goldprice.dev vs goldapi.io
One blended spot number vs. the whole gold stack: attributed spot/futures and per-country dealer prices. As of April 2026, goldapi.io ships no per-country dealer prices.
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. If you call the API 500 times a month and don't need MCP or real-time live oracle, they're cheaper.
- →Established integrations. There are more Stack Overflow answers, blog posts, and Zapier integrations referencing goldapi.io than us. That compounds.
Built for agents, quant tools, and methodology-aware buyers.
- ✓Every source visible. live oracle XAU + XAG, continuous spot reference, gold + silver + copper futures settlement, ECB reference rates, tokenized gold PAXG — each returned as its own row in
sources[](via?include=sources) with license and source timestamp. goldapi.io blends behind a single number. When prices disagree, you can't tell why. - ✓Live oracle + futures settlement as distinct attributed sources. We ship gold (XAU) at $10 Physical; silver (SI) is Pro+. Silver + copper (XAG + HG) at $30 Pro — each with its own source name, license, and timestamp in sources[] (?include=sources). No other developer-tier API exposes these as separately attributed sources at this price.
- ✓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 12 countries, from $10Physical. goldapi.io doesn't ship a per-country dealer feed; it serves one blended spot number.
- ✓Published methodology. Our methodology doc names every source, license, 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. - ✓Spot/futures differentials + fundamentals. Basis, z-scores, ETF flows, COT positioning — things quants actually want. They stop at spot + history.
- ✓No surprise overage bills. We rate-limit and return
429. They auto-bill overage, which has bitten people.
Head-to-head, line by line
Feature-level comparison against goldapi.io's published plans as of April 2026. Email us if anything here is out of date.
| Feature | goldprice.dev | goldapi.io |
|---|---|---|
| Data coverage | ||
| XAU spot (live) | ✓ | ✓ |
| XAG (silver) spot + futures | ✓ Pro+ | ✓ |
| HG (copper) futures | ✓ Pro+ | — |
| Live oracle XAU/USD real-time | ✓ Physical+ | — |
| Live oracle XAG/USD real-time | ✓ Pro+ | — |
| gold futures settlement (GC) | ✓ Pro+ | — |
| SI settlement (silver futures) | ✓ Pro+ | — |
| copper futures settlement (HG) | ✓ Pro+ | — |
| LBMA AM/PM fix | — | ✓ |
| Currencies supported | 31 | 160+ |
| Historical daily | Full (1996+) on Pro | 20+ yrs |
| COMEX GC futures | ✓ | — |
| Spot/futures differentials | ✓ | — |
| ETF holdings · CB flows · COT | ✓ | — |
| Per-country dealer prices (12 countries) | ✓ Physical+ | — |
| Analytics | ||
| Forward view: futures settlement curve | ✓ XAU all plans · XAG/HG Pro+ | — |
Cross-source divergence data via /v1/prices/divergence | ✓ | — |
| Developer experience | ||
| MCP server | All plans | — |
| TypeScript SDK | REST + MCP instead | Community |
| Python SDK | REST + MCP instead | Community |
| Published methodology (per-source provenance) | ✓ | — |
sources[] array via ?include=sources | ✓ | — |
is_stale flag | ✓ | — |
| Pricing & limits | ||
| Cheapest paid plan | $10/mo | $4.99/mo |
| Production plan | $30/mo | $129/mo |
| Overage policy | 429, never auto-bill | Auto-bills |
| Commercial use | Pro+ (with attribution) | All paid |
Source: goldapi.io public pricing page + our own plans. Last verified 2026-04-20.
Reference prices for informational purposes only. Not investment advice.
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.
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.
You're building for agents or quant tools — or you need per-source provenance, real dealer prices, or a forward view.
You're wiring gold into Claude, Cursor, or a custom agent; you need live oracle + futures settlement as separately attributed sources; you need what gold actually costs at the counter in 12 countries, not just a spot print; or you want the CME futures settlement curve before you bet production on a single blended number.
Still deciding?
Start on Physical for $10/mo. Keep the one that doesn't make you angry at 2am.
Start on Physical →FAQ
Is goldprice.dev a good alternative to goldapi.io for agent and quant builders?
Yes, specifically for products that need per-source transparency and a forward view. goldprice.dev ships gold (oracle XAU + gold futures) at the $10 Physical tier; silver and copper start on Pro ($30), with every source name, license, and timestamp visible in the sources[] array (via ?include=sources) plus a futures settlement curve forward view for gold on every plan, extended to silver and copper on Pro. goldapi.io serves a single blended number without source provenance and charges $4.99 at the cheapest paid tier, but does not expose live oracle 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 eight 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 $10 Physical. If you need less than 1,000 calls a month and don't need real-time live oracle or futures settlement, goldapi.io is the better spend.
Which is better for commercial apps?
Depends. goldapi.io permits commercial use on all paid plans from $4.99. goldprice.dev requires Pro ($30) for commercial use but ships real-time live oracle (XAU + XAG), gold + silver + copper futures settlement, and MCP under the commercial license. Pick goldapi.io for cheap single-metal embeds; goldprice.dev for agent products and quant tools where sources[] and methodology matter.
Does either API tell me what gold actually costs to buy?
goldprice.dev does; goldapi.io does not, as of April 2026. Physical ($10+) covers live dealer sell and buyback quotes with premium-over-spot across 12 countries, the real price at the counter rather than a blended spot number. goldapi.io ships no per-country dealer feed.