goldprice.devvsCommodityPriceAPI

goldprice.dev vs CommodityPriceAPI

Get gold spot prices, source details, daily history, and physical dealer quotes from goldprice.dev. Every plan includes silver and copper. CommodityPriceAPI covers more commodities, including platinum and palladium, with separate plans for internal use and commercial display. The tables below show how the two services compare at three request volumes.

At a glance

Feature	goldprice.dev	CommodityPriceAPI
Free tier	5,000 requests/month	7-day trial; no permanent free plan
Cheapest paid plan	Basic · $19/month	Lite · $15.99/month
Update speed	Free 15 min late; paid live	10 min Lite; 1s gold/silver from Plus
History	30 days Free; gold to 1996 on Plus and Pro	Daily from 1990 for most commodities
Coverage	Gold, silver and copper on every plan	240+ symbols; 150+ quote currencies
Interfaces	REST; MCP; SSE or WebSocket on Plus+	REST; MCP
SDKs	npm @nusantara-ventures/goldprice; PyPI goldprice-dev	Not published
Commercial use on free tier	✓ With visible credit link	✗ 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	CommodityPriceAPI
1,000	Free · $0/month	Lite · $15.99/month
10,000	Basic · $19/month	Plus · $34.99/month
100,000	Basic · $19/month	Enterprise · Contact sales

Lite and Plus cover 2,000 and 10,000 calls for internal use; commercial display starts at Premium ($149.99/month), with Enterprise above 50,000 calls.

Switch in a few minutes

Replace the XAU lookup with an explicit USD gold spot symbol in your server request.

CommodityPriceAPI

# Change: URL and auth
curl -G \
  "https://api.commoditypriceapi.com/v3/rates/latest" \
  --data-urlencode "symbols=XAU" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
// Change: URL and auth
const url = new URL(
  "https://api.commoditypriceapi.com/v3/rates/latest"
);
url.search = new URLSearchParams({
  "symbols": "XAU",
}).toString();
const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    "x-api-key": "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.commoditypriceapi.com/v3/rates/latest",
    params={
        "symbols": "XAU",
    },
    headers={
        "x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    },
    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

5,000 requests each month on Free let you test a recurring workload. No card is required. Every plan allows commercial use; Free needs a visible credit link. 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 Plus and Pro. Free covers 30 days; Basic 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. Gold, silver and copper are on every plan. The same account supports application requests and agent tools, with the access limits of its selected tier.

When they are the better pick

CommodityPriceAPI is the better pick for platinum, palladium, or a wider commodity and quote-currency catalogue. Plus and Premium offer one-second XAU and XAG updates. Premium and Enterprise support commercial display and database storage, while Lite and Plus cover internal use with in-memory caching. Those plans suit applications combining several commodities in one product.

Questions

Can I use goldprice.dev commercially?

Yes. Every plan allows commercial use, subject to terms and source rights; Free needs a visible credit link. Free includes 5,000 monthly requests, MCP and 30 days of history. No card required.

Which plan allows commercial display?

CommodityPriceAPI requires Premium or Enterprise to show data on a business website, to your users, or in a commercial product. Lite and Plus are internal-use plans. Redistribution or resale needs an Enterprise distribution licence, and supplied attribution notices must stay intact.

How fast are CommodityPriceAPI updates?

Lite has ten-minute updates. Plus and Premium have sixty-second updates and one-second updates for XAU and XAG. Plus costs $34.99 per month for 10,000 calls.

Does goldprice.dev replace its full catalogue?

No. goldprice.dev covers three metals and does not offer platinum or palladium. It fits gold-focused work needing source details, daily gold history, or dealer prices. CommodityPriceAPI is the stronger choice when the wider commodity catalogue is a requirement.

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Sources and review date

Reviewed 2026-10-04.