# Ancient crystal price > Ancient crystal Grand Exchange price right now (150,963 gp), with buy and sell prices, 24h volume, our own price history, buy limit, high alch profit and the GE tax. Canonical: https://osrsgrandexchange.com/items/ancient-crystal Last updated: 2026-11-02 Members item. Item id 21804. Examine: β€œAn ancient crystal containing magical energy.” ## Price now Prices as of 2026-11-02 00:20 UTC. **Ancient crystal has held steady: within 8% of its 30-day average and last week's price.** | | | | --- | --- | | Price | 150,963 gp | | 90-day range (daily averages) | 148,248–154,835 gp | | 30-day average | 151,688 gp | | Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +0.0% / +0.3% / +0.2% | | Instant buy | 153,900 gp (2026-10-30 08:04 UTC) | | Instant sell | 148,025 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) | | Volume 24h | 1,478 | | 1h average buy / sell | 151,616 / 148,614 gp | | 24h average buy / sell | 154,595 / 148,690 gp | | Buy limit (4h) | 250 | ## Selling - GE tax each: 3,078 gp - You receive: 150,822 gp - Flip margin after tax: 2,797 gp - Per buy limit: 699,250 gp ## High alchemy - High alch value: 150,000 - Low alch value: 100,000 - Profit per cast: -4,052 gp Buying one at the instant-buy price plus a nature rune; fire runes assumed from a staff. ## Ancient crystal price, last 7 days Hourly averages from our own history. | | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average | | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | – | 148,758 | | Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 151,616 | 148,614 | Range plotted: 147,000 to 163,919 gp, over 82 points. ## Ancient crystal price history Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 143,052 gp and the highest buy average 194,948 gp. | | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average | | --- | --- | --- | | Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 180,956 | 155,086 | | Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 154,595 | 148,690 | Range plotted: 143,052 to 194,948 gp, over 207 points. ## Questions ### How much is Ancient crystal worth in OSRS? About 150,963 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 153,900 gp and the last instant sell 148,025 gp. Over the last 24 hours 1,478 were traded. ### What is the GE buy limit for Ancient crystal? 250 every 4 hours. ### Is Ancient crystal worth high alching? High alchemy gives 150,000 coins. Buying one at 153,900 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 4,052 gp loss per cast right now. ### How much tax do you pay selling Ancient crystal? 3,078 gp each at 153,900 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 150,822 gp. Item id 21804. Prices update every five minutes. ## Related - [GE tax calculator](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/ge-tax-calculator) - [Best items to alch](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/high-alch) - [How we get prices](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/about)