQuest | Radar |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | MapQuest (System1) | Radar Labs |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://www.mapquestapi.com` | `https://api.radar.io/v1` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Paid |
| Licence | Proprietary service. No API terms were found published without a login | Proprietary service under Radar's Terms of Use. The web SDK in radarlabs/radar-sdk-js is Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-07-16 | 2026-09-14 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2023-05-24 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2025-05-13 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | yes |