# Ancient essence price

> Ancient essence Grand Exchange price right now (15 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-essence
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 27616.

Examine: “Pure magical energy filled with a dark power.”

## Price now

Prices as of 2026-11-02 00:20 UTC.

**Ancient essence is 17% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 15 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 14–19 gp |
| 30-day average | 18 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -6.3% / -17.6% / -26.3% |
| Instant buy | 15 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 14 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 79,825,096 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 15 / 14 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 14 / 13 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 300,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 0 gp
- You receive: 15 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 1 gp
- Per buy limit: 300,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 16
- Low alch value: 11
- Profit per cast: -151 gp

Buying one at the instant-buy price plus a nature rune; fire runes assumed from a staff.

## Ancient essence price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 16 | 15 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 15 | 14 |

Range plotted: 14 to 16 gp, over 83 points.

## Ancient essence price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 13 gp and the highest buy average 19 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 19 | 19 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 14 | 13 |

Range plotted: 13 to 19 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Ancient essence worth in OSRS?

About 15 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 15 gp and the last instant sell 14 gp. Over the last 24 hours 79,825,096 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Ancient essence?

300,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Ancient essence worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 16 coins. Buying one at 15 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 151 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Ancient essence?

0 gp each at 15 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 15 gp.

Item id 27616. Prices update every five minutes.

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