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Live price comparison and the Silver-to-Platinum ratio.
| Asset | Open | High | Low | Close | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | — | — | — | — | — |
| Platinum | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | Silver | Platinum |
|---|---|---|
| Live price | $ 67.96 | $ 1,785.00 |
| 24h change | +0.00% ↑ | +0.00% ↑ |
| 1-month return | -15.54% ↓ | -13.64% ↓ |
| 1-year return | +87.06% ↑ | +46.07% ↑ |
| 5-year return | +146.43% ↑ | +53.02% ↑ |
| Volatility | Medium | Medium |
| Pair | XAG/USD | XPT/USD |
| Asset class | Precious Metal | Precious Metal |
| Key drivers | Industrial demand · The gold-silver ratio · Investment flows | Automotive demand · Supply concentration · Substitution with palladium |
| Trading hours | Market hours | Market hours |
| Silver-to-Platinum ratio | 1 Silver = 0.0381 Platinum | |
Silver and platinum are both precious metals with heavy industrial demand, yet they sit at very different price points and respond to different parts of the economy. Silver blends investment appeal with broad industrial use, while platinum is rarer and tied closely to the automotive and chemical industries.
Comparing the two shows how each balances precious-metal status against industrial cyclicality — and which looks cheap relative to its own history.
Silver is far cheaper per ounce and easy to start with; platinum is rarer and trades many times higher.
Silver’s uses span electronics and solar; platinum leans on catalytic converters and chemical catalysts.
Both move more than gold — silver because of its small market, platinum because of its narrow demand base.
Choose silver for an affordable entry with broad industrial upside, and platinum for a rarer metal leveraged to the automotive, chemical, and hydrogen economies. Both are more cyclical than gold, so size positions accordingly.
Yes, by a wide margin per ounce — platinum is far rarer and trades many times higher than silver, though silver’s low price makes it easier to start with.
Both swing more than gold. Silver’s small market amplifies moves, while platinum’s heavy reliance on industrial demand makes it sensitive to the economic cycle.
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: Silver and Platinum have different volatility profiles and price drivers, summarised above. This is educational information, not financial advice.
One Silver currently equals 0.0381 Platinum — a quick gauge of relative value between the two.