Mapbox cuts Search Box sessions to $3 per 1,000 in new preview pricing
What happened
Between the Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026 captures of Mapbox's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Mapbox added 'Introductory preview pricing' for Search Box API alongside unchanged Standard pricing. Sessions: first 500 free (vs 2,500 Standard), then $3.00/$2.75/$2.50 per 1,000 (vs $11.50/$10.00/$8.40/$6.60). Requests: first 50,000 free (vs 25,000 Standard), then $1.00/$0.85/$0.70 per 1,000 (vs $1.70/$1.50/$1.25). Calculator now defaults to the preview tiers. Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change) with a neutral direction. The current page 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.
It lands 97 days after Mapbox's previous change, "Mapbox simplifies pricing, drops legacy km2 tileset tiers" (Jun 22, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Mapbox expands web map load tiers to 5M with new volume pricing" (May 12, 2026), "Mapbox Launches Indoor Map Tiles API With Free Airport Floor Plans" (Apr 27, 2026) and "Mapbox Introduces Japan Weather Layers with 99,000 Free Monthly Tile Requests" (Q3 2025). 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.
- Standard · PackagingAdded
BeforeNo 'Introductory preview pricing'
After'Introductory preview pricing'
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | Packaging | No 'Introductory preview pricing' | 'Introductory preview pricing' | 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 Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where 'Introductory preview pricing' now appears.
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Mapbox, pricing history
Full history- Sep 28, 2026packagingMapbox cuts Search Box sessions to $3 per 1,000 in new preview pricing · this change
- 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
- 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
Across Software Development & Testing in the same window
All Software Development & Testing changes- GoogleSep 7Google Workspace: promo discount cut from 50% to 30%/20% off
- 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 September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change.
What changed on Mapbox's pricing page between Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026?
Standard packaging: No 'Introductory preview pricing' → 'Introductory preview pricing', added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 21, 2026 and Sep 28, 2026; 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 simplifies pricing, drops legacy km2 tileset tiers" on Jun 22, 2026; Mapbox has been tracked since 2023-11-14.