# Google Maps Geocoding / Google Address Validation API: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/vendors/google-maps-geocoding-google-address-validation-api

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Address verification tools](https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/gtm-data/address-verification/index.md) | 0% | 62 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "never as a primary postal verification source" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Address verification)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Google Maps Geocoding / Google Address Validation API, from 1 of the 1 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- apis.io: 1
- byteplant.com: 1
- developers.google.com: 1
- ethscamcheck.io: 1
- gacs.app: 1
- github.com: 1
- lob.com: 1
- loqate.com: 1
- mastercard.com: 1
- melissa.com: 1

### Pages cited

- https://apis.io/tags/address-verification: 1
- https://byteplant.com/address-validator/google-address-validator-vs-byteplant-address-validator.html: 1
- https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/address-validation/policies: 1
- https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/address-validation/usage-and-billing: 1
- https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/address-validation/web-service-best-practices: 1
- https://developers.google.com/maps/faq: 1
- https://ethscamcheck.io/: 1
- https://gacs.app/: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/gtm/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/gtm.