# Copper ore price

> Copper ore Grand Exchange price right now (28 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/copper-ore
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 436.

Examine: “This needs refining.”

## Price now

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

**Copper ore is at its most expensive in 90 days.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 28 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 10–28 gp |
| 30-day average | 23 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | 0.0% / 0.0% / +35.0% |
| Instant buy | 28 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 27 gp (2026-10-30 08:26 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 6,962,643 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 28 / 27 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 27 / 27 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 13,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 0 gp
- You receive: 28 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 1 gp
- Per buy limit: 13,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 1
- Low alch value: 1
- Profit per cast: -179 gp

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

## Copper ore price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 28 | 27 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 28 | 27 |

Range plotted: 16 to 28 gp, over 83 points.

## Copper ore price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 5 gp and the highest buy average 28 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 13 | 13 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 27 | 27 |

Range plotted: 3 to 28 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Copper ore worth in OSRS?

About 28 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 28 gp and the last instant sell 27 gp. Over the last 24 hours 6,962,643 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Copper ore?

13,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Copper ore worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 1 coins. Buying one at 28 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 179 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Copper ore?

0 gp each at 28 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 28 gp.

Item id 436. 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)