GoldRush vs The Graph

GoldRush or The Graph: which one fits

GoldRush is a production, GA decoded-data API for over 100 chains, including Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum and Solana, returning balances, NFT metadata, decoded transactions and token prices in minutes from one API call. The Graph's Token API covers about 10 chains, and its decentralized subgraph indexing spans 60 networks but takes hours to days to build: you write a subgraph mapping events to entities and query it over GraphQL. Both ship x402 pay-per-request. Try GoldRush free: 25,000 credits for 14 days. Pick GoldRush for broad, ready-to-use multichain primitives today; pick The Graph for custom protocol indexing or its decentralized network.

Why choose GoldRush over The Graph

The differences that matter when you ship multichain data, drawn from each product's public docs and pricing.

• Broad coverage, no subgraph

  Decoded balances, NFTs, and prices across 100+ chains. The Graph's no-subgraph Token API is GA and covers about 10 chains.

• Broader chain coverage

  Decoded balances, NFTs, and prices across 100+ chains. The Graph's Token API covers about 10 chains.

• Custom data without indexing ops

  For data beyond the Token API basics, The Graph requires authoring and operating a subgraph. GoldRush stays a managed API call.

• x402 on both, broader data on GoldRush

  Both ship x402 pay-per-request. GoldRush pairs it with wider chain coverage and DEX pool spot prices.

Feature comparison

What each API covers, row by row. Where a feature exists on both, the note says how they differ.

Sources: GoldRush docs and The Graph.

Pricing

Plans as each provider lists them, reviewed 29 October 2026. Check The Graph for current rates.

Same task on both APIs

Get a user's NFT holdings on Ethereum. Compare the request shape and how much each call returns.

// The Graph: query a custom subgraph you author
const query = `{
  account(id: "0xd8da...") {
    tokens {
      id
      tokenURI
      collection { name symbol }
    }
  }
}`;
const res = await fetch(SUBGRAPH_URL, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
  body: JSON.stringify({ query }),
});
// Metadata is not fetched. You resolve tokenURI yourself.

// GoldRush: one call, decoded, with metadata and traits
const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.covalenthq.com/v1/eth-mainnet/" +
  "address/0xd8da.../balances_nft/",
  { headers: { Authorization: "Bearer " + process.env.GOLDRUSH_API_KEY } }
);

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