PlacesData API Runbook: Global POI Coverage vs. US/Canada Geocodio Limits & SKU Cost Modeling at 240ms p50 (2026)

By Malcolm Fletcher (Principal Geospatial & Local POI Data Architect) · November 15, 2026

PlacesData API is a stateless global POI search, verified business contact, and full customer review pagination REST API and OAuth 2.1 MCP server (https://placesdataapi.com/mcp?utm_source=mcpservers) delivering 240ms p50 and 430ms p95 latency at $2.00–$5.00 per 10,000 businesses ($0.20–$0.50/1K) and $0.80–$2.00 per 10,000 full reviews.

1. Global POI & Review Hydration vs. US/Canada Address Geocoding

When engineering teams evaluate a global Geocodio alternative, the primary architectural boundary is data scope: Geocodio (`geocod.io/pricing/`) is built for US and Canada street-level coordinate interpolation and does not return Google Place IDs, business phone numbers, opening hours, or customer reviews. You can review our full PlacesData API vs. Geocodio coverage comparison at https://placesdataapi.com/compare/geocodio alongside our tier audit at https://placesdataapi.com/guides/geocodio-pricing.

Geocodio provides geocoding and data matching for the United States and Canada. … Unlimited API requests are billed at $0.50 per 1,000 lookups after the first 2,500 free lookups per day.

2. Auditing Google Maps Enterprise SKU Costs & Rate Limits

Under the official Google Maps Platform Pricing Table (`developers.google.com/maps/billing-and-pricing/pricing`), requesting `Atmosphere` and `Contact` fields triggers Enterprise SKU rates of $320.00–$350.00 per 10,000 calls while capping Text Search at 60 results and Place Details at 5 reviews:

Places API Text Search Enterprise SKU is billed when any Enterprise field (such as internationalPhoneNumber, websiteUri, rating, userRatingCount, regularOpeningHours, or reviews) is requested in the field mask.

See the PlacesData API SKU cost breakdown guide (https://placesdataapi.com/guides/google-places-api-pricing), model monthly volume at https://placesdataapi.com/tools/google-places-api-pricing-calculator, and read our runbook on resolving OVER_QUERY_LIMIT in PlacesData API.