MapsGPT converts natural-language prompts into custom interactive maps, letting users describe what they want mapped, coffee shops on a road trip route, flea markets in a city, favorite walking spots, and receive a pinned, shareable map. The tool comes from Proxi, a Seattle-based interactive-mapping startup that Chelsey Roney and Melinda McClure Haughey founded in 2020 out of a Halloween trick-or-treat map that went viral; MapsGPT launched in 2022 as an OpenAI-powered layer on top of Proxi's mapping platform.
Rather than requiring users to search and drop pins manually, MapsGPT takes a mad-lib-style prompt and combines it with Proxi's place-search index to populate a map automatically. Users can then edit individual pins, add categories, use 'Places Near an Area' to fill in more locations, or run 'History Explorer' and 'Vibe Search' to theme a map around a trip's mood rather than its stops alone.
The tool suits travelers, neighborhood guides, and small businesses plotting store or sales locations who want a shareable map without learning GIS software. MapsGPT is free to use, with maps editable and shareable via link after generation.
