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metals.dev vs gold-api.com

As of 18 Oct 2026, metals.dev offers broader metal and currency coverage, named benchmark endpoints and paid plans from $1.79 a month. gold-api.com offers uncapped price requests without a key and OHLC for a requested span. metals.dev stops access after its quota, with paid-plan grace.

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At a glance

Featuremetals.devgold-api.com
Pricing and access
Free tier100 requests/month, up to 60 seconds delayUnlimited real-time price requests, no key; history and OHLC 10 requests/hour with a key
Cheapest paid plan$1.79/month, 2,000 requests$10/month Premium
Over the limitNo extra charges; access stops after the quota, with 10% grace on paid plansPrice requests are uncapped; free history is rate limited
Coverage
MetalsGold, silver, platinum, palladium and industrial metals; 28+ advertisedGold, silver, platinum, palladium and copper (HG), plus Bitcoin and Ethereum
Currencies170+19 quote currencies
Named benchmarksLBMA, LME, MCX and IBJA authority endpointsProviders unnamed
History5+ years advertised; 30 days per time-series requestDepth not published; history returns bucket aggregates
Developer experience
OHLCNot documentedOne open, high, low and close for the span you ask for
MCPNone foundNone found on its pages
Update intervalSpot up to 60 seconds, authority up to 90 secondsAsks you to cache for 30 seconds; refresh rate not published

Price and access

metals.dev includes 100 free requests a month with up to 60 seconds delay. Paid access starts at $1.79 a month for 2,000 requests. Access stops after the quota, with 10% grace on paid plans and no extra charges.

gold-api.com has uncapped price requests without a key. Premium costs $10 a month.

Coverage and history

metals.dev covers precious and industrial metals, with 170+ currencies and named LBMA, LME, MCX and IBJA endpoints.

As of 18 Oct 2026, metals.dev advertises 5+ years of history, with 30 days per time-series request. gold-api.com covers five metals, Bitcoin and Ethereum, with 19 quote currencies. Its history returns bucket aggregates, with depth unpublished.

Developer experience

gold-api.com returns one open, high, low and close for the requested span. As of 18 Oct 2026, metals.dev does not document OHLC, and no MCP was found for either.

metals.dev lists spot updates up to 60 seconds and authority updates up to 90 seconds. gold-api.com asks for 30-second caching but does not publish its refresh rate.

Who each one fits

metals.dev fits projects needing more currencies, industrial metals or named benchmark endpoints. Its lower paid entry price comes with request quotas and an access cutoff.

gold-api.com fits projects needing uncapped price requests without a key or OHLC for a whole span. It has fewer quote currencies and rate-limits free history.

Frequently asked questions

Which one has the cheaper paid entry plan?

metals.dev starts at $1.79 a month for 2,000 requests. gold-api.com's Premium plan costs $10 a month, while its price endpoints are free and uncapped without a key.

What happens after the request quota?

metals.dev stops access after the quota, with 10% grace on paid plans and no extra charges. gold-api.com's price requests are uncapped. Its free history and OHLC share a limit of 10 requests an hour and require a key.

Which one offers OHLC?

gold-api.com returns one open, high, low and close for the whole requested span. As of 18 Oct 2026, metals.dev does not document OHLC.

Which one publishes a history depth?

As of 18 Oct 2026, metals.dev advertises 5+ years of history and limits each time-series request to 30 days. gold-api.com does not publish its history depth and returns bucket aggregates.

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