Gold price · 18KT
The 18KT gold wholesale price.
The premium alloy.
18KT is 75% fine gold — the alloy of premium and bridal work. Richer color, higher ticket, softer metal. It sells to the customer who asks what the piece is made of before asking what it costs.
$99.70
USD / gram · as of
Kitco gold ask $4134.80 per troy ounce.
$4134.80 ÷ 31.1034768 g × 0.7500 = $99.70/g
Every Karat · Per Gram
Spot across the karats.
| Karat | Purity | Spot $ / gram |
|---|---|---|
| 10KT | 41.7% | $55.43 |
| 14KT | 58.3% | $77.50 |
| 18KT | 75.0% | $99.70 |
| 22KT | 91.7% | $121.90 |
| Full price index → | ||
For the Counter
What retailers should know.
Where the ticket justifies it
Bridal, anniversary, and statement pieces carry 18KT's higher gold cost gracefully — the customer at that counter is buying the metal as much as the design.
Softer metal, finer care
At 75% purity, 18KT scratches and bends more easily than 14KT. It rewards careful setting and honest care advice at the point of sale — say so, and the piece comes back for polish, not complaint.
The color premium
18K's saturated warmth is visibly different in the case. For yellow-gold-forward merchandising, it is the alloy that photographs and displays the way customers imagine gold.
These figures are the value of the fine gold in the alloy — not a quote. A finished piece adds stones, labour, and finishing, and your price is set when you open an account and quote real pieces.
The Specifics · 18KT
18KT gold, answered straight.
What is the wholesale price of 18KT gold per gram?
As of October 8, 2026, the gold-content value of 18KT is $99.70 USD per gram — the Kitco gold ask of $4134.80/ozt converted at 75.0% purity over the exact troy ounce of 31.1034768 g. This is the value of the metal itself, not a quote for finished jewelry.
How is the 18KT per-gram price calculated?
Spot per troy ounce ÷ 31.1034768 g × 0.7500 purity. It is the same conversion Clazoire's quote engine uses, published with the capture date (October 8, 2026) so the number is verifiable — and it is not a quote: finished pieces add stones, labour, and finishing.
Is 18KT gold worth stocking for a small retailer?
Stock 18KT where the ticket justifies the metal: bridal, anniversary, statement. It is the premium alloy customers ask for by name.
How often do these numbers update?
The published rate refreshes every 24 hours from the Kitco gold ask, and every figure on this page carries its capture date (currently October 8, 2026). If a rate fetch ever fails, we show the last verified rate with its own older date — never an undated number.
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