# Chef's hat price

> Chef's hat Grand Exchange price right now (201 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/chefs-hat
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 1949.

Examine: “What a silly hat.”

## Price now

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

**Chef's hat is 21% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 201 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 159–381 gp |
| 30-day average | 254 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | 0.0% / +3.7% / -41.1% |
| Instant buy | 202 gp (2026-10-30 08:28 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 200 gp (2026-10-30 08:05 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 9,292 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 224 / 223 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 224 / 223 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 150 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 4 gp
- You receive: 198 gp
- Flip margin after tax: -2 gp
- Per buy limit: -300 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 1
- Low alch value: 1
- Profit per cast: -353 gp

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

## Chef's hat price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 224 | 222 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 224 | 223 |

Range plotted: 200 to 224 gp, over 83 points.

## Chef's hat price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 44 gp and the highest buy average 386 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 278 | 294 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 224 | 223 |

Range plotted: 44 to 386 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Chef's hat worth in OSRS?

About 201 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 202 gp and the last instant sell 200 gp. Over the last 24 hours 9,292 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Chef's hat?

150 every 4 hours.

### Is Chef's hat worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 1 coins. Buying one at 202 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 353 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Chef's hat?

4 gp each at 202 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 198 gp.

Item id 1949. Prices update every five minutes.

## Related

- [GE tax calculator](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/ge-tax-calculator)
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