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Free allowance
Standard plan, free to use for everyone: 2000 directions a day (40 a minute), 3000 geocoding requests a day (100 a minute), 500 matrix requests a day (40 a minute), 500 isochrones a day (20 a minute), 2000 elevation and 2000 snap requests a day, 500 optimization and 500 POI requests a day
Verdict
★ qualifiesusable as stated; the read path was probed
Cost
free tier
Identity
emailno card, no phone
Binding limit
volume-quota3000 geocoding requests and 2000 directions a day on the Standard plan
Evidence
documented51 sources; a first-party page was read and the sentence quoted
Freshness
stale on 2026-12-04checked 2026-11-03 (live); stale on 2026-12-04
Free tierStandard plan, free to use for everyone: 2000 directions a day (40 a minute), 3000 geocoding requests a day (100 a minute), 500 matrix requests a day (40 a minute), 500 isochrones a day (20 a minute), 2000 elevation and 2000 snap requests a day, 500 optimization and 500 POI requests a day
unit requests; metered on request-count; the daily window resets 24 hours after the first request; the Collaborative plan, for humanitarian, academic, governmental or not-for-profit organisations applying with an organisation email, raises directions to 10000 and geocoding to 15000 a day
Pricenone stated
Limits
  • volume-quota (binding) 3000 geocoding requests and 2000 directions a day on the Standard plan source
  • request-rate 100 geocoding and 40 directions requests a minute, a sliding 60-second window source
  • per-object-cap 3.500 matrix locations (origins x destinations, e.g. 50 x 50) a request; 50 route waypoints source
Bindingvolume-quota the per-minute rates allow more than the daily counts within the day, so the daily quota is met first
Identityemail a HeiGIT account with first and last name, use cases, an email and a password and an Altcha 'I'm not a robot' check, or GitHub sign-in; one account and one free key per person, and multiple accounts by one user are removed; no card
Egressnot applicable: a query API metered in requests, not bytes
Per-object capa matrix request takes up to 3.500 locations (origins x destinations, e.g. 50 x 50); a route up to 50 waypoints; a snap request up to 5.000 locations
Interfacerest HTTPS to api.openrouteservice.org (directions, matrix, isochrones, geocode, elevation, optimization, POIs) with a personal HeiGIT API key; a keyless geocode answered HTTP 401 'Authorization field missing'; over the daily limit the API answers 403 and over the minutely limit 429, with x-ratelimit-remaining and x-ratelimit-reset headers
endpoint: https://api.openrouteservice.org/geocode/search
Toolingany HTTP client; the interactive API documentation was offline on 2026-10-31 while the API answered
Composes with3000 geocodes and 2000 routes a day on one personal key; the bulk path for routing is the matrix endpoint (up to 3.500 origin-destination pairs a request, 500 a day); there is no batch geocoding endpoint. Last resort: the user installs and runs the openrouteservice backend, Pelias and VROOM on a rented or free machine with no quota, built from the OSM planet file
Reliabilityrepeatedly exceeding the limits blocks access temporarily and can disable or remove the account; the openrouteservice.org website and its interactive docs were unavailable on 2026-10-31, and its restrictions page still answered HTTP 404 on 2026-11-02, while the API stayed reachable
NotesBulk path: the matrix endpoint for routing (up to 3.500 pairs a request, 500 requests a day); no batch geocoding. Not listed on free-for.dev.
Evidence notedocumented the HeiGIT plans page, terms, sign-up page and API landing page, the openrouteservice FAQ and the Wayback copy of the restrictions page were quoted on 2026-10-31; a keyless geocode answered HTTP 401 and the live restrictions page HTTP 404. No account was opened, so no keyed request was made; one would move it to measured.
Parsed numbers
  • has-free-tier 1
Evidence 51
datesourcewhat it proved
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/info/plansthe Standard plan is free for everyone
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/info/plansdirections: 2000 a day, 40 a minute
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/info/plansgeocoding: 3000 a day, 100 a minute
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/info/plansmatrix: 500 a day, 40 a minute
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/info/plansisochrones: 500 a day, 20 a minute
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/info/planselevation: 2000 a day
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/info/planssnap: 2000 a day
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/info/plansoptimization: 500 a day
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/info/plansPOIs: 500 a day
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/info/plansthe Collaborative plan is for such organisations, applied for with an organisation email
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/info/plansthe Collaborative plan gives 10000 directions a day
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/info/plansthe Collaborative plan gives 15000 geocodes a day
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/info/plansthe services can be installed and run by the user with no API quota
2026-10-31giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/frequently-asked-questithe daily window starts at the first request
2026-10-31giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/frequently-asked-questithe minutely limit is a sliding 60-second window
2026-10-31giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/frequently-asked-questithe daily limit answers 403 and the minutely limit 429
2026-10-31giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/frequently-asked-questithe remaining quota is in response headers
2026-10-31giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/frequently-asked-questithe data comes from the OSM planet file
2026-10-31giscience.github.io/openrouteservice/frequently-asked-questia key is personal
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/info/tosnot published
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/info/tosone account per person
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/info/tosrepeated excess blocks access and can remove the account
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/signupthe sign-up form asks for first and last name
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/signupthe sign-up form asks for use cases
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/signupthe sign-up form asks for an email
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/signupthe sign-up form asks for a password
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/signupthe sign-up form has a robot check
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/signupthe robot check is Altcha
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/signupGitHub sign-in is offered
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/signupone account and one free key per person
2026-10-31account.heigit.org/signupmultiple accounts by one user are removed
2026-10-31api.heigit.org/a HeiGIT account comes with a free Standard key
2026-10-31openrouteservice.org/the openrouteservice.org website was unavailable
2026-10-31openrouteservice.org/the API stays reachable without its interactive docs
2026-10-31web.archive.org/web/20260829024134/https://openrouteservice.a matrix request takes up to 3.500 locations
2026-10-31web.archive.org/web/20260829024134/https://openrouteservice.a route takes up to 50 waypoints
2026-10-31web.archive.org/web/20260829024134/https://openrouteservice.a snap request takes up to 5.000 locations
2026-10-31probe: https://openrouteservice.org/restrictions/the live restrictions page answered HTTP 404
2026-10-31probe: https://api.openrouteservice.org/geocode/search?text=Zurichthe geocode endpoint answers HTTP 401 to a keyless request
2026-10-31probe: https://api.openrouteservice.org/geocode/search?text=Zurich#bodythe geocode endpoint refuses a request with no key
2026-11-02web.archive.org/web/20261020010714/https://openrouteservice.the Wayback Machine copy of 2026-10-20 of the restrictions page has the same text as the copy of 2026-08-29 and lists 3.500 matrix locations per request
2026-11-02probe: https://openrouteservice.org/restrictions/the live restrictions page answered HTTP 404 on 2026-11-02
2026-11-02web.archive.org/web/20261020010714/https://openrouteservice.a route takes up to 50 waypoints in the Wayback Machine copy of 2026-10-20
2026-11-02web.archive.org/web/20261020010714/https://openrouteservice.a snap request takes up to 5.000 locations in the Wayback Machine copy of 2026-10-20
2026-11-02ask.openrouteservice.org/t/matrix-api-3500-route-limit/5331a forum reply says the matrix limit of 3500 counts origin-destination pairs in one request, and 50 x 50 is only an example within it
2026-11-02openrouteservice.org/the openrouteservice.org website still shows its unavailability notice on 2026-11-02
2026-11-02account.heigit.org/info/plansdirections: 2000 a day, 40 a minute
2026-11-02web.archive.org/web/20261020010714/https://openrouteservice.a matrix request takes up to 3.500 locations (origin x destination) in the copy of 2026-10-20
2026-11-02account.heigit.org/signupthe sign-up form asks for an email
2026-11-02account.heigit.org/info/tosnot published
2026-11-02probe: https://api.openrouteservice.org/geocode/search?text=Zurich#bodya keyless geocode request is refused with an authorization-missing error
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bulk pathmatrix endpoint for routing, up to 3.500 origin-destination pairs a request; no batch geocoding