Mapbox Introduces Japan Weather Layers with 99,000 Free Monthly Tile Requests
What happened
Between the Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025 captures of Mapbox's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Japan Weather Layers product added - weather tilesets covering Japan and immediate surroundings, sourced from Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), served as raster or vector tiles with 99,000 free monthly tile requests. Pulse files it as a product change (feature added) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Sep 28, 2026) lists Tileset Processing at $0.01 Monthly Active User, Tileset Hosting at $0.01 Monthly Active User, Japan Weather Layers at $0.25 Monthly Active User, Vector Tiles API at $0.25 Monthly Active User and Raster Tiles API at $0.25 Monthly Active User.
Mapbox's previous recorded change was "Mapbox Extends Search Box API Introductory Pricing Deadline to August 1, 2025" (Q1 2025). Before that Pulse recorded "Mapbox Restructures Pricing Model for Commercial Application License with New Annual Fee and Monthly Seat Costs" (Q4 2024), "Mapbox Extends Search Box API Introductory Pricing Deadline to December 1, 2024, Offering 7 More Months of Lower Rates" (Q3 2024) and "Mapbox Extends Introductory Preview Pricing for Search Box API Requests and Sessions Until May 1st, 2024" (Q1 2024). Mapbox has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Google also changed their Software Development & Testing pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Japan Weather Layers · FeatureAdded
BeforeNot listed
After- weather tilesets covering Japan and immediate surroundings
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan Weather Layers | Feature | Not listed | - weather tilesets covering Japan and immediate surroundings | Added |
Values as written on Mapbox's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Mapbox's pricing page (mapbox.com) from Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where - weather tilesets covering Japan and immediate surroundings now appears.
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Mapbox, pricing history
Full history- Jun 22, 2026packagingMapbox simplifies pricing, drops legacy km2 tileset tiers
- May 12, 2026packagingMapbox expands web map load tiers to 5M with new volume pricing
- Apr 27, 2026improvedMapbox Launches Indoor Map Tiles API With Free Airport Floor Plans
- Q3 2025improvedMapbox Introduces Japan Weather Layers with 99,000 Free Monthly Tile Requests · this change
- Q1 2025packagingMapbox Extends Search Box API Introductory Pricing Deadline to August 1, 2025
- Q4 2024packagingMapbox Restructures Pricing Model for Commercial Application License with New Annual Fee and Monthly Seat Costs
- Q3 2024packagingMapbox Extends Search Box API Introductory Pricing Deadline to December 1, 2024, Offering 7 More Months of Lower Rates
- Q1 2024packagingMapbox Extends Introductory Preview Pricing for Search Box API Requests and Sessions Until May 1st, 2024
- Dec 2023packagingMapbox Reduces Free Tier for Search Box API by 50% and Simplifies Pricing Structure to Enhance Volume Discounts
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- GoogleJul 6Google Vertexai delays Agent Gateway billing to July 13, extends free window
- GoogleJul 3Google Workspace: new Workspace Studio feature; AI Ultra Access dropped
- GoogleJul 3Google Cloud: AI Commerce Search pricing revealed ($2.50-$6.00/1000 queries)
Questions about this change
Did Mapbox raise prices in October 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added.
What changed on Mapbox's pricing page between Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025?
Japan Weather Layers feature: Not listed → - weather tilesets covering Japan and immediate surroundings, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 6, 2025 and Oct 5, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Mapbox change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Mapbox in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Mapbox Extends Search Box API Introductory Pricing Deadline to August 1, 2025" in Q1 2025; Mapbox has been tracked since 2023-11-14.