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Is your metal quote fair?

Enter a quoted price, paste an email, or upload a supplier PDF and see how it compares to published distributor benchmark pricing for the same material, size, and order volume. Confidential. No signup.

Private by default. We never publish your quote or supplier. Benchmarks use Ryerson published pricing on a Los Angeles basis. How the benchmark works

What you'll see

Your quote's $/lb located against order-size and volume-buyer benchmarks.

Example comparisonExample
$3.39$4.11$4.84$5.05
Lower quoteHigher quote
Above published for this size
Your price$5.24/lb

Measured comparison

View full benchmark
Your quote
$5.24/lb
$2.37/lb$6.31/lb
Volume-buyer range
$3.39–$4.11/lb
$1.13/lb above the volume range
Typical for your order size · 1,000–1,999 lbs
$5.05/lb
$0.19/lb above the order-size benchmark
Material
6061 Flat Bar 2 in × 1/4 in
Order size
1,000 lb
Checked
Jul 17, 2026

Source Published distributor pricing, Los Angeles basis · Order-size tier matched · Methodology

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You're paying above the benchmark for this order size. We can probably beat it.

That's roughly $190 on this order. We shop your spec to suppliers who compete for the order, without sharing your name or your supplier's. Free for shops. Answer within 3–5 business days.

Try to beat my quote

Example: aluminum 6061 flat bar, 1,000 lb order · $5,240 total.

How the quote check works

Your supplier quote to a benchmark comparison in three steps.

1

Paste or upload your quote

Drop in a supplier quote as a PDF, or paste the line items as text. Multi-line quotes are read in one pass; a single item can be entered by hand.

2

Confirm the details

The material, alloy, shape, size, quantity, and price are pulled out for you to review and correct before anything is compared.

3

See where you land

Your $/lb is placed against the negotiated market range for the same spec, so you can see whether you sit within it, below it, or above.

The benchmark is Ryerson's best published volume-tier price with a typical relationship discount applied, on a Los Angeles basis — the same market range shown on our price pages. It reflects negotiated pricing at volume, so smaller or one-off orders usually run higher; treat the gap as how far you sit above the volume floor. How the benchmark works

We cover steel, aluminum, stainless, copper, brass, and bronze across common stock forms — bar, sheet, plate, tube, angle, channel, and beam. Your quote is kept confidential: we never publish your prices, your suppliers, or anything that identifies you, and no account is required. Browse benchmark prices

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the benchmark work?+

We position your quote against Ryerson's published volume-tier pricing for the same material, alloy, shape, and size. The verdict uses two references: a negotiated market range, derived from the best published volume tier with a typical relationship discount applied, and the published tier matching your order weight — so a small order is judged against small-order pricing, not truckload pricing. Ryerson is one of the largest metal distributors in North America and publishes tiered list pricing online. Our data is collected on a Los Angeles (ZIP 90025) basis.

Is my data stored?+

We keep a copy of your quote — including any PDF you upload — to build and improve our benchmark data. It's kept strictly confidential: we never publish your prices, your suppliers, or anything that identifies you, and no account is required.

What materials are supported?+

Steel, aluminum, stainless steel, copper, brass, and bronze, across common stock forms: round bar, hex bar, square bar, flat bar, sheet, plate, tube, angle, channel, and I-beam. If we don't have benchmark data for your exact spec, we'll show the closest available match and you can ask to be notified when yours is added.