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I reference this MSDN resource on Bing Maps on Bing Maps API usage reports.
As developers we usually register for Bing Maps key and embed it within wp7 apps when using Bing Maps controls. I happen to use this API WS: ReverseGeocode, which is billable API.
Will I pay the bill as developer?
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Developers can use the Basic Key for building location intelligence-based apps with Bing Maps API for free. Educational institutions and non-profits are also free to build with the Basic Key.
The Bing Maps Routing API enables optimized travel times both for consumers and commercial applications with location intelligence features using historical data.
Any time a session that uses the Bing Maps Version 8.0 web control, is started with a valid Bing Maps Key, one (1) transaction is counted. A session begins with the load of the Bing Maps Web Control into a user's browser and ends when the browser is closed or the user moves to a different page.
Microsoft's mapping service Bing Maps has announced a change in its base map data source. The Bing Maps Platform, which is typically powered by multiple data providers, will now get its base map data from TomTom for all the regions across the world save China, Japan, and South Korea.
Got response from Bing Maps team:
Julius, even though our transactions are broken down into Billable and Non-billable. You are not required to pay for Billable transactions if you are using the API under the Terms of Use for Mobile applications. Regards, Brian Webb Bing Maps for Enterprise (formerly Virtual Earth)
http://www.microsoft.com/maps
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Please review the mobile guidelines here: http://www.microsoft.com/maps/product/licensing_for_mobile.aspx
It implies that it is without cost.
Developers can use Bing Maps in mobile applications for free, under the following conditions:
Use is restricted to consumer-facing mobile applications
Offer excludes use of traffic data
Developers using the Bing Maps platform for free in mobile applications receive:
- Full choice of Bing Maps APIs
- Aerial, road, Bird’s Eye, and Streetside™
- Access to documentation and developer articles on MSDN
Access to the developer forum for support questions
My answer is not authoritative - I am answering only as a developer who uses these APIs in a high-traffic Windows Phone application, not as a Microsoft employee. Please contact Bing's API team if you need an authoritative answer.
See the Bing Maps Mobile Terms of Use for full details.
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