# MapQuest vs Stadia Maps (slim)

> Stadia Maps scores 65.2 (B) on agent readiness against MapQuest's 35.1 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do geo geocode. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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Stadia Maps scores 65.2 (B) on agent readiness against MapQuest's 35.1 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do geo geocode.

- MapQuest: F 35.1, rank #710 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/mapquest.min.md
- Stadia Maps: B 65.2, rank #261 of 722 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/stadia-maps.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.
- Stadia Maps, good for Cost-sensitive geocoding, routing and tiles on OpenStreetMap data, with traffic-influenced routing since April 2026. Ahead on Reliability, 63 against 23; Schema & documentation, 86 against 47; Agent ergonomics, 80 against 60; Security & auth, 40 against 28; Payments & pricing, 40 against 30; Maintenance & community, 80 against 23; Transparency & trust, 76 against 28. Also Runs on your own machine; Free to start without a card.

| Category | MapQuest | Stadia Maps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 23 | 63 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 47 | 86 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 60 | 80 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 28 | 40 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 23 | 80 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 28 | 76 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MapQuest | Stadia Maps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | MapQuest (System1) | Stadia Maps |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://www.mapquestapi.com` | `https://api.stadiamaps.com` |
| Transports | HTTP, Streamable HTTP | HTTP, stdio |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |
| Price for geo geocode | not published | $0.40 per 1,000 requests |
| Licence | Proprietary service. No API terms were found published without a login | BSD-3-Clause (MCP server) |
| Tools exposed | none | 6 |
| Last release | 2026-07-16 | 2026-09-30 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | 2026-03-18 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-10-01 |
| Customer content may train models |  | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access |  | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  | not found in the text |
| Popularity | none | 23 stars, 6.1k npm/wk, 192 PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (2) |