OilPriceAPI alternatives

OilPriceAPI Free allows 50 daily requests after its trial. Developer costs $19/month for 10,000 requests; Professional costs $99/month for 100,000. Data rights depend on each source. Compare pricing, coverage and integration.

Decision

Choose Narwhal for WTI and Brent references plus energy history alongside FX, economics and MCP. Choose EIA for direct government statistics, or CommodityPriceAPI for broader coverage and updates every second.

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Provider shortlist

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CommodityPriceAPI

Broad commodity coverage with WTI and Brent updates every second.

Commodities-API

A broad commodity catalogue with hosted MCP.

Alpha Vantage

Energy and other commodities alongside market data and FX.

Barchart

Usage-priced commodity quotes, history and streaming.

Compare the options

Best fit is not feature parity. Check the evidence and limitation together.

ProviderBest forEvidence checkedImportant limitation
Narwhal APIOil references and energy history alongside FX, economics and MCP.Daily EIA energy history, weekly US gasoline and diesel, plus 70 monthly World Bank Pink Sheet series.No futures data or physical cargo prices; Free returns the previous day's close for spot prices.
EIA APIFree US government energy statistics and outlooks.A free registered key accesses petroleum, natural gas, electricity and coal; responses support 5,000 JSON rows.Not a live quote feed; automated callers must throttle or risk key suspension for a cooldown.
CommodityPriceAPIBroad commodity coverage with WTI and Brent updates every second.520+ commodities and 150+ quote currencies; Basic costs $34.99/month for 8,000 calls. Official MCP package.No ongoing free plan; commercial licensing starts at Standard for $174.99/month.
Commodities-APIA broad commodity catalogue with hosted MCP.800+ commodities and 170 currencies; Pro costs $49.99/month for 1,000 calls with 10-minute updates.No ongoing free tier; the seven-day trial allows up to 50 requests.
API NinjasRolling futures-based commodity prices alongside a broad API catalogue.Covers 30 commodities; Free gets the last daily settlement, paid gets live prices. Official MCP server.History is a separate premium endpoint; Free excludes commercial use and prohibits caching.
Alpha VantageEnergy and other commodities alongside market data and FX.Covers WTI, Brent, natural gas, copper and agricultural commodities; Free allows 25 daily requests.The free daily quota is small; paid access starts at $49.99/month.
BarchartUsage-priced commodity quotes, history and streaming.OnDemand offers commodity APIs with streaming; its generic starting price is $500/month.The starting price is not mapped to a package; no public oil-only price is published.

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Distinguish price types

Narwhal's WTI and Brent references derive from futures markets, not physical cargo prices. Narwhal offers no futures data. EIA series follow daily, weekly, monthly or annual schedules.

Match the update cadence

Narwhal Free returns the previous day's close for spot prices; Basic and Pro are real time. CommodityPriceAPI refreshes WTI and Brent every second on every plan.

Check commercial licensing

Narwhal Free allows commercial apps. CommodityPriceAPI Basic lacks a commercial licence; Standard adds one. API Ninjas Free excludes commercial use. OilPriceAPI rights depend on each series' source.

Sources and review date

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