Mapbox Maps (GL JS, Static Images & Vector Tiles)

Best for: Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call; Regulated or enterprise workloads - compliance attestations and an enterprise plan; AI agents and automation - an agent-ready surface (MCP / llms.txt)

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  65 / 100
  Agent friendliness
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  100 / 100
  Pricing transparency
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  85 / 100
  Setup speed
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  55 / 100
  Docs quality
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  100 / 100
  Procurement ease
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  60 / 100
  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]mapbox.com/pricing“Map Loads for Web: 50,001–100,000 = $5.00 per 1,000; Vector Tiles API: 200,001–2,000,000 = $0.25 per 1,000; Static Images API: 50,001–500,000 = $1.00 per 1,000”mapbox.com/pricing“Mobile Maps SDK (iOS & Android): 25,001–125,000 = $4.00 per 1,000 MAU”

Published pricing

✓ Yes

Free tier

✓ Yes

Free tier details

Recurring monthly free allowances: Mapbox GL JS (web) - 50,000 map loads/month (or 3 seats/month under seat model); Mobile Maps SDKs (iOS/Android) - 25,000 MAUs/month; Static Images API - 50,000 requests/month; Vector Tiles API - 200,000 requests/month; Raster Tiles API - 750,000 requests/month; Static Tiles API - 200,000 requests/month. [3]mapbox.com/pricing“Mapbox GL JS (Map Loads) - Free: Up to 50,000 monthly loads”mapbox.com/pricing“Vector Tiles API - Free: Up to 200,000 monthly tile requests”mapbox.com/pricing“Static Images API - Free: Up to 50,000 monthly requests”

Self-serve signup

✓ Yes

Requires sales call

✗ No

Enterprise plan

✓ Yes [4]mapbox.com/pricing“Premium support: Custom pricing with dedicated support engineer; 30-minute emergency response.”mapbox.com/platform/security“Private maps available by default for Enterprise users.”

• Vector tiles
• Static map images
• Mobile SDK
• Custom styling
• Satellite imagery
• 3D maps
• Traffic layer

Supported actions

interactive_js_map, static_map_image, raster_tiles, vector_tiles, static_tiles, mobile_sdk_ios, mobile_sdk_android, mobile_sdk_flutter, mobile_sdk_unity, style_editor, 3d_buildings, 3d_terrain, indoor_maps, traffic_layer, custom_styles, satellite_imagery, gl_style_json_api, tileset_upload, tileset_hosting, tilequery, map_snapshotter [5]docs.mapbox.com/api/maps/“Map Tiles API - for requesting tilesets; Static Images API - for generating static map imagery; Uploads API - for data management; Tilequery API - for querying tileset data”mapbox.com/maps“3D buildings, terrain, offline rendering, static map images, indoor airport maps.”

Regions

global coverage, OpenStreetMap data (most regions), Zenrin data for Japan, Maxar, Vexcel Imaging, NASA, USGS satellite imagery, regional imagery from IGN (France) and swisstopo (Switzerland), 150+ commercial, government, and open data sources, 100,000+ map and navigation data updates per day [6]mapbox.com/about/maps“Mapbox integrates over 150 high-quality commercial, government, and open data sources globally.”mapbox.com/about/maps“Mapbox Satellite includes commercial imagery from Maxar, Vexcel Imaging, NASA, and USGS, plus regional providers like IGN (France) and swisstopo (Switzerland).”

Languages

English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Russian, Arabic, Polish, Swedish, Dutch, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, 38 languages total [7]docs.mapbox.com/help/dive-deeper/maps-internationalization/“Mapbox supports 38 languages for map internationalization. If a translated label isn't found for a feature, we fall back to its local name.”

Input types

tileset ID (username.id format), tile coordinates (z/x/y), center coordinates (longitude, latitude, zoom), bounding box, GeoJSON overlays, marker definitions, path/polyline overlays, style ID, GL style JSON, custom image URLs for markers, bearing and pitch angles

Output types

interactive map canvas (WebGL), PNG static image, JPEG static image, raster tiles (PNG/JPEG/WebP), vector tiles (MVT/PBF), GL style JSON, tileset hosting

Webhooks

✗ No

Sandbox / test mode

✗ No [8]docs.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/guides/security-and-testing/“When writing integration or end-to-end tests, you can use the testMode option when instantiating the Map to test map interactions without requiring an access token or rendering visual output.”

SDK languages

JavaScript (GL JS), iOS, Android, Flutter, React Native [9]docs.mapbox.com/api/maps/“Mapbox Maps SDK for iOS, Mapbox Maps SDK for Android, Mapbox GL JS”docs.mapbox.com/flutter/maps/guides/“Maps SDK for Flutter — a library for embedding highly customized maps within iOS and Android applications using a single codebase.”

MCP server

✓ Yes [10]docs.mapbox.com/api/guides/mcp-server/“This is Mapbox's official MCP server. It's maintained by Mapbox and exposes their web services through the Model Context Protocol standard.”docs.mapbox.com/api/guides/mcp-server/“Hosted Endpoint URL: `https://mcp.mapbox.com/mcp`”

SOC 2

SOC 2 Type II [11]mapbox.com/platform/security“SOC 2 Type II — Security, Availability, and Confidentiality Report with annual audits”mapbox.com/legal/legal-faq“Mapbox has earned and maintains several critical certifications: Systems and Organizations ("SOC") 2, SOC 3”

HIPAA

✗ No [12]mapbox.com/platform/security“SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3, ISO 9001, TISAX — HIPAA is not mentioned on the security page.”mapbox.com/legal/legal-faq“Mapbox has earned and maintains several critical certifications: Systems and Organizations ("SOC") 2, SOC 3, International Standards Organization "ISO" 9001, Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange ("TISAX")”

GDPR

✓ Yes [13]mapbox.com/legal/legal-faq“Mapbox's certification under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, and the Swiss-US Data Privacy Framework”mapbox.com/legal/privacy“To comply with a legal obligation to which Mapbox, as a controller, is subject”

ISO 27001

✗ No [14]mapbox.com/legal/legal-faq“International Standards Organization "ISO" 9001”mapbox.com/platform/security“ISO 9001 — Global Quality Standard certification. TISAX — Automotive Industry Standard certification.”

PCI DSS

✗ No [15]mapbox.com/platform/security“Payment information is transmitted directly to Stripe via HTTPS for secure storage and is never transmitted to or stored on Mapbox servers.”

Published SLA

✓ Yes [16]mapbox.com/legal/sla“If Customer has an active executed order, and the Mapbox APIs covered by and used in accordance with such order are not available 99.9% of the time every month, Customer will be eligible to receive a Service Credit.”

Rate limits

Vector Tiles API: 100,000 requests/minute; Static Images API: 1,250 requests/minute; Static Tiles API: 6,000 requests/minute. HTTP 429 returned when exceeded. [17]docs.mapbox.com/api/maps/static-images/“The default rate limit for the Mapbox Static Images API endpoint is 1,250 requests per minute.”docs.mapbox.com/api/maps/vector-tiles/“The default rate limit is 100,000 requests per minute. Exceeding this triggers an HTTP 429 Too Many Requests response.”

Known restrictions

Attribution required: 'When you publicly use styles or software that use Mapbox Streets vector tiles, you must display proper attribution', OpenStreetMap and ODbL attribution required for map data, Proprietary notices must not be removed per Terms of Service, Cache-Control headers set to max-age=43200 (12h device) / s-maxage=300 (5min CDN) for tile APIs; tile caching governed by these headers, Static Images API does not support Mapbox Standard or Standard Satellite styles, Static Tiles API does not support Mapbox Standard or Standard Satellite styles, Only Web Mercator projection supported for Static Images API, React Native SDK is community-maintained; Mapbox does not provide formal support for it [18]docs.mapbox.com/api/maps/static-images/“The Mapbox Static Images API is not compatible with the Mapbox Standard and Mapbox Standard Satellite styles. Only Web Mercator projection supported.”docs.mapbox.com/api/maps/vector-tiles/“Cache-Control headers are set to "max-age=43200,s-maxage=300" providing a 12-hour device cache TTL and 5-minute CDN cache TTL.”

• Docs
• API reference
• llms.txt
• Changelog
• Status page

Docs rendering: static · llms.txt present

API style

rest

Base URL

https://api.mapbox.com

Version

v1 (Static Images, Styles); v4 (Vector Tiles, Raster Tiles); v3 (GL JS)

Versioning

url

Stability

ga

Auth methods

api_key

Idempotency keys

✗ No

Error format

vendor-specific

Rate limit

100000 / minute

SDKs

• JavaScript (GL JS) mapbox-gl · repo
• iOS MapboxMaps (Swift Package Manager) · repo
• Android com.mapbox.maps:android · repo
• Flutter mapbox_maps_flutter · repo
• React Native @rnmapbox/maps · repo

• Auth docs
• Quickstart
• MCP server
• Deprecation policy

Launched

2010-01-01

GA

2023-01-23

Notable customers

Toyota, General Motors, BMW, Hyundai AutoEver, Tripadvisor, Instacart, CNN, Tableau, Citizen, Yahoo! JAPAN

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1. ↑Description: mapbox.com
2. ↑Pricing model: mapbox.com · mapbox.com
3. ↑Free tier details: mapbox.com · mapbox.com · mapbox.com
4. ↑Enterprise plan: mapbox.com · mapbox.com
5. ↑Supported actions: docs.mapbox.com · mapbox.com
6. ↑Regions: mapbox.com · mapbox.com
7. ↑Languages: docs.mapbox.com
8. ↑Sandbox: docs.mapbox.com
9. ↑SDK languages: docs.mapbox.com · docs.mapbox.com
10. ↑MCP server: docs.mapbox.com · docs.mapbox.com
11. ↑SOC 2: mapbox.com · mapbox.com
12. ↑HIPAA: mapbox.com · mapbox.com
13. ↑GDPR: mapbox.com · mapbox.com
14. ↑ISO 27001: mapbox.com · mapbox.com
15. ↑PCI DSS: mapbox.com
16. ↑Published SLA: mapbox.com
17. ↑Rate limits: docs.mapbox.com · docs.mapbox.com
18. ↑Known restrictions: docs.mapbox.com · docs.mapbox.com

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

1. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: 30 → 65
2. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: 25 → 55
3. 2026-06-14 API Reference URL: (none) → https://docs.mapbox.com/api/
4. 2026-06-14 Has Structured Data: (none) → Yes
5. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt URL: (none) → https://docs.mapbox.com/llms.txt
6. 2026-06-14 Robots Allows Agents: (none) → Yes
7. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt Present: No → Yes
8. 2026-06-14 Capabilities: {} → {"threed":true,"satellite":true,"mobile_sdk":true,"static_maps":true,"vector_ti…
9. 2026-06-14 Summary Md: (none) → Mapbox Maps is a mapping platform offering interactive web maps via GL JS, nati…
10. 2026-06-14 Score Trust Readiness: (none) → 60
11. 2026-06-14 Score Agent Friendliness: (none) → 30
12. 2026-06-14 Score Pricing Transparency: (none) → 100
13. 2026-06-14 Score Setup Speed: (none) → 85
14. 2026-06-14 Score Docs Quality: (none) → 25
15. 2026-06-14 Score Procurement Friction: (none) → 100
16. 2026-06-14 Best For: (none) → Prototypes and side projects - free to start, no sales call, Regulated or enter…
17. 2026-06-14 Scoring Methodology: (none) → Scores are computed deterministically from this profile's published, sourced fi…
18. 2026-06-14 Llms Txt Present: (none) → No
19. 2026-06-14 Docs URL: (none) → https://docs.mapbox.com
20. 2026-06-14 Changelog URL: (none) → https://www.mapbox.com/releases
21. 2026-06-14 Status Page URL: (none) → https://status.mapbox.com
22. 2026-06-14 Rendering: (none) → static
23. 2026-06-14 Enterprise Plan Available: set to Yes
24. 2026-06-14 SOC 2: set to type_2
25. 2026-06-14 HIPAA: set to No
26. 2026-06-14 GDPR: set to Yes
27. 2026-06-14 ISO 27001: set to No
28. 2026-06-14 PCI DSS: set to No
29. 2026-06-14 SLA Published: set to Yes
30. 2026-06-14 SLA URL: set to https://www.mapbox.com/legal/sla
31. 2026-06-14 Data Retention Policy URL: set to https://www.mapbox.com/legal/privacy
32. 2026-06-14 Documented Rate Limits: set to Vector Tiles API: 100,000 requests/minute; Static Images API: 1,250 requests/mi…
33. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Requests: set to 100000
34. 2026-06-14 Rate Limit Window: set to minute
35. 2026-06-14 Known Restrictions: set to Attribution required: 'When you publicly use styles or software that use Mapbox…
36. 2026-06-14 Auth Methods: set to api_key
37. 2026-06-14 Auth Docs URL: set to https://docs.mapbox.com/help/dive-deeper/access-tokens/
38. 2026-06-14 API Style: set to rest
39. 2026-06-14 Base URL: set to https://api.mapbox.com
40. 2026-06-14 API Version: set to v1 (Static Images, Styles); v4 (Vector Tiles, Raster Tiles); v3 (GL JS)
41. 2026-06-14 Versioning Scheme: set to url
42. 2026-06-14 Stability: set to ga
43. 2026-06-14 Deprecation Policy URL: set to https://docs.mapbox.com/api/guides/
44. 2026-06-14 MCP URL: set to https://mcp.mapbox.com/mcp
45. 2026-06-14 Quickstart URL: set to https://docs.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/guides/get-started/
46. 2026-06-14 Idempotency Supported: set to No
47. 2026-06-14 Error Format: set to vendor-specific
48. 2026-06-14 Requires Verification: set to Yes
49. 2026-06-14 Starting Price Usd: set to 0.25
50. 2026-06-14 Price Basis: set to 1,000 tiles

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