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Benchmark Minerals

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence is the world's leading market intelligence and price reporting agency for the lithium-ion battery supply chain and energy transition materials. The company provides mine-to-grid supply chain data, price assessments, forecasts, and databases covering lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, batteries, electric vehicles, rare earths, and permanent magnets. Benchmark's proprietary price assessment methodologies are assured to Type 2 IOSCO standards. API access is available to subscribers for programmatic integration of price data, supply chain data, and market intelligence into business systems and analytics platforms.

Benchmark Minerals publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Batteries, Cobalt, Critical Minerals, Electric Vehicles, and Energy Transition.

Benchmark Minerals’ developer surface includes developer portal, pricing, and 3 more developer resources.

21.8/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
AccessFreemium
1 APIs 6 Features 4 Use Cases
BatteriesCobaltCritical MineralsElectric VehiclesEnergy TransitionGraphiteLithiumLithium IonMarket IntelligenceMiningNickelPrice ReportingRare EarthsSupply Chain

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 21.8/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 10.0 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.9 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Benchmark Minerals API

The Benchmark Minerals API provides programmatic access to price data, supply chain data, and market intelligence for the lithium-ion battery and critical minerals supply chain....

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Benchmark Minerals Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Features 6

Notable capabilities this provider offers.

Price Assessments

IOSCO Type 2 assured benchmark price assessments for lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, rare earths, permanent magnets, and battery cells, used as reference prices in supply con...

Supply Chain Data

Comprehensive mine-to-grid supply chain databases covering raw material mining, processing, cell manufacturing, and gigafactory capacity across lithium ion and sodium ion batter...

Market Forecasts

Long-term supply and demand forecasts for critical battery materials and electric vehicle adoption, tracking policy shifts, capacity expansions, and technology transitions.

Gigafactory Intelligence

Global tracking of battery gigafactory capacity, ownership, operating status, production volumes, and technology transitions for lithium ion and next-generation battery chemistr...

API Data Integration

Enterprise API access enables subscribers to integrate Benchmark price data and supply chain databases directly into business intelligence platforms, ERP systems, and procuremen...

Price Dashboard

Interactive price dashboard providing real-time access to benchmark prices, historical price charts, and data visualization for energy transition materials.

Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Benchmark Minerals Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Use Cases 4

What developers build with this provider.

Supply Chain Procurement

Battery manufacturers and EV OEMs use Benchmark price data as reference benchmarks in raw material supply contracts and procurement negotiations for lithium, nickel, cobalt, and...

Investment and Financial Analysis

Investors, banks, and financial institutions use Benchmark forecasts and price data to evaluate mining projects, battery companies, and energy transition investment opportunities.

Strategic Planning

Corporate strategy teams and policy makers use Benchmark supply chain databases and forecasts to plan capacity investments and assess raw material availability for battery manuf...

Risk Management

Supply chain managers use Benchmark price data and market intelligence to identify supply risks, monitor market conditions, and develop hedging strategies for critical mineral e...

Integrations 2

Pre-built integrations with other platforms and tools.

Business Intelligence Platforms

Benchmark API integrates with BI tools and data analytics platforms to embed price data and supply chain metrics in custom dashboards and reporting workflows.

ERP Systems

Enterprise API access enables integration of Benchmark benchmark prices into ERP and procurement systems for automated contract indexing and raw material cost tracking.

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: benchmark-minerals
name: Benchmark Minerals
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accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
created: '2025-03-01'
modified: '2026-04-19'
type: Index
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access: 3rd-Party
position: Consumer
specificationVersion: '0.19'
description: Benchmark Mineral Intelligence is the world's leading market intelligence and price reporting agency for the
  lithium-ion battery supply chain and energy transition materials. The company provides mine-to-grid supply chain data, price
  assessments, forecasts, and databases covering lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, batteries, electric vehicles, rare earths,
  and permanent magnets. Benchmark's proprietary price assessment methodologies are assured to Type 2 IOSCO standards. API
  access is available to subscribers for programmatic integration of price data, supply chain data, and market intelligence
  into business systems and analytics platforms.
tags:
- Batteries
- Cobalt
- Critical Minerals
- Electric Vehicles
- Energy Transition
- Graphite
- Lithium
- Lithium Ion
- Market Intelligence
- Mining
- Nickel
- Price Reporting
- Rare Earths
- Supply Chain
apis:
- aid: benchmark-minerals:benchmark-minerals-api
  name: Benchmark Minerals API
  tags:
  - Batteries
  - Critical Minerals
  - Market Intelligence
  - Mining
  - Price Data
  - Supply Chain
  humanURL: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/api
  description: The Benchmark Minerals API provides programmatic access to price data, supply chain data, and market intelligence
    for the lithium-ion battery and critical minerals supply chain. API keys are available to enterprise subscribers, enabling
    integration of benchmark prices, forecasts, and supply chain databases into business intelligence and procurement systems.
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/api/docs
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/benchmark-minerals-domain-security.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/benchmark-mineral-intelligence
- type: Website
  url: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com
- type: Portal
  url: https://source.benchmarkminerals.com
  title: Benchmark Source Data Platform
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.benchmarkminerals.com/all-prices-subscription
  title: Price Data Subscriptions
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Price Assessments
    description: IOSCO Type 2 assured benchmark price assessments for lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, rare earths, permanent
      magnets, and battery cells, used as reference prices in supply contracts and financial instruments.
  - name: Supply Chain Data
    description: Comprehensive mine-to-grid supply chain databases covering raw material mining, processing, cell manufacturing,
      and gigafactory capacity across lithium ion and sodium ion battery chemistries.
  - name: Market Forecasts
    description: Long-term supply and demand forecasts for critical battery materials and electric vehicle adoption, tracking
      policy shifts, capacity expansions, and technology transitions.
  - name: Gigafactory Intelligence
    description: Global tracking of battery gigafactory capacity, ownership, operating status, production volumes, and technology
      transitions for lithium ion and next-generation battery chemistries.
  - name: API Data Integration
    description: Enterprise API access enables subscribers to integrate Benchmark price data and supply chain databases directly
      into business intelligence platforms, ERP systems, and procurement workflows.
  - name: Price Dashboard
    description: Interactive price dashboard providing real-time access to benchmark prices, historical price charts, and
      data visualization for energy transition materials.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Supply Chain Procurement
    description: Battery manufacturers and EV OEMs use Benchmark price data as reference benchmarks in raw material supply
      contracts and procurement negotiations for lithium, nickel, cobalt, and graphite.
  - name: Investment and Financial Analysis
    description: Investors, banks, and financial institutions use Benchmark forecasts and price data to evaluate mining projects,
      battery companies, and energy transition investment opportunities.
  - name: Strategic Planning
    description: Corporate strategy teams and policy makers use Benchmark supply chain databases and forecasts to plan capacity
      investments and assess raw material availability for battery manufacturing programs.
  - name: Risk Management
    description: Supply chain managers use Benchmark price data and market intelligence to identify supply risks, monitor
      market conditions, and develop hedging strategies for critical mineral exposure.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Business Intelligence Platforms
    description: Benchmark API integrates with BI tools and data analytics platforms to embed price data and supply chain
      metrics in custom dashboards and reporting workflows.
  - name: ERP Systems
    description: Enterprise API access enables integration of Benchmark benchmark prices into ERP and procurement systems
      for automated contract indexing and raw material cost tracking.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com