One blended spot number vs. the whole gold stack: attributed spot and per-country dealer prices. As of April 2026, goldapi.io ships no per-country dealer prices.
Cross-source divergence data via /v1/prices/divergence
No new plan
Developer experience
MCP server
All plans
TypeScript SDK
npm @nusantara-ventures/goldprice
Community
Python SDK
PyPI goldprice-dev
Community
Published methodology (per-source provenance)
sources[] array via ?include=sources
is_stale flag
Pricing & limits
Cheapest paid plan
$19/mo
$4.99/mo
Production plan
$89/mo
$129/mo
Overage policy
429, never auto-bill
Auto-bills
Commercial use
All plans
All paid
Feature-level comparison against goldapi.io's published plans as of April 2026. Email us if anything here is out of date. Source: goldapi.io public pricing page + our own plans. Last verified 2026-04-20.
Which one to choose
Where goldapi.io wins
Four years of shipping, and it shows.
Maturity. They've been live since 2020. The API is stable, the docs have seen real users, and nobody's first in line for breaking changes.
LBMA fix. They hold redistribution. We don't ship it. If your use case needs the official LBMA AM/PM fix, goldapi.io is the honest answer.
Simpler pricing for tiny usage. Their Basic starts at $4.99, below our paid entry. For 500 calls/month, Free works with prices 15 minutes late.
Established integrations. There are more Stack Overflow answers, blog posts, and Zapier integrations referencing goldapi.io than us. That compounds.
Where goldprice.dev wins
Built for agents, quant tools, and methodology-aware buyers.
Every source visible. One live spot source per spot row, USD spot × live exchangerate.dev FX for non-USD gold, shown in sources[] (via ?include=sources) with source identifier and timestamp. goldapi.io blends behind a single number. When prices disagree, you can't tell why.
Attributed spot prices on every plan. We ship gold, silver and copper spot on every plan, with source identifiers and timestamps in sources[] (?include=sources). Free is 15 minutes late; Basic ($19/mo) and higher plans are live. No new plan includes futures or settlements.
MCP on every plan. We are, as of this writing, the only gold-data API with a native MCP server, and we ship it on every plan, including Free. goldapi.io has none.
The real price of gold at the counter, by country. Live dealer sell & buyback quotes with premium-over-spot across selected countries, from $19 Basic. goldapi.io doesn't ship a per-country dealer feed; it serves one blended spot number.
Published methodology. Our methodology doc explains source identifiers, timestamps, cadence, and use. Versioned and changelogged. goldapi.io's sourcing is a black box.
Honest staleness flag. Every response includes is_stale: boolean. goldapi.io serves cached prices silently when upstream breaks.
Futures and ETF data. No new plan includes futures, settlements, ETF/GLD bars or ratios.
No surprise overage bills. We rate-limit and return 429. They auto-bill overage, which has bitten people.
Who should pick which
Short version: pick goldapi.io if you need the LBMA fix or the absolute cheapest paid plan. Pick us if you're building for agents or quant tools, or you care about per-source provenance.
Pick goldapi.io if…
You need the official LBMA fix, or the cheapest paid plan.
You're building a display widget, an internal dashboard, or a compliance-adjacent product that requires the licensed LBMA benchmark, goldapi.io is a sensible, boring, proven choice.
→ goldapi.io · $4.99/mo gets you going.
Pick goldprice.dev if…
You need MCP, source details or dealer prices
You need spot prices with source identifiers and timestamps, MCP access, or dealer sell and buyback quotes from Basic. No new plan includes futures or settlement curves.
→ $19/mo · MCP in under 10 minutes.
Still deciding?
Start on Basic for $19/mo. Keep the one that doesn't make you angry at 2am.
Is goldprice.dev a good alternative to goldapi.io for agent and quant builders?
Yes, for per-source transparency. goldprice.dev serves gold, silver and copper spot on every plan, 15 minutes late on Free and live from Basic ($19/mo). Source identifiers and timestamps are visible via ?include=sources. No new plan includes futures or settlements. goldapi.io serves a single blended number without source provenance and charges $4.99 at the cheapest paid tier, but does not expose live spot or futures settlement as separately attributed sources.
If I need the LBMA fix, which should I use?
goldapi.io. They hold redistribution rights for the LBMA AM/PM fix and are the honest answer if your audit, settlement, or regulatory reporting requires the official benchmark. goldprice.dev doesn't ship the LBMA fix and routes those buyers to goldapi.io directly.
Which API has MCP support?
goldprice.dev has a native Model Context Protocol server with nine tools, available on every plan including Free. goldapi.io has no MCP offering as of April 2026.
Which is cheaper for low-volume use?
goldapi.io starts at $4.99/mo, cheaper than goldprice.dev's $19 Basic. Free covers 5,000 monthly calls with prices 15 minutes late. Choose Basic for live spot and dealer prices.
Which is better for commercial apps?
goldapi.io permits commercial use on all paid plans from $4.99. goldprice.dev allows commercial use on every plan; no plan needs a credit link. Redistribution or resale of the data needs a separate deal by email at hello@goldprice.dev. Pick goldapi.io for cheap single-metal embeds; goldprice.dev for source details and MCP.
Does either API tell me what gold actually costs to buy?
goldprice.dev does; goldapi.io does not, as of April 2026. Basic ($19+) covers live dealer sell and buyback quotes with premium-over-spot across selected countries, the real price at the counter rather than a blended spot number. goldapi.io ships no per-country dealer feed.
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