goldprice.devvsCommodities-API

goldprice.dev vs Commodities-API

goldprice.dev brings gold spot, daily history, and physical dealer quotes into one API, with silver and copper on Pro. Commodities-API, run by Zyla Labs, covers a wider catalogue of commodities and currencies. Both support REST and MCP, so the comparison comes down to coverage, request volume, and price detail.

At a glance

Feature	goldprice.dev	Commodities-API
Free tier	1,000 requests/month	7-day trial; 50 requests
Cheapest paid plan	Physical · $10/month	Pro · $49.99/month
Update speed	Source-dependent; timestamps and staleness flags	10 min Pro; 60s Pro Plus
History	30 days free; daily gold to 1996 on Pro	Depth not published
Coverage	Gold; silver and copper on Pro	800+ commodities; 170 currencies
Interfaces	REST; MCP; WebSocket on Pro	REST; MCP
SDKs	Not published	SDKs available
Commercial use on free tier	✗ Non-commercial only	✗ No permanent free tier

Price at your usage

The lowest published plans for each monthly gold request volume; commercial access is covered in the FAQ.

Requests a month	goldprice.dev	Commodities-API
1,000	Free · $0/month	Pro · $49.99/month
10,000	Physical · $10/month	Pro Plus · $99.99/month
100,000	Pro · $30/month	Elite · $990/month

The listed tiers include 1,000, 10,000, and 100,000 monthly calls respectively; lower tiers plus overages cost more at these volumes.

Switch in a few minutes

Commodities-API’s USD gold price is 1/XAU; goldprice.dev returns USD gold spot directly in your server request.

Commodities-API

# Change: URL and auth
curl -G \
  "https://commodities-api.com/api/latest" \
  --data-urlencode "access_key=YOUR_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "base=USD" \
  --data-urlencode "symbols=XAU"
// Change: URL and auth
const url = new URL(
  "https://commodities-api.com/api/latest"
);
url.search = new URLSearchParams({
  "access_key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
  "base": "USD",
  "symbols": "XAU",
}).toString();
const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: "GET",
});
if (!response.ok) {
  throw new Error(String(response.status));
}
console.log(await response.json());
import requests

# Change: URL and auth
response = requests.get(
    "https://commodities-api.com/api/latest",
    params={
        "access_key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
        "base": "USD",
        "symbols": "XAU",
    },
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

goldprice.dev

# Change: URL and auth
curl -G \
  "https://api.goldprice.dev/v1/prices" \
  --data-urlencode "symbol=XAU-USD-SPOT" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
// Change: URL and auth
const url = new URL(
  "https://api.goldprice.dev/v1/prices"
);
url.search = new URLSearchParams({
  "symbol": "XAU-USD-SPOT",
}).toString();
const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
  },
});
if (!response.ok) {
  throw new Error(String(response.status));
}
console.log(await response.json());
import requests

# Change: URL and auth
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.goldprice.dev/v1/prices",
    params={
        "symbol": "XAU-USD-SPOT",
    },
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    },
    timeout=10,
)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

Why teams switch

An ongoing place to start

1,000 gold requests each month on Free let you test a recurring workload. No card is required. Commercial use starts on Pro at $30/month. The usage table shows the lowest tier for each request volume, giving a prototype a clear path to a larger workload.

History for gold applications

Daily gold bars reach 1996 on Pro. Free covers 30 days, and Physical covers one year. Each returned observation includes timestamps and staleness flags, so your application can show the age of a price alongside its value. The long daily series supports a different timescale from intraday bars.

One service for code and agents

MCP is included on every plan alongside REST. Start with gold; Pro adds silver and copper. The same account supports application requests and agent tools, with the access limits of its selected tier.

When they are the better pick

Commodities-API is the better pick for applications combining a broad commodity catalogue with currency rates. Its metals include platinum and palladium, which goldprice.dev does not cover. A single service can supply those additional instruments alongside gold, and its MCP interface makes the same wider catalogue available to agent workflows.

Questions

Can I use goldprice.dev commercially?

Yes. Pro includes commercial use at $30/month, subject to terms and source rights. Free and Physical are non-commercial. Free includes 1,000 monthly gold requests, MCP, and 30 days of history, with no credit card required.

Does Commodities-API have a permanent free plan?

No. Paid plans have a seven-day trial capped at 50 requests. Its entry Pro plan costs $49.99 per month, with ten-minute updates, a limit of 60 calls per minute, and up to ten symbols per request.

What does its midpoint price mean?

Its FAQ defines the data as the average of bid and ask. It describes collection from over 15 sources every minute. Collection cadence and your plan’s delivery interval are different: Pro provides ten-minute updates, while Pro Plus provides sixty-second updates.

Can goldprice.dev cover the same metals?

Only part of the catalogue. goldprice.dev provides gold, silver, and copper, with silver and copper on Pro. It does not cover platinum or palladium. Commodities-API covers those additional metals and a wider selection of commodities within its catalogue.

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Sources and review date

Reviewed 2026-10-04.