Loqate vs Google Address Validation API
One of fourteen models named Loqate first on the direct prompt; zero named Google Address Validation API. Loqate was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Google Address Validation API by eight and Loqate carries 33 labels and Google Address Validation API 10, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Google Address Validation API
accepted challengerBy Google, Mountain View, California, United States, founded 1998. Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the address verification tools page.
By framing
LoqateFirst choices, of fourteen modelsGoogle Address Validation APIAcross every category in the October 2026 Edition, Loqate and Google Address Validation API were named in the same answer seventeen times, of the 98 answers naming Loqate and the 33 naming Google Address Validation API. In those answers Google Address Validation API took the first choice three times and Loqate two.
Every model, every framing
| Model | DirectGA | ParaphraseGA | ComparativeGA | Budget-constrainedGA | Scale-constrainedGA | NegativeGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | GA | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | GA | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | GA | ||||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | |||||
| Mistral Small | | GA | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | GA | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | ||||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | ||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | GA | GA | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | |||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | GA | GA | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | GA | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | |
LoqateGA Google Address Validation API first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Loqate on the left and Google Address Validation API on the right.The direct prompt
Loqate first, Google Address Validation API not the choice
1 of 14 modelsGoogle Address Validation API was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Loqate0%#6 of 6Loqate4%#4 of 7Loqate13%#3 of 8What the models said about Loqate
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“The Industry Standards (High accuracy, widely used): Smarty (formerly SmartyStreets), Loqate (Onbuka), Melissa (DataBox).” Qwen 3.7 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for CRM Hygiene & Global Operations: Loqate (a GBG company) ... Loqate is the gold standard.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“It's a strong alternative, especially for companies already using Google Maps or other location services.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · alternative
What the models said about Google Address Validation API
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Generally not CASS-certified, so less ideal for postal compliance needs” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
“I'd typically recommend starting with Google Address Validation or Melissa” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“1. Google Address Validation API — Best Free Ongoing Option” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · first choice
“U.S. ecommerce checkout: Compare Smarty and Google” GPT-6 Luna · comparative prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.