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Pricing & Cost Analysis · 20268 min read·Updated 2026-11-05

Outscraper Pricing Breakdown (2026): Real Cost per 1,000 Leads, Add-On Multipliers & Sync API Comparison

Outscraper advertises $3.00 per 1,000 Google Maps places on its medium tier (501–100,000 records), but chaining Domain Emails (+$3/1K) and Email Verification (+$3/1K) pushes real B2B lead costs to $6–$9/1K while async CSV queues take 30–180 seconds. Compare exact unit math against GoogleMapsAPI.io's synchronous JSON gateway ($0.20–$0.50/1K places, 21–50ms warm cache, and 1-click Claude/ChatGPT MCP).

Instant API key in 5s (no credit card required · +20,000 Sandbox Streak Credits) · $1 = 10,000 Credits ($0.20–$0.50 / 1K Places) · Pay via Stripe (Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay) or 0%-fee Crypto (+5% bonus)

Instant Quickstart · Copy & Run in 30 Seconds

Real-Time Google Maps Search + Website B2B Email Enrichment (/docs/leads-enrich)

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import requests

API_KEY = "gm_live_your_api_key"
HEADERS = {"x-api-key": API_KEY}

# Synchronous response in ~25ms (cached) to 1.8s (live SERP) — zero task polling!
search_res = requests.get(
    "https://api.googlemapsapi.io/v1/places/search",
    headers=HEADERS,
    params={"q": "coffee in Austin", "limit": 20},
    timeout=15,
)
places = search_res.json()["data"]

for place in places:
    domain = place.get("domain")
    if not domain:
        continue
    # Crawl homepage, /contact & /about for verified emails + LinkedIn/Instagram
    contacts = requests.get(
        "https://api.googlemapsapi.io/v1/leads/enrich",
        headers=HEADERS,
        params={"domain": domain},
        timeout=15,
    ).json()["data"]
    print(place["name"], place.get("phone"), contacts.get("emails"))

Key Engineering Takeaways (TL;DR)

  • ✓Outscraper bills $3.00 / 1,000 places (501–100k medium tier, $10 minimum top-up) and $1.00 / 1,000 above 100k, plus separate stacked charges for Domain Emails (+$3/1K) and Customer Reviews ($3/1K medium tier).
  • ✓GoogleMapsAPI.io bills strictly by returned record ($1.00 = 10,000 Credits): 5 Credits ($0.20–$0.50/1K) per place, 2 Credits ($0.08–$0.20/1K) per review, and 20 Credits ($0.80–$2.00/1K) per enriched website domain — with 0 Credits charged when 0 results or 0 emails are found.
  • ✓Instead of submitting asynchronous batch jobs and polling status URLs for 30–180 seconds (or waiting on CSV exports), GoogleMapsAPI.io returns typed JSON synchronously in 21–50 ms (warm PostgreSQL 16 + GiST spatial cache) or 0.8–2.2 s (live SERP).
  • ✓Every new developer account gets $1.20 (12,000 Free Credits) instantly with no credit card + $2.00 (+20,000 Credits) Sandbox Streak bonus, plus 1-click OAuth 2.1 Remote MCP at https://mcp.googlemapsapi.io/v1/mcp.

1. Outscraper Pricing Tiers & The 'Stacked Enrichment' Multiplier

Outscraper uses a tiered usage model where the first 500 records/month are free, records 501–100,000 cost $3.00 per 1,000, and volume above 100,000 drops to $1.00 per 1,000 (with a $10 minimum balance recharge). However, engineering teams building B2B outbound pipelines frequently encounter two hidden bottlenecks: stacked add-on SKUs and asynchronous batch latency.

  • Stacked Per-Service Billing ($3 + $3 + $3 = $6–$9 / 1K Leads): A raw Google Maps scrape on Outscraper ($3/1K) returns business names, phone numbers, and website URLs—not email addresses. Enabling the Contacts & Leads Scraper adds +$3.00/1K domains, and Email Validator adds another +$3.00/1K, multiplying effective cost per 1,000 outreach-ready leads by 2x–3x.
  • Async Queue & CSV Export Latency (30s – 180s per Task): Outscraper's /maps/search-v3 API queues background batch jobs by default, requiring webhook receivers or while-loop status polling. That works for overnight CSV exports, but breaks interactive SaaS UIs, Clay/n8n real-time HTTP columns, and Claude/ChatGPT MCP tool calls that time out after 15–30 seconds.
  • Zero-Result & Empty-Domain Protection: On GoogleMapsAPI.io, GET /v1/places/search and GET /v1/leads/enrich (/docs/leads-enrich) deduct 0 Credits whenever a map grid cell is empty or a business website publishes no discoverable email or social profile.
Real-world monthly workload cost & latency comparison: GoogleMapsAPI.io vs Outscraper vs Scrap.io
Monthly Workload / FeatureGoogleMapsAPI.io (PAYG / Starter)GoogleMapsAPI.io (Business $499/mo)Outscraper (Medium Tier 501–100k)Scrap.io (Monthly Subscription)
Minimum Entry / Free Sandbox$0 ($1.20 / 12,000 Credits free, no card; $10 PAYG)$3.20 (32,000 total free sandbox credits)$0 (500 free/mo), $10.00 min balance top-up$49.00 / mo minimum (10,000 export credits)
10,000 Google Maps Places (Phone, Web, Hours, Coords)$4.10 – $5.00$2.00$28.50 (after 500 free @ $3.00/1K)$49.00 / mo ($4.90 / 1K, city-only cap)
50,000 Places + Website B2B Email & Social Enrichment$80.00 – $125.00 (0 Credits on empty domains)$50.00 ($0.20/1K places + $0.80/1K enriched)$300.00 – $450.00 ($3/1K places + $3–$6/1K add-ons)$199.00 – $499.00 / mo (credits expire in 30d)
100,000 Verified Google Maps Customer Reviews$20.00 (2 Credits / review)$8.00 ($0.08 / 1K reviews)$298.50 ($3.00 / 1K reviews)Not offered as a dedicated review stream API
Response Architecture & p50 LatencySync HTTP JSON (21–50ms cached / 0.8–2.2s live)Sync HTTP JSON + 3,000 RPM (50 RPS)Async task queue polling / CSV (30s–180s)Async UI / batch CSV export (minutes)
1-Click Claude Web & ChatGPT Remote MCPBuilt-in OAuth 2.1 (https://mcp.googlemapsapi.io/v1/mcp)Built-in OAuth 2.1 + API-Key Streamable HTTPNo hosted 1-click OAuth 2.1 MCP connectorNo hosted 1-click OAuth 2.1 MCP connector

2. GoogleMapsAPI.io Exact Plan & Endpoint Rate Card ($1 = 10,000 Credits)

Every tier—including Free Trial and $10 Never-Expiring Pay-As-You-Go packs—unlocks all 8 synchronous REST endpoints (/docs/places-search, /docs/places-nearby, /docs/places-details, /docs/places-reviews, /docs/places-photos, /docs/leads-enrich, /docs/places-autocomplete, /docs/geocode-reverse) with zero feature gating.

Per-endpoint credit consumption is fixed and predictable across all plans: GET /v1/places/search (5 Credits / place returned (min 10 Credits; 0 if empty) = $0.20 – $0.50 / 1,000 places); GET /v1/places/nearby (5 Credits / place returned (min 10 Credits; 0 if empty) = $0.20 – $0.50 / 1,000 places); GET /v1/places/details, GET /v1/places/{place_id} (20 Credits / business profile = $0.80 – $2.00 / 1,000 profiles); GET /v1/places/reviews, GET /v1/places/{place_id}/reviews (2 Credits / review returned (min 10 Credits; 0 if empty) = $0.08 – $0.20 / 1,000 reviews); GET /v1/places/photos, GET /v1/places/{place_id}/photos (2 Credits / photo returned (min 6 Credits; 0 if empty) = $0.08 – $0.20 / 1,000 photos); GET /v1/leads/enrich, GET /v1/domains/{domain}/contacts (20 Credits / enriched domain (0 Credits if no emails/socials found) = $0.80 – $2.00 / 1,000 enriched domains); GET /v1/places/autocomplete, GET /v1/geocode/reverse (5 Credits / request = $0.20 – $0.50 / 1,000 calls).

Payment rails supported at /dashboard/billing: instant Credit & Debit Card, Apple Pay, and Google Pay via Stripe (with downloadable tax/VAT invoices), plus 0%-fee Cryptocurrency checkout (+5% bonus credits on BTC, ETH, SOL, USDT, USDC).

Single-source plan & PAYG pricing table read directly from src/lib/pricing.ts
Plan / PackMonthly Sub PriceNever-Expiring PAYGMonthly Credits IncludedRate LimitEffective Cost / 1K Places
Free Trial$0 (No card)12,000 instant + 20,000 streak12,000 Credits60 RPM (5 RPS)$0.00 (Free Sandbox)
Starter$29.00 / mo$10.00 (100,000 Credits)350,000 Credits300 RPM (10 RPS)$0.41 / 1K places
Growth$79.00 / mo$50.00 (550,000 Credits)1,100,000 Credits600 RPM (10 RPS)$0.36 / 1K places
Pro$199.00 / mo$100.00 (1,200,000 Credits)3,500,000 Credits1,200 RPM (20 RPS)$0.28 / 1K places
Business$499.00 / mo$500.00 (7,500,000 Credits)12,500,000 Credits3,000 RPM (50 RPS)$0.20 / 1K places

3. Replace Async Outscraper Polling with Synchronous cURL & Python Calls

Instead of submitting an async task ID, sleeping in a while-loop, and parsing nested CSV rows, call GET /v1/places/search and chain GET /v1/leads/enrich (/docs/leads-enrich) to get structured leads and verified emails in milliseconds:

Real-Time Google Maps Search + Website B2B Email Enrichment (/docs/leads-enrich)

Runnable cURL, Python, and TypeScript snippets with real live-captured production JSON (0 empty placeholders):

# 1) Real-time Google Maps business search (5 Credits / place returned)
curl -s "https://api.googlemapsapi.io/v1/places/search?q=coffee+in+Austin&limit=2" \
  -H "x-api-key: gm_live_your_api_key"

# 2) Enrich business website domain for B2B emails & social links (20 Credits; 0 if none found)
curl -s "https://api.googlemapsapi.io/v1/leads/enrich?domain=houndstoothcoffee.com" \
  -H "x-api-key: gm_live_your_api_key"

4. Connect Claude Web, ChatGPT & Cursor via 1-Click OAuth 2.1 Remote MCP

Because GoogleMapsAPI.io responds in milliseconds rather than queueing multi-minute CSV jobs, AI agents can search live businesses, inspect customer reviews, and enrich B2B emails mid-conversation without timing out.

  • Claude.ai & ChatGPT Connectors (1-Click OAuth 2.1 PKCE): Paste https://mcp.googlemapsapi.io/v1/mcp into Claude Settings -> Connectors -> Add Custom Connector (or ChatGPT Developer Mode). Sign in with Google or email in one click to mint an isolated read-only mcp_at_... token backed by your 12,000 free credits.
  • Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Desktop & n8n (API-Key Streamable HTTP): Connect directly to https://api.googlemapsapi.io/mcp with header x-api-key: gm_live_your_api_key. Handshake and tools/list are unauthenticated HTTP 200; credits are deducted only on tools/call.

Remote MCP Connector Config & JSON-RPC Discovery Probe

Add https://mcp.googlemapsapi.io/v1/mcp in Claude/ChatGPT or configure API-key MCP in Cursor / Claude Desktop:

# Verify all 8 live MCP tools (no API key required for tools/list)
curl -s -X POST "https://api.googlemapsapi.io/mcp" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list","params":{}}'

Interactive Engineering Workbench · GET /v1/leads/enrich

Verify real-time latency, credit math & JSON schema

5,000 places/day
5,000 reviews/day
500 domains/day
HTTP Calls / Day
600
Up to 100 items/call
Credit Unit
$1 = 10,000
Unified across 8 routes
Empty Result Fee
0 Credits
$0.00 for 0 matches
Estimated Monthly Pipeline Cost (30 Days)
$54.00/ mo on Business ($76.95 on Pro)
Monthly consumption: 1,350,000 Credits (45,000 Credits/day)
GoogleMapsAPI.io (Business $0.20/1K):$54.00 / mo
Official Google Places API ($32/1K):$5175.00 / mo
Empty search / unfound email fee:$0.00 (0 Credits)

Frequently Asked Questions

Does GoogleMapsAPI.io have a drop-in endpoint alias if I am migrating from Outscraper?
Yes. In addition to GET /v1/places/search and GET /v1/places/reviews, our gateway supports migration aliases /maps/gmap/search-v3 and /maps/gmap/reviews-v3 plus parameter synonyms like query -> q and count -> limit so you can switch with minimal code changes.
Do Pay-As-You-Go credits expire on GoogleMapsAPI.io?
Never. One-time PAYG credit packs ($10 for 100,000 Credits, $50 for 550,000 Credits, $100 for 1,200,000 Credits, and $500 for 7,500,000 Credits) never expire. Monthly subscriptions ($29/$79/$199/$499) include +20% to +150% bonus credits for continuous high-volume pipelines.
How can I test email & phone enrichment before writing code?
Try our free browser-based Local Business Email Finder at /tools/local-business-email-finder, estimate volume costs at /tools/google-places-api-pricing-calculator, or sign up at /signup for 12,000 instant free credits ($1.20, no card required).