# OpenCage Geocoding API vs Radar (slim)

> OpenCage Geocoding scores 69.2 (B) to Radar's 53.3 (D) for geocoding. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenCage Geocoding API scores 69.2 (B) on agent readiness against Radar's 53.3 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Radar leads on security & auth and maintenance & community. Both do geocoding.

- OpenCage Geocoding API: B 69.2, rank #193 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/opencage.min.md
- Radar: D 53.3, rank #713 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/radar.min.md
- OpenCage Geocoding API, good for Bulk or repeated geocoding where results go into a database, and for EU data residency. Ahead on Reliability, 85 against 70; Schema & documentation, 77 against 50; Agent ergonomics, 86 against 65; Payments & pricing, 35 against 10; Transparency & trust, 84 against 55. Also Runs on your own machine; Free to start without a card.
- 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 Security & auth, 56 against 47; Maintenance & community, 77 against 66.

| Category | OpenCage Geocoding API | Radar |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 85 | 70 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 77 | 50 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 86 | 65 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 47 | 56 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 35 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 66 | 77 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 84 | 55 |

| Fact (where they differ) | OpenCage Geocoding API | Radar |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | OpenCage | Radar Labs |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.opencagedata.com/geocode/v1/json` | `https://api.radar.io/v1` |
| Transports | HTTP, stdio | HTTP |
| 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 | 3 | none |
| MCP registry | `io.github.OpenCageData/opencage-geocoding-mcp` | not listed |
| Last release | 2026-06-25 | 2026-09-14 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | 2023-05-24 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | 2025-05-13 |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 19 stars, 5.5k npm/wk, 138k PyPI/wk | none |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | none |