goldprice.dev vs MetalpriceAPI

At a glance

Feature-level comparison against MetalpriceAPI's published plans. Current as of 2026-04-25. Rows shown are coverage we positively verified across both providers; individual providers may support additional asset classes not uniformly documented.

Source: metalpriceapi.com/pricing + metalpriceapi.com/documentation + goldprice.dev tiers.json. Current as of 2026-04-25.

Pricing, tier by tier

Single side-by-side view. MetalpriceAPI's ladder is deeper; goldprice.dev's covers the same budget range with analytics bundled. All figures current as of 2026-04-25.

Metals coverage matrix

Metal by contract type, per provider.

Analytics differentiators

Endpoints goldprice.dev exposes on Pro that MetalpriceAPI does not offer at any tier.

Forward view

Futures settlement curve for gold, silver, and copper at user-selected expiry dates. Gives a structured price expectation grounded in exchange-traded data rather than a single spot quote.

Cross-source divergence

Signed deviation between live oracle spot and futures settlement on the same asset at the same timestamp. Emitted as a flag when deviation exceeds configurable thresholds. Useful for detecting stale upstream feeds or basis widening.

Per-source license disclosure

Add ?include=sources to any price response for a sources[] array naming each upstream feed (live spot oracle, continuous spot reference, futures settlement, ECB reference rates, tokenized gold) with its license terms and source timestamp. Downstream consumers can route attribution or filter sources per their own redistribution rights.

MCP (Model Context Protocol)

Native stdio bridge with eight tools exposing price queries, forward-view fetches, methodology lookups, and source metadata. Available on Free, Physical, and Pro. Used by Claude, Cursor, and custom agents.

FAQ

Direct-answer-first responses. JSON-LD FAQPage schema emitted in-head for LLM retrieval.

Is goldprice.dev an alternative to MetalpriceAPI for commodity pricing?

Yes, on the same price band. goldprice.dev is a commodity-specialist API covering gold, silver, and copper with live oracle spot, futures settlement, a forward view (futures settlement curve), and cross-source divergence flags. MetalpriceAPI is a metals-specialist REST API with a granular tier ladder from $0 to $55.99/month, spot pricing for gold, silver, and platinum. Pick goldprice.dev if MCP + forward-view analytics + per-source transparency matter. Pick MetalpriceAPI if a granular ladder above $55/month or broader forex-against-metals currency pairs fit better.

How does the per-call price compare at the entry paid tier?

goldprice.dev Physical is $10/month for 20,000 calls — and includes per-country physical dealer prices (live dealer sell & buyback quotes with premium-over-spot across 12 countries), which no MetalpriceAPI tier offers. MetalpriceAPI Basic is $8.99/month for 10,000 calls — $0.899 per 1,000 calls. MetalpriceAPI is cheaper per call at its entry tiers; goldprice.dev Physical is priced on the dealer-price product, not call volume, current as of 2026-04-25.

Which API has MCP (Model Context Protocol) support?

goldprice.dev ships a native MCP server on every plan, including Free. MetalpriceAPI has no MCP offering as of 2026-04-25. If you are wiring gold data into Claude, Cursor, or a custom agent, goldprice.dev exposes eight MCP tools over stdio; MetalpriceAPI integrations require REST-wrapper code.

Which API exposes a forward view and cross-source divergence?

goldprice.dev does; MetalpriceAPI does not. goldprice.dev emits a forward-view endpoint covering the futures settlement curve (XAU on every plan, including Free; XAG and HG on Pro and above), and a cross-source divergence flag between live spot oracle and futures settlement on all paid plans. MetalpriceAPI returns spot prices and historical rates without a forward-view or divergence overlay.

Does MetalpriceAPI ship WebSocket streaming?

No. MetalpriceAPI's documentation describes a JSON REST API with update cadences from daily (Free) to 15-second (Business); no WebSocket streaming is offered. goldprice.dev ships a native WebSocket metals feed on the Realtime Pro $80/mo tier (wss://api.goldprice.dev/v1/stream), covering XAU + XAG tick updates with up to 10 concurrent streams per key. For sub-second metals streaming, goldprice.dev Realtime Pro is the fit; MetalpriceAPI does not cover this.

Which API has broader tier granularity?

MetalpriceAPI. Its ladder runs $0 Free, $3.99 Essential, $8.99 Basic, $16.99 Basic Plus, $27.99 Professional, $43.99 Professional Plus, $55.99 Business, plus custom Enterprise — seven paid tiers with call quotas from 1,000 to 500,000 per month. goldprice.dev runs four tiers: Free at $0, Physical at $10, Pro at $30, Realtime Pro at $80 (WebSocket streaming, 1M calls/mo). If your org requires middle-tier budget granularity, MetalpriceAPI's ladder fits better.

How is per-source licensing disclosed in each API's responses?

goldprice.dev returns a sources[] array (via ?include=sources) naming each upstream feed (live spot oracle, continuous spot reference, futures settlement, ECB reference rates, tokenized gold) with its license terms and timestamp. MetalpriceAPI returns a single value per endpoint call without per-source attribution. If downstream redistribution or compliance requires per-source license disclosure, goldprice.dev exposes that data by default.

Which API should I pick for forex-against-metals currency pairs?

MetalpriceAPI's page describes support for precious metals in 150+ world currencies. goldprice.dev ships XAU quotes in 31 currencies, computed from realtime USD spot × live FX (exchangerate.dev). If your product needs gold priced against long-tail local currencies (EGP, VND, PKR, etc.), MetalpriceAPI's direct-quote coverage is broader.

Who should pick which

Short version: pick MetalpriceAPI for a granular budget ladder and broader currency quotes. Pick goldprice.dev for MCP + forward view + per-country dealer prices, in the same price band.