DistanceMatrix.AI

Best for: Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call; Cost-sensitive teams - low, transparent entry price

Avoid if: You have strict compliance requirements

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  Trust readiness

Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fields (pricing, compliance, capabilities, docs and developer-surface signals) - not from reviews or paid placement. Each axis is 0-100; an unknown signal scores 0 for that axis. Procurement ease is the inverse of buying friction (higher = easier to adopt).

Pricing model

Usage-based [2]distancematrix.ai/pricing“1–100,000 elements: $2 per 1,000 elements. You only pay for what you use, with no monthly commitments.”distancematrix.ai/pricing“Growth Plan: Pay-as-you-go model with post-payment billing; Unlimited elements per month; Unlimited tokens; No monthly commitments or setup fees”

Published pricing

✓ Yes [3]distancematrix.ai/pricing“1–100,000 elements: $2 per 1,000; 100,001–300,000: $1.6 per 1,000; 300,001–500,000: $1.25 per 1,000; 500,000+: $1 per 1,000 or contact for better rates”

Free tier

✓ Yes [4]distancematrix.ai/nonprofit“1,000 elements per month; 1 request per second; 5 apps (tokens) allowed; constantly free”distancematrix.ai/pricing“Free Plan: 1,000 elements per month; 5 tokens maximum; No credit card required; Access to all four products”

Free tier details

1,000 elements per month at no cost, up to 5 API tokens, 1 request per second, access to all four products (Distance Matrix API Accurate/Fast and Geocoding API Accurate/Fast). No credit card required. Described as 'constantly free'. [5]distancematrix.ai/nonprofit“Completely free and available constantly free rather than as a trial period. 1,000 elements per month, 1 request per second, up to 5 applications (tokens).”

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes [6]distancematrix.ai/pricing“No prepayment is needed. Start for free and get instant access to all Distancematrix.ai products and features.”

Requires sales call

✗ No

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [7]distancematrix.ai/pricing“For usage significantly exceeding 500,000 elements monthly, the site advises to 'Contact us for better pricing.'”

• Distance matrix
• Traffic-aware
• Transit / multimodal

Supported actions

distance_matrix, geocoding, reverse_geocoding [8]distancematrix.ai/distance-matrix-api“Base URL: https://api.distancematrix.ai/maps/api/distancematrix/json”distancematrix.ai/geocoding-api“Direct Geocoding Endpoint: /maps/api/geocode/json”

Regions

global coverage, car/driving mode, walking mode, bicycling mode, transit mode (bus, subway, train, tram, rail), live/real-time traffic (Accurate variant), average/historical traffic (Fast variant)

Languages

70+ languages via language parameter (English, German, French, and others) [9]distancematrix.ai/geocoding-api“70+ supported languages for multilingual results”

Input types

origin/destination coordinates (lat/lng pairs), origin/destination addresses (geocoded), departure time (Unix timestamp or 'now'), arrival time (Unix timestamp), travel mode, traffic model (best_guess, pessimistic, optimistic), avoid options (tolls, highways, ferries, indoor), transit mode (bus, subway, train, tram, rail), units (metric/imperial), language code, region (two-character country code)

Output types

distance in meters, duration in seconds, duration_in_traffic, formatted distance text, formatted duration text, geocoded origin/destination addresses, address components with type classifications, geometry data (coordinates, location type), element-level and top-level status codes, JSON

Webhooks

✗ No

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No [10]distancematrix.ai/pricing“No sandbox or dedicated test environment is mentioned. The free tier operates in the live environment.”

SDK languages

Python [11]github.com/distancematrix-ai“Repositories: dm (Python), rgeo (Python), dm-arrival-time (Python) — all Python-based”

MCP server

✗ No

SOC 2

– Unknown [12]distancematrix.ai/privacy“The policy does not reference: HIPAA, SOC2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, SLA or uptime guarantees, or any other compliance certifications beyond GDPR.”

HIPAA

– Unknown [13]distancematrix.ai/privacy“The policy does not reference HIPAA, SOC2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, or any other compliance certifications beyond GDPR.”

GDPR

✓ Yes [14]distancematrix.ai/privacy“committed to protecting your personal data in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).”distancematrix.ai/privacy“International Data Transfers: Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission and Binding Corporate Rules for transfers within a corporate group.”

ISO 27001

– Unknown

PCI DSS

– Unknown

Published SLA

✗ No [15]distancematrix.ai/terms-of-use“services are provided 'as is' without guarantees that 'our Services will be uninterrupted, error-free, or completely secure.'”

Rate limits

Free plan: 1 request per second. Synchronous Distance Matrix API with traffic: up to 50 elements per second, max 100 elements per request. Synchronous Distance Matrix API without traffic: up to 300–500 elements per second, max 500 elements per request. Asynchronous API without traffic: unlimited elements per request. Asynchronous API with traffic: no per-request limit but 80,000 elements per day. [16]distancematrix.ai/nonprofit“1 request per second”distancematrix.ai/distance-matrix-api“Real-time Distance Matrix API with traffic conditions: up to 50 elements per second, maximum 100 elements per request; Real-time Distance Matrix API without traffic conditions: up to 300-500 elements per second, maximum 500 elements per request; Asynchronous API with traffic: daily usage is limited to 80,000 elements”

Known restrictions

Synchronous requests limited to 100 elements per request (with traffic) or 500 elements (without traffic), Free plan limited to 1,000 elements per month and 5 API tokens, Asynchronous API with traffic capped at 80,000 elements per day, MAX_ELEMENTS_EXCEEDED status returned when per-query limit is exceeded, Distance Matrix Fast variant supports driving mode only (no walking, bicycling, or transit), No map tiles, directions, or route optimization offered ('We don't provide maps or directions solutions right now') [17]distancematrix.ai/distance-matrix-api“We don't provide maps or directions solutions right now.”distancematrix.ai/distance-matrix-api“MAX_ELEMENTS_EXCEEDED indicates that the product of origin and destination exceeds the per-query limit; default limits for the synchronous requests are 100 elements per request”distancematrix.ai/product“Distance Matrix API Fast: driving mode only”

Docs rendering: static

API style

rest

Base URL

https://api.distancematrix.ai/maps/api/

Versioning

none

Stability

ga

Auth methods

api_key

Idempotency keys

✗ No

Error format

vendor-specific JSON (status + optional error_message fields)

SDKs

• Python dm · repo
• Python rgeo · repo

• Auth docs
• Quickstart

Launched

2019-01-01

Notable customers

Turnn, Lunch24.com, KPMG Consultoria, Adamas, Square Wave

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4. ↑Free tier: distancematrix.ai · distancematrix.ai
5. ↑Free tier details: distancematrix.ai
6. ↑Self-serve signup: distancematrix.ai
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8. ↑Supported actions: distancematrix.ai · distancematrix.ai
9. ↑Languages: distancematrix.ai
10. ↑Sandbox: distancematrix.ai
11. ↑SDK languages: github.com
12. ↑SOC 2: distancematrix.ai
13. ↑HIPAA: distancematrix.ai
14. ↑GDPR: distancematrix.ai · distancematrix.ai
15. ↑Published SLA: distancematrix.ai
16. ↑Rate limits: distancematrix.ai · distancematrix.ai
17. ↑Known restrictions: distancematrix.ai · distancematrix.ai · distancematrix.ai

Every field change, who made it, and when - from our audited data pipeline and editors.

1. 2026-06-15 Score Agent Friendliness: 10 → 20
2. 2026-06-14 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
3. 2026-06-14 Has Structured Data: (none) → No
4. 2026-06-14 Capabilities: {} → {"traffic":true,"transit":true,"distance_matrix":true}
5. 2026-06-14 Summary Md: (none) → DistanceMatrix.AI is a REST API service, launched in 2019, that calculates trav…
6. 2026-06-14 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 100
7. 2026-06-14 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 15
8. 2026-06-14 Avoid If: (none) → You have strict compliance requirements
9. 2026-06-14 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
10. 2026-06-14 Best For: (none) → Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call, Cost-sensitive tea…
11. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 10
12. 2026-06-14 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 100
13. 2026-06-14 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 75
14. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 0
15. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt Present: (none) → No
16. 2026-06-14 Rendering: (none) → static
17. 2026-06-14 Pricing Model: set to usage_based
18. 2026-06-14 Has Published Pricing: set to Yes
19. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Available: set to Yes
20. 2026-06-14 Notable Customers: set to Turnn, Lunch24.com, KPMG Consultoria, Adamas, Square Wave
21. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Details: set to 1,000 elements per month at no cost, up to 5 API tokens, 1 request per second, …
22. 2026-06-14 Self Serve Signup: set to Yes
23. 2026-06-14 Requires Sales Call: set to No
24. 2026-06-14 Enterprise Plan Available: set to Yes
25. 2026-06-14 GDPR: set to Yes
26. 2026-06-14 SLA Published: set to No
27. 2026-06-14 Data Retention Policy URL: set to https://distancematrix.ai/privacy
28. 2026-06-14 Documented Rate Limits: set to Free plan: 1 request per second. Synchronous Distance Matrix API with traffic: …
29. 2026-06-14 Known Restrictions: set to Synchronous requests limited to 100 elements per request (with traffic) or 500 …
30. 2026-06-14 Auth Methods: set to api_key
31. 2026-06-14 Auth Docs URL: set to https://distancematrix.ai/guides/get-distance-matrix-api-key
32. 2026-06-14 API Style: set to rest
33. 2026-06-14 Base URL: set to https://api.distancematrix.ai/maps/api/
34. 2026-06-14 Versioning Scheme: set to none
35. 2026-06-14 Stability: set to ga
36. 2026-06-14 Quickstart URL: set to https://distancematrix.ai/guides/getting-started-with-distance-matrix-apis
37. 2026-06-14 Idempotency Supported: set to No
38. 2026-06-14 Error Format: set to vendor-specific JSON (status + optional error_message fields)
39. 2026-06-14 Requires Verification: set to No
40. 2026-06-14 Starting Price Usd: set to 2
41. 2026-06-14 Slug: set to distancematrix-ai
42. 2026-06-14 Free Tier Limit: set to 1,000 elements/month
43. 2026-06-14 Launched At: set to 2019-01-01
44. 2026-06-14 Fields Not Found: set to soc2, hipaa, iso_27001, pci_dss, mcp_server_available, sla_url, webhooks_suppor…
45. 2026-06-14 Source Confidence: set to high
46. 2026-06-14 Extractor: set to claude-subagent:sonnet
47. 2026-06-14 Last Verified At: set to 2026-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
48. 2026-06-14 Status: set to published
49. 2026-06-14 Price Basis: set to 1,000 elements
50. 2026-06-14 Name: set to DistanceMatrix.AI

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