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Gold price today
Gold’s spot price is loading per troy ounce, or loading per gram. Prices refresh every minute from a market data feed.
Spot prices in U.S. dollars per troy ounce, for reference only. They are not offers to buy or sell. Data: gold-api.com.
Gold price by weight
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Gold price by karat
Karat measures purity out of 24 parts. Jewelry and many older coins are an alloy, so a gram is worth less than a gram of pure gold.
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Gold value calculatorAny weight, any karat, at today's spot price. The last ten years
Gold’s monthly average was $1,267.00 an ounce in October 2016 and $4,319.00 in September 2026. Prices rise and fall, sometimes sharply. Past performance does not guarantee future results. See every month since 1960.
What the spot price means
The spot price is the current price for gold traded in large wholesale amounts, for delivery right away. It moves through the trading day as buyers and sellers in London, New York, Shanghai and other markets trade with each other. Every retail price starts from it.
When you buy a coin or bar, you pay spot plus a premium. The premium covers minting or refining, packaging, shipping and the dealer’s margin, and it is larger on small items such as tenth-ounce coins. When you sell, a dealer pays a price close to spot, called the bid. The price over spot calculator shows what any quote adds up to.
Common questions about the gold price
What is the price of gold per ounce today?
today’s spot price per troy ounce at the latest spot price shown above. Coins and bars cost more than spot because of the dealer premium.
What is the price of gold per gram?
today’s price per gram per gram of pure gold. Divide the ounce price by 31.1034768, the number of grams in a troy ounce.
Why is the price I am quoted higher than spot?
Retail coins and bars carry a premium for fabrication, distribution and the seller’s margin. Ask any dealer for the total price, including shipping, insurance and any card fee, then compare it with spot.
Is the gold price the same everywhere?
Spot is a single global benchmark in dollars, and local prices follow it after currency conversion. Retail prices differ from seller to seller because premiums differ.
When does the gold price change?
Gold trades almost around the clock on weekdays, so spot moves through the day and night. It is mostly flat at weekends, when the main markets are closed.
Sources and fact-check3 primary sources, checked October 17, 2026
- Live spot prices: gold-api.com, refreshed every two minutes at our server.
- Monthly history: World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), monthly average, U.S. dollars per troy ounce, retrieved October 17, 2026.
- Troy ounce: NIST, Office of Weights and Measures; 1 troy ounce = 31.1034768 g.
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