specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Geocode Earth
providerId: geocode-earth
created: '2026-06-21'
modified: '2026-06-21'
reconciled: true
tags:
- Geocoding
- Address Autocomplete
- Reverse Geocoding
- Mapping
- Pelias
- FinOps
- Cost Management
- FOCUS
description: >-
  FinOps view of Geocode Earth spend. Geocode Earth bills a flat monthly
  subscription per plan (Lite, Basic, Advanced) that includes a fixed
  monthly request allowance, rather than per-request pay-as-you-go billing.
  Very high volumes are handled through a Custom enterprise agreement. The
  primary cost lever is choosing the plan whose included request volume
  matches actual monthly usage, since the marginal cost driver is the
  request count consumed across the search, autocomplete, reverse,
  structured, and place endpoints.
notes: >-
  Plan prices and included volumes are subject to change; verify against the
  Geocode Earth pricing page during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://geocode.earth/pricing/
- https://geocode.earth/
- https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Geocode Earth
serviceCategory: Maps and Location Services
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Subscription-Based
  billingFrequency: Monthly
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
  - Usage
  - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Geocode Earth
  ServiceCategory: Maps and Location Services
  ProviderName: Geocode Earth
  PublisherName: Geocode Earth
  InvoiceIssuerName: Geocode Earth
  BillingCurrency: USD
  ChargeCategory: Purchase
  PricingCategory: Subscription-Based
meters:
- name: monthly_subscription
  description: Flat monthly subscription fee for the selected plan (Lite, Basic, or Advanced).
  unit: months
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
- name: requests
  description: Geocoding requests consumed against the plan's monthly allowance across all endpoints.
  unit: requests
  aggregation: sum
  dimensions:
  - account
  - plan
  - endpoint
principles:
- name: Visibility
  description: Track monthly request volume per account against the plan allowance via the Geocode Earth dashboard.
- name: Allocation
  description: Issue separate API keys per workload or team and attribute request counts to internal cost centers.
- name: Optimization
  description: Right-size the subscription tier to actual monthly volume; cache and debounce autocomplete requests to reduce request count, and use the place endpoint to re-resolve known gids instead of re-searching.
- name: Accountability
  description: Assign an owner per project/key and review monthly request burn against the chosen plan before renewal or upgrade.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com