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Live price comparison and the Gold-to-Silver ratio.
| Asset | Open | High | Low | Close | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | — | — | — | — | — |
| Silver | — | — | — | — | — |
Open, high, low, and close over the selected 1 year. “Range” is the high-to-low move as a percentage — a quick read on each asset’s volatility over that period.
| Metric | Gold | Silver |
|---|---|---|
| Live price | $ 4,296.30 | $ 67.23 |
| 24h change | -0.82% ↓ | -1.21% ↓ |
| 1-month return | -8.89% ↓ | -16.45% ↓ |
| 1-year return | +29.80% ↑ | +85.04% ↑ |
| 5-year return | +127.48% ↑ | +143.07% ↑ |
| Volatility | Low | Medium |
| Pair | XAU/USD | XAG/USD |
| Asset class | Precious Metal | Precious Metal |
| Key drivers | Interest rates & the US dollar · Inflation & safe-haven demand · Central-bank activity | Industrial demand · The gold-silver ratio · Investment flows |
| Trading hours | Market hours | Market hours |
| Gold-to-Silver ratio | 1 Gold = 63.90 Silver | |
Gold and silver are the two most popular precious metals, but they behave very differently. Gold is the classic safe-haven store of value, while silver is half precious metal and half industrial commodity — which makes it more volatile.
The number of silver ounces it takes to buy one ounce of gold is known as the gold-silver ratio, a long-standing gauge of which metal looks relatively cheap.
Silver’s smaller market and industrial demand make its price swings larger than gold’s in both directions.
Gold is held mainly for investment and jewelry; silver adds heavy industrial use in electronics and solar.
A high gold-silver ratio is often read as silver being undervalued relative to gold, and vice versa.
Choose gold for stability and wealth preservation, and silver for higher growth potential at a lower entry price — accepting bigger swings. Many investors hold both and use the gold-silver ratio to decide which looks better value at any given time.
It depends on your goals. Gold is steadier and a stronger safe haven; silver is cheaper to start with and can rise faster, but it falls harder too because half its demand is industrial.
The ratio has varied widely through history. A high ratio is often read as silver being cheap relative to gold, and a low ratio the reverse — but it signals relative value, not a forecast.
Compare the 1-month, 1-year and 5-year returns in the table above — the leader varies by period, and the normalized chart shows how the two have moved relative to each other.
It depends on your goals and risk tolerance: Gold and Silver have different volatility profiles and price drivers, summarised above. This is educational information, not financial advice.
One Gold currently equals 63.90 Silver — a quick gauge of relative value between the two.