Why caution:effective 2026-06-01 — Foursquare cut the free Places API allowance on Pro endpoints from 10,000 to 500 calls a month, effective 2026-06-01. Its docs: "Beginning June 1, 2026, the following Places API & V2 Pro endpoint rates go into effect for all users: 0 - 500 calls – $0.00 CPM ... You will now receive 500 free Pro calls." Source ↗Full history ↓
A verdict here is not a fixed property of the vendor. A one-off pricing event demotes a vendor while its recorded date falls in the last 180 days and then lapses on its own, with nothing about the vendor having changed; a standing condition — a free tier withdrawn and not restored, a product retired — does not lapse with time. This one rests on a record effective 2026-06-01, so it lapses on 2026-11-29 unless we record something new first.
Limits, pricing history. Catalogue date August 2026. Last updated 2026-10-06.
Foursquare's free tier offers Location discovery, venue search, and context-aware content. The first 500 Pro endpoint calls each month are free… We rate it caution — one recorded limit reduction, on 2026-06-01.
The day we last read the vendor's page. On 2026-10-06, the page we cite for Foursquare stated $0, $0.00, $15.00 and $12.00, figures this listing gives. Our read on 2026-09-24 found the page different from the terms we hold, and we hold no confirmation of the terms we publish.
Free Tier Details
Location discovery, venue search, and context-aware content. The first 500 Pro endpoint calls each month are free. Pro endpoints are Place Search, Place Details, Autocomplete, Place Match and Geotagging Candidates with default fields. Premium endpoints are Tips, Photos, and Pro endpoints when requested with premium fields. They have no free calls. The first 100,000 each month cost $18.75 per 1,000 calls. Places API Pro endpoints: 0-500 Calls $0.00 CPM, 501 to 100,000 Calls $15.00 CPM, 100,001 to 500,000 Calls $12.00 CPM, 500,001+ Calls $9.00 CPM. Places API Premium endpoints: 0-100,000 Calls $18.75 CPM, 100,001 to 500,000 Calls $15.00 CPM, 500,001+ Calls $11.25 CPM.
We read that on 2026-10-06 from https://foursquare.com/pricing/, and our check recorded: the page names Foursquare as "foursquare" and states "$0" and "$0.00" and "$15.00" and "$12.00". A source check reads the cited page for the service's name and a price; the limits above are from our own record.
When You'll Outgrow Foursquare's Free Tier
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade.
Data correction - Foursquare's Places API change was a cut in the free Pro-call allowance, effective 2026-06-01. Our re-read of 2026-09-07 recorded it as a restructure dated the day it read the page. Source ↗
Before: Recorded 2026-09-07 as pricing_restructured, dated 2026-09-07
After: limits_reduced, dated 2026-06-01 from Foursquare's docs
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-09-26). Retracted 2026-09-26: Foursquare added no free tier. The pricing page still carries a promo card saying "Enjoy up to 10,000 free calls on Pro endpoints", but its price table lists "0 – 500 Calls" at $0.00 CPM, and Foursquare's docs say the 500-call allowance took effect on 2026-06-01. The reading took the stale card for a new tier. Source ↗
Foursquare cut the free Places API allowance on Pro endpoints from 10,000 to 500 calls a month, effective 2026-06-01. Its docs: "Beginning June 1, 2026, the following Places API & V2 Pro endpoint rates go into effect for all users: 0 - 500 calls – $0.00 CPM ... You will now receive 500 free Pro calls." Source ↗
Before: Places API Pro endpoints: 0 – 10,000 calls at $0.00 CPM, then $15.00 CPM from 10,001 calls (pricing page, Internet Archive capture of 2026-04-19)
After: Places API Pro endpoints: the first 500 calls a month are free ($0.00 CPM), then $15.00 CPM from 501 to 100,000 calls, $12.00 CPM from 100,001 to 500,000 calls and $9.00 CPM above 500,000. Places API Premium endpoints: $18.75 CPM up to 100,000 calls, $15.00 CPM from 100,001 to 500,000 calls and $11.25 CPM above 500,000.
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Yes, Foursquare offers a free tier: Free. Location discovery, venue search, and context-aware content. The first 500 Pro endpoint calls each month are free. Pro endpoints are Place Search, Place Details, Autocomplete, Place Match and Geotaggi...
What is Foursquare's free tier?
Foursquare's free tier is called "Free". Location discovery, venue search, and context-aware content. The first 500 Pro endpoint calls each month are free. Pro endpoints are Place Search, Place Details, Autocomplete, Place Match and Geotagging Candidates with default fields. Premium endpoints are Tips, Photos, and Pro endpoints when requested with premium fields. They have no free calls. The first 100,000 each month cost $18.75 per 1,000 calls. Places API Pro endpoints: 0-500 Calls $0.00 CPM, 501 to 100,000 Calls $15.00 CPM, 100,001 to 500,000 Calls $12.00 CPM, 500,001+ Calls $9.00 CPM. Places API Premium endpoints: 0-100,000 Calls $18.75 CPM, 100,001 to 500,000 Calls $15.00 CPM, 500,001+ Calls $11.25 CPM.
Is Foursquare's free tier reliable?
Foursquare's free tier requires caution because of one specific recorded change, on 2026-06-01: Foursquare cut the free Places API allowance on Pro endpoints from 10,000 to 500 calls a month, effective 2026-06-01. Its docs: "Beginning June 1, 2026, the following Places API & V2 Pro endpoint rates go into effect for all users: 0 - 500 calls – $0.00 CPM ... You will now receive 500 free Pro calls." Source: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/upcoming-changes
Is Foursquare's free tier good for production?
Foursquare's free tier is usable for prototyping and development, but we rate it caution because of one recorded limit reduction, on 2026-06-01. Consider alternatives with more stable pricing for critical services.
What changed in Foursquare's pricing?
Foursquare has had 1 recorded pricing change. Most recently: Foursquare cut the free Places API allowance on Pro endpoints from 10,000 to 500 calls a month, effective 2026-06-01. Its docs: "Beginning June 1, 2026, the following Places API & V2 Pro endpoint rates go into effect for all users: 0 - 500 calls – $0.00 CPM ... You will now receive 500 free Pro calls." Source: https://docs.foursquare.com/developer/reference/upcoming-changes (2026-06-01).
When will I outgrow Foursquare's free tier?
When your usage exceeds the free tier limits, you'll need to upgrade. When you outgrow the free tier, evaluate paid plans against alternatives — sometimes a competitor's free tier covers what you need.
What category is Foursquare in?
Foursquare is categorized under Maps/Geolocation on AgentDeals.