goldprice.dev vs UniRateAPI
UniRateAPI markets itself around LBMA-sourced gold data — but gold isn't on the free tier at all. Every precious-metals call, including a single price check, requires the $9/mo Pro plan. We serve a continuous gold spot reference on Free, with the live oracle from $10 Physical, and we're upfront that we don't ship the LBMA fix.
LBMA sourcing, if that's specifically what you need.
- →LBMA-sourced data. They cross-check against LBMA fixings on Pro. We don't ship the LBMA fix at all — if your audit or compliance need specifically requires it, they're an honest answer (so is goldapi.io, which also holds it).
- →Deep historical archive on Pro. Their gold history reaches back further than our XAU daily series (to 1996).
- →One key for forex, crypto, and metals. If you already need currency conversion, UniRateAPI's Pro plan bundles gold, silver, platinum, and palladium onto the same key.
Gold is on the free tier — no $9/mo gate just to see a price.
- ✓Gold, on Free, at $0. UniRateAPI's free tier (200 requests/day) doesn't include gold, silver, platinum, or palladium at any price below
Pro($9/mo). Our Free tier includes a continuous gold spot reference — no card, no paid gate. - ✓MCP on every plan, including Free. UniRateAPI's docs describe a REST API with no MCP server. We ship nine MCP tools on every plan.
- ✓Per-source transparency.
sources[]with license and timestamp per source, opt-in via?include=sources. UniRateAPI cross-checks LBMA vs Kitco vs goldprice.org internally but returns one blended number. - ✓Built for the whole gold stack, not just a spot check. Per-country dealer prices ($10+), a probability surface ($30+), and a futures forward view — UniRateAPI's gold endpoint is a single spot price, full stop.
- ✓A working integration before you pay anything. Our $10/mo Physical tier is close to their $9/mo Pro — but you can build and test against real gold data on our Free tier first. UniRateAPI's Pro plan is required just to see any gold price at all.
Head-to-head, line by line
Feature-level comparison against UniRateAPI's published Gold Price API and pricing pages. Email us if anything here is out of date.
| Feature | goldprice.dev | UniRateAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Data coverage | ||
| XAU spot | ✓ Free (reference), Physical+ (live oracle) | ✗ Pro+ only ($9/mo) |
| XAG (silver) | ✓ Pro+ | ✓ Pro+ |
| Platinum / palladium | — | ✓ Pro+ |
| LBMA fix | — | ✓ (Pro) |
| Historical daily | Full (1996+) on Pro | Decades (Pro) |
| Analytics | ||
| Forward view: futures settlement curve | ✓ Pro+ | — |
| Per-country dealer prices (12 countries) | ✓ Physical+ | — |
| Probability surface (gold + silver) | ✓ Pro+ | — |
| Developer experience | ||
| MCP server | All plans | — |
sources[] array via ?include=sources | ✓ | — |
| Pricing & limits | ||
| Any precious metal on free tier | ✓ | — |
| Cheapest plan with gold access | $0 (Free) | $9/mo (Pro) |
Source: unirateapi.com/gold-price-api + unirateapi.com/pricing. Last verified 2026-07-13.
Who should pick which
Short version: pick UniRateAPI if you specifically need LBMA-sourced data or already run forex/crypto through it and want metals on the same Pro key. Pick us if you want to see live gold data before paying anything.
You need LBMA-sourced gold data, or already pay for their Pro plan.
You're building an audit, settlement, or regulatory-reporting product that requires LBMA-referenced pricing, or you already run forex/crypto conversion through UniRateAPI and want metals bundled onto the same key.
You want to see real gold data before you commit to a paid plan.
You're wiring gold into Claude, Cursor, or a custom agent; you need silver and copper on the same key without a separate gate; or you want per-source provenance, per-country dealer prices, and a probability surface once you're ready to pay.
Still deciding?
Start free — no card required — then move to Physical for $10/mo when you need the live oracle.
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