Gold Price Today
PER TROY OUNCE, GRAM AND KILO. UPDATED EVERY 15 MINUTES.
−0.26% (−$10.60) in the last 2h (24h once we have a full day) Live · updated 04:00 UTC
Gold is priced worldwide in US dollars per troy ounce. One troy ounce is 31.1035 grams. The price per gram below is the spot price divided by 31.1035; for jewelry, multiply by the karat purity (14k is 58.33% gold).
Gold price chart
Monthly averages from 1960 for 1Y, 5Y and Max, today’s spot added at the right edge. 24H, 1W and 1M use readings Lustre stores every 15 minutes.
Source for monthly prices: The World Bank, Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), released October 2026, licensed CC BY 4.0. worldbank.org. Prices are published rounded.
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Gold price per gram by karat
Pure gold content times the spot price. This is melt value, what the metal is worth. Dealers pay a share of it.
| Karat | Per gram | Per troy oz |
|---|---|---|
| 10k gold | $54.18 | $1,685.09 |
| 14k gold | $75.84 | $2,358.81 |
| 18k gold | $97.51 | $3,032.92 |
| 22k gold | $119.18 | $3,707.04 |
| 24k gold | $129.88 | $4,039.86 |
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Quick answers
What is the gold price per ounce today?
The live gold spot price is at the top of this page, in US dollars per troy ounce. It is read from a market data feed every 15 minutes and the server puts the current number in the page before it is sent.
What is the gold price per gram?
Divide the price per troy ounce by 31.1035. This page shows the live price per gram for pure gold, and per gram for 10k, 14k, 18k, 22k and 24k gold in the table.
How do I find the price of 14k gold per gram?
Take the pure gold price per gram and multiply by 0.5833, because 14k gold is 14 parts gold out of 24. The 14k gold price page does this live.
Is the spot price what a dealer pays for my gold?
No. Spot is the price of the pure metal in the wholesale market. A dealer who buys scrap gold pays a share of the melt value to cover testing, refining and profit. Dealers typically pay about 60% to 90% of melt, depending on who buys it.
What is a troy ounce?
A troy ounce is the unit used for precious metals: 31.1035 grams. It is about 10% heavier than the ounce used for food and groceries (28.35 grams).
Spot prices come from a market data feed (gold-api.com) and are read every 15 minutes. They are for information, not a quote, and not what a dealer will pay or charge. Lustre stores its own readings for the chart and the 24 hour change. Method.