specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Foursquare
providerId: foursquare
created: '2026-05-04'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-04, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-05'
reconciled: true
tags:
  - Locations
  - Places
  - Geospatial
  - Movement
  - Geocoding
description: Foursquare offers a portfolio of geospatial products with mixed pricing. Spatial Desktop
  uses tiered subscriptions with included agent-token allowances. The Places API is volume-based with
  per-CPM (per 1,000 calls) tiered pricing. Spatial Workbench is a flat developer subscription plus
  metered MotherDuck compute. Attribution, Audience, and Proximity are custom-quoted. Pricing updates
  effective June 1, 2026.
sources:
  - https://foursquare.com/products/pricing/
plans:
  - id: foursquare-spatial-desktop-basic
    name: Spatial Desktop — Basic
    type: freemium
    description: Free tier for Spatial Desktop through 2026; intended for evaluation.
    entries:
      - label: Agent tokens included
        name: agent_tokens
        type: quota
        metric: USD_value
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Storage
        name: storage
        type: quota
        metric: GB
        limit: 3
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Shared projects
        name: shared_projects
        type: quota
        metric: project
        limit: 5
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Free through 2026
      - name: Spatial Desktop access
  - id: foursquare-spatial-desktop-standard
    name: Spatial Desktop — Standard
    type: subscription
    description: Standard subscription for Spatial Desktop.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '25.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Agent tokens included
        name: agent_tokens
        type: quota
        metric: USD_value
        limit: 25
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Storage
        name: storage
        type: quota
        metric: GB
        limit: 5
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Shared projects
        name: shared_projects
        type: quota
        metric: project
        limit: 15
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 15 shared projects
      - name: $25 in agent tokens included
  - id: foursquare-spatial-desktop-pro
    name: Spatial Desktop — Pro
    type: subscription
    description: Pro tier for Spatial Desktop with higher quotas.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '100.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Agent tokens included
        name: agent_tokens
        type: quota
        metric: USD_value
        limit: 100
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Storage
        name: storage
        type: quota
        metric: GB
        limit: 15
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Shared projects
        name: shared_projects
        type: quota
        metric: project
        limit: 50
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 50 shared projects
      - name: $100 in agent tokens included
  - id: foursquare-spatial-workbench-developer
    name: Spatial Workbench — Developer
    type: subscription
    description: $250/month developer subscription with 30-day free trial; metered MotherDuck compute
      and storage on top.
    entries:
      - label: Monthly subscription
        name: subscription
        type: subscription
        metric: month
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '250.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Pulse compute
        name: compute_pulse
        type: metered
        metric: hour
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.60'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Standard compute
        name: compute_standard
        type: metered
        metric: hour
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '2.40'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Jumbo compute
        name: compute_jumbo
        type: metered
        metric: hour
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '4.80'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Storage
        name: storage
        type: metered
        metric: GB
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.04'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: 30-day free trial
      - name: MotherDuck compute (Pulse / Standard / Jumbo)
  - id: foursquare-spatial-studio-community
    name: Spatial Studio — Community
    type: freemium
    description: Free Studio tier with limited storage and access.
    entries:
      - label: Storage
        name: storage
        type: quota
        metric: GB
        limit: 1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Limited Spatial Studio access
  - id: foursquare-spatial-studio-enterprise
    name: Spatial Studio — Enterprise
    type: enterprise
    description: Custom Enterprise pricing with up to 500GB storage and team collaboration.
    entries:
      - label: Custom contract
        name: custom
        type: subscription
        metric: contract
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: custom
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Storage cap
        name: storage_cap
        type: quota
        metric: GB
        limit: 500
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: included
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Up to 500GB storage
      - name: Team collaboration
      - name: Full features
  - id: foursquare-places-api-pro
    name: Places API — Pro Endpoints
    type: usage-based
    description: Volume-tiered CPM pricing for Pro endpoints. First 10K calls/month free.
    entries:
      - label: 0-10K calls
        name: pro_tier_1
        type: tiered
        metric: request
        limit: 10000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1000
        price: '0.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: 10K-100K calls
        name: pro_tier_2
        type: tiered
        metric: request
        limit: 100000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1000
        price: '15.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: 100K-500K calls
        name: pro_tier_3
        type: tiered
        metric: request
        limit: 500000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1000
        price: '12.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: 500K-1M calls
        name: pro_tier_4
        type: tiered
        metric: request
        limit: 1000000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1000
        price: '9.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: 1M-5M calls
        name: pro_tier_5
        type: tiered
        metric: request
        limit: 5000000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1000
        price: '4.50'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: 5M+ calls
        name: pro_tier_6
        type: tiered
        metric: request
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1000
        price: '1.25'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Pro endpoints
      - name: Volume-tiered pricing
  - id: foursquare-places-api-premium
    name: Places API — Premium Endpoints
    type: usage-based
    description: Premium endpoints with higher CPM pricing. Volume discounts apply at higher tiers.
    entries:
      - label: 0-100K calls
        name: premium_tier_1
        type: tiered
        metric: request
        limit: 100000
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1000
        price: '18.75'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Higher volume tiers
        name: premium_tier_volume
        type: tiered
        metric: request
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1000
        price: 1.75 to 15.00
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Premium endpoints
  - id: foursquare-places-api-ask
    name: Places API — Ask Endpoints
    type: usage-based
    description: Ask endpoints; flat CPM by tier (Pro vs Premium).
    entries:
      - label: Ask Pro
        name: ask_pro
        type: metered
        metric: request
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1000
        price: '30.00'
        userMultiplied: false
      - label: Ask Premium
        name: ask_premium
        type: metered
        metric: request
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: usage
        geo: global
        unit: 1000
        price: '36.00'
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Ask endpoints
  - id: foursquare-attribution-audience-proximity
    name: Attribution / Audience / Proximity
    type: enterprise
    description: Custom-quoted enterprise products; contact sales.
    entries:
      - label: Custom
        name: custom
        type: subscription
        metric: contract
        limit: -1
        timeFrame: month
        geo: global
        unit: 1
        price: contact sales
        userMultiplied: false
    elements:
      - name: Attribution
      - name: Audience
      - name: Proximity
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-canonical:
  generated: '2026-10-08'
  vocabulary: all/0-working/economics/plans-canonical.yml
  models:
  - free
  - metered
  - subscription
  units:
  - compute
  - data
  - negotiated
  - object
  - period
  - request
  plans:
  - name: Spatial Desktop — Basic
    access: freemium
    model: free
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - data
    - object
    - other
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Spatial Desktop — Standard
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - data
    - object
    - other
    - period
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Spatial Desktop — Pro
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - data
    - object
    - other
    - period
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Spatial Workbench — Developer
    access: other
    model: subscription
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - compute
    - data
    - period
    periods:
    - month
    - per-use
  - name: Spatial Studio — Community
    access: freemium
    model: free
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - data
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Spatial Studio — Enterprise
    access: enterprise
    model: subscription
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - data
    - negotiated
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Places API — Pro Endpoints
    access: other
    model: metered
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - request
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Places API — Premium Endpoints
    access: other
    model: metered
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - request
    periods:
    - month
  - name: Places API — Ask Endpoints
    access: other
    model: metered
    model_how: stated
    units:
    - request
    periods:
    - per-use
  - name: Attribution / Audience / Proximity
    access: enterprise
    model: subscription
    model_how: derived
    units:
    - negotiated
    periods:
    - month