# Crab paste price

> Crab paste Grand Exchange price right now (52 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/crab-paste
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 31708.

Examine: “A paste made by crushing a crab.”

## Price now

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

**Crab paste is 29% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 52 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 37–222 gp |
| 30-day average | 73 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / -14.3% / -66.3% |
| Instant buy | 66 gp (2026-10-30 07:36 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 37 gp (2026-10-30 02:35 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 45,861 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 67 / 37 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 67 / 40 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 13,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 1 gp
- You receive: 65 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 28 gp
- Per buy limit: 364,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 180
- Low alch value: 120
- Profit per cast: -38 gp

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

## Crab paste price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 117 | 70 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 67 | 37 |

Range plotted: 37 to 118 gp, over 66 points.

## Crab paste price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 4 gp and the highest buy average 331 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 140 | 127 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 67 | 40 |

Range plotted: 4 to 331 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Crab paste worth in OSRS?

About 52 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 66 gp and the last instant sell 37 gp. Over the last 24 hours 45,861 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Crab paste?

13,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Crab paste worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 180 coins. Buying one at 66 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 38 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Crab paste?

1 gp each at 66 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 65 gp.

Item id 31708. Prices update every five minutes.

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