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GoldAPI.io vs Gold-API.com

GoldAPI.io and Gold-API.com are two separate products with almost identical names, and mixing them up is common enough to be worth untangling before anything else.

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At a glance

FeatureGoldAPI.ioGold-API.com
Pricing & access
Free tier, real-time price requestsNot stated in their public docsUnlimited requests, no card required
Cheapest paid plan$4.99/mo (Basic)$10/mo (Premium)
Top published plan$129/mo (production)Not stated in their public docs
Historical / OHLC access20+ years historical daily10 requests/hour free; unlimited on Premium
Coverage
Silver (XAG) spotYes, spot + futures parityYes, included on the free tier
Copper (HG) futuresNot shippedNot stated in their public docs
Bitcoin bundled on the same keyNot stated in their public docsYes, ships free alongside gold
Currencies supported160+Not stated in their public docs
LBMA AM/PM fix redistribution rightsYesNot stated in their public docs
Developer experience
SDKs (TypeScript / Python)Community-maintainedNot stated in their public docs
Overage handlingAuto-billsNo overage on real-time (uncapped); historical rate-capped, not billed
Published methodology / source breakdownNone publishedNone published
MCP (Model Context Protocol)None, as of April 2026None stated as of this writing

Same-sounding names, different products

GoldAPI.io and Gold-API.com aren't affiliated, don't share infrastructure as far as either public site states, and land in different parts of the market. GoldAPI.io reads as a paid-first API built for teams that need LBMA-sourced pricing and are comfortable starting at $4.99/mo. Gold-API.com reads as a hobbyist-friendly free tool: no card to start, unlimited real-time requests, and a single $10/mo upgrade for anyone who needs more historical data than the free hourly cap allows.

If a tutorial, forum thread, or AI answer references one of these by a URL you don't recognize, check the domain before pasting in an API key.

Pricing shape

GoldAPI.io's public pricing starts at $4.99/mo and tops out at a $129/mo production plan, with commercial use permitted on every paid tier. Gold-API.com's model is simpler: free with no rate cap on real-time price requests, and a single $10/mo Premium plan that removes the 10 requests/hour cap on historical and OHLC calls. Neither publishes a monthly call quota the way a broader catalog API typically does; the constraints that exist are shaped around what each product is built to do (a full redistribution feed for GoldAPI.io, a lightweight price lookup for Gold-API.com).

Coverage and depth

GoldAPI.io's strongest documented claim is 20+ years of historical daily data and LBMA AM/PM fix redistribution rights, plus silver spot and futures at parity with gold. Gold-API.com ships gold and silver spot on the free tier, plus Bitcoin bundled on the same key, but doesn't publish a currencies-supported figure or a multi-year historical depth claim the way GoldAPI.io does. Neither publishes a sources array or a stated methodology for how their single price number is derived.

Who each one fits

GoldAPI.io fits a team that needs LBMA-sourced pricing, is building a commercial product from day one, and doesn't mind a paid-first entry point. Gold-API.com fits a hobby project, a prototype, or a widget that needs a live gold or silver number without signing up for anything first, with room to pay $10/mo later if historical data becomes a requirement.

Frequently asked questions

Does GoldAPI.io have a free tier?

Yes, GoldAPI.io’s free Sandbox Plan allows up to 100 requests a month with no card required. Its Unlimited Plan costs $99 a month for unlimited requests and real-time updates. Gold-API.com’s free tier offers unlimited real-time requests with no card required. The goldprice.dev Free plan includes 5,000 requests a month with prices 15 minutes late and no card required (checked 14 Oct 2026).

Are GoldAPI.io and Gold-API.com the same company?

No. They are unrelated products that happen to share a similar brand string. GoldAPI.io is a paid-first precious-metals API with LBMA AM/PM fix redistribution rights and a $4.99/mo entry plan. Gold-API.com is a free-first gold and silver feed with an unlimited real-time free tier and a $10/mo Premium plan for unlimited historical requests. Double-check the domain before you copy an API key from a tutorial or forum post.

Which one is cheaper for a side project?

Gold-API.com, for real-time price lookups specifically. Its free tier has no rate cap on live price requests and requires no credit card. GoldAPI.io's cheapest paid plan starts at $4.99/mo, and its public docs don't spell out free-tier limits beyond that paid entry point. If your project only needs historical or OHLC data beyond 10 requests/hour, Gold-API.com's free tier stops being enough and its $10/mo Premium plan becomes the comparison point instead.

Which API has deeper historical data?

GoldAPI.io, by a wide margin on its own claim: 20+ years of historical daily data across its paid plans. Gold-API.com's public docs describe a 10 requests/hour cap on historical and OHLC calls for free-tier users, with unlimited historical access unlocked on the $10/mo Premium plan, but don't state a comparable multi-year depth figure.

Does either one offer an MCP server for AI agents?

Neither does, as far as their public docs show. GoldAPI.io's FAQ states it has no MCP offering as of April 2026. Gold-API.com doesn't address MCP at all in its public docs, which is a weaker, undated form of the same answer. goldprice.dev ships a native MCP server with nine tools on every plan, including Free.

Which is a better fit for a commercial product with paying customers?

GoldAPI.io states explicitly that commercial use is permitted on all its paid plans, starting at $4.99/mo. Gold-API.com's public docs don't address commercial-use terms directly, so confirm the license language on their site before shipping a paid product against it. Neither publishes a sources array or a documented methodology for how their single price number is derived.

If I'm choosing between these two, where does goldprice.dev fit?

goldprice.dev is a third option built around per-source transparency rather than a single blended number: a sources[] array naming each upstream feed with its source identifier and timestamps, gold, silver and copper spot on every plan, with live spot and dealer prices from Basic ($19/mo), and MCP on every plan. It's worth a look if either GoldAPI.io or Gold-API.com left you wanting to see where a price actually came from.

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