GeoNames Webservice Credits

Credits needed for a single web service call
postalCodeSearch	1 credit per request
findNearbyPostalCodes	2 credits per request, 3 credits for more than 500 records
search	1 credit per request
timezone	1 credit per request
findNearbyWikipedia	2 credits per request
wikipediaSearch	1 credit per request
findNearestAddress	1 credit per request
gtopo30	0.1 credit per request
srtm3	0.2 credit per request *
srtm1	0.3 credit per request *
astergdem	0.3 credit per request *
findNearByWeatherJSON	2 credits per request
findNearbyPlaceName	3 credits per request
rssToGeoRSS	4 per item in feed (for geocoding) 0 if lat/lng are already included in feed
cities	4 credits per request
findNearby	4 credits per request
extendedFindNearby	4 credits per request
geonamesData.js	0.2 credit per request

*: the elevation services srtm3 and astergdem allow to pass a list of lats/lngs. In this case the number of credits consumed depends on how much the cache can be used. Several identical or nearly identical lat/lng in the list will count as only one. The formula used is: Math .max( credits, credits * (10*elevationResult.elevationCredits.numDistinctTiles + elevationResult.elevationCredits.numDistinctPositions) / 10.0);

All other web services need 1 credit per request.