# Charcoal price

> Charcoal Grand Exchange price right now (174 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/charcoal
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 973.

Examine: “A lump of charcoal.”

## Price now

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

**Charcoal is at its most expensive in 90 days.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 174 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 116–175 gp |
| 30-day average | 159 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -6.0% / -4.8% / +1.9% |
| Instant buy | 178 gp (2026-10-30 08:27 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 170 gp (2026-10-30 08:22 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 9,876 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 164 / 152 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 165 / 151 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 13,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 3 gp
- You receive: 175 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 5 gp
- Per buy limit: 65,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 27
- Low alch value: 18
- Profit per cast: -303 gp

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

## Charcoal price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 172 | 151 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 164 | 152 |

Range plotted: 150 to 178 gp, over 83 points.

## Charcoal price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 52 gp and the highest buy average 211 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 190 | 153 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 165 | 151 |

Range plotted: 52 to 211 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Charcoal worth in OSRS?

About 174 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 178 gp and the last instant sell 170 gp. Over the last 24 hours 9,876 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Charcoal?

13,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Charcoal worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 27 coins. Buying one at 178 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 303 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Charcoal?

3 gp each at 178 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 175 gp.

Item id 973. Prices update every five minutes.

## Related

- [GE tax calculator](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/ge-tax-calculator)
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- [How we get prices](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/about)