GeoAxis publishes a lot about itself: two search modes, a street-level index of 2,395 cities, median times for each effort level and two evaluations. Its pages also describe Oceanir, and some of what they say is out of date. This comparison sets the two side by side, uses each tool's own numbers, and corrects the old figures where Oceanir's current ones differ.
The short version
GeoAxis is ahead on street-level coverage, with a published index of 2,395 cities, and on published speed. Oceanir is ahead on saved evidence, a ruled-out list on Pro, and control over history. GeoAxis's figures for Oceanir's plans are out of date, and its accuracy comparison rests on a 62-image test that is too small to settle the order.
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At a glance
| GeoAxis | Oceanir | |
|---|---|---|
| Modes | Global Search, worldwide, at four effort levels. City Search, street-level matching in indexed cities. | Three depths: basic, standard and detailed. A free account starts with credits. |
| Street-level coverage | 2,395 cities and towns in 27 countries, including 881 in the United States, 523 in the United Kingdom and 322 in Australia. | Street-level checks in a set of cities. The last count GeoAxis cites is 102, from March 2026. Oceanir has not published a newer one. |
| Speed | Median about 5 s (Instant), 20 s (Low), 30 s (Medium) and 60 s (High). | Not published. |
| Evidence | Ranked leads with confidence scores and the clues behind each, evidence pins on the map, side-by-side Street View in City Search, and a PDF report. | Ranked candidates with confidence and the clues for and against each, Street View comparison at the detailed depth, and exports depending on plan. |
| Price | Free searches at sign-up. Pro $29.99 a month ($23.99 yearly), unlimited. Business $79.99 a month with the API. Pay-as-you-go $0.90 a search. | Starter $10 a month (100 credits). Pro $29 a month (3,000 credits, up to 300 detailed analyses). Packs from $7.99 for 10 credits. |
| API | From the Business plan, per its pricing. | Reviewed integrations. |
| Accuracy it reports | 87% within 1 km on GeoSeer's 62-image set. Its own 615-image Dataset-GSS test, scored on a 0 to 10 rubric. | None for the app's modes. |
| People | Places, not people, per its page. | Places only, never people. No face recognition. |
From each vendor's own pages, read November 5, 2026.
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What GeoAxis has that Oceanir does not
- A published street-level index. 2,395 cities and towns in 27 countries, with Street View opened beside your photo, aimed the way the camera faced. For a street photo in an indexed city, that is a strong feature.
- Median times by effort level. You can choose Instant, about 5 seconds, or High, about 60, and know roughly what you are choosing.
- A flat plan for volume. $29.99 a month for unlimited searches. Oceanir Pro includes 3,000 credits, which is up to 3,000 basic checks or 300 detailed analyses, so the gap is smaller than its pages suggest, but it is a cap.
- Batch search. Up to four images in one Global Search, treated as views of one scene.
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What Oceanir offers beyond a result
- Three depths. A broad estimate, candidates with the visual evidence, and a detailed analysis with the supporting and contradicting evidence and the alternatives it considered.
- Photo queues and claim checks. Review many photos with notes, add a location claim to compare each against, and check a photo against a claimed place. Agreement is not confirmation, and Oceanir says so.
- Reports and exports. PDF reports and CSV exports, and a ruled-out state for places you have excluded.
- Ways to work. The app, a platform with a playground and a workspace, a REST API, and an MCP server that connects Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and your own agents.
- Control over your data. Saved history can be switched off for your account, and the server enforces it.
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Figures about Oceanir that have moved
| Item | What GeoAxis's pages say (checked October 23) | Oceanir now |
|---|---|---|
| Starter allowance | 30 credits, about 3 detailed analyses. | 100 credits, 10 detailed analyses, since October 29. |
| Pro allowance | 100 credits, about 10 detailed analyses. | 3,000 credits, up to 300 detailed analyses. |
| Street-level coverage | 102 cities, March 2026. | No newer count published. |
Pages age. These are the figures that moved. Check each vendor's own pricing page before you buy.
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How to read the benchmarks
GeoAxis's best-of page is candid about the shared test. It says GeoSeer ran it and finished first, that it scores only the 1 km mark, and that it left out City Search, the mode built for street-level precision. Those are fair caveats, and there is one more. With 62 images, GeoAxis's 87% is roughly 54 correct and Oceanir's 79% roughly 49, and their 95% intervals, about 77 to 93 and 67 to 87, overlap heavily. The test does not settle which is ahead.
Dataset-GSS is a different kind of test. It uses 615 street-level photos from 396 cities in 123 countries, scored 0 to 10 for how close the answer is, and GeoAxis compares its V3 with general-purpose language models rather than with other geolocation tools. A rubric that gives partial credit for a region or a hedged country is a different measure from a 1 km threshold, and neither says how Oceanir would score.
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Which to use
- A street photo in a US, UK, Australian or other indexed city, where you want a pin you can check against Street View: GeoAxis City Search.
- A high volume of quick checks on a flat fee: GeoAxis Pro.
- A case file where each answer needs the clues for and against, a ruled-out list and a record you control: Oceanir.
- Not sure: both have free tiers. Run the same ten photos through each.
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Questions
Is GeoAxis better than Oceanir?
It depends on the photo and the job. GeoAxis's street-level index is a real advantage in the cities it covers. Oceanir's saved evidence record and history controls matter more for case work. Neither vendor's accuracy figure settles it.
Does GeoAxis publish how long a search takes?
Yes. Its median times are about 5 seconds for Instant, 20 for Low, 30 for Medium and 60 for High.
Does Oceanir publish its speed?
Not yet. Time the same photos on both, using the mode that gives you the answer you need.