# Crystal key price

> Crystal key Grand Exchange price right now (17,397 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/crystal-key
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 989.

Examine: “A mysterious key for a mysterious chest.”

## Price now

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

**Crystal key is 8% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 17,397 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 17,227–22,327 gp |
| 30-day average | 18,911 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -1.9% / +2.0% / -11.6% |
| Instant buy | 17,399 gp (2026-10-30 08:13 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 17,395 gp (2026-10-30 08:24 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 28,208 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 17,349 / 16,819 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 18,235 / 17,560 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 11,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 347 gp
- You receive: 17,052 gp
- Flip margin after tax: -343 gp
- Per buy limit: -3,773,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 90
- Low alch value: 60
- Profit per cast: -17,461 gp

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

## Crystal key price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 17,492 | 17,200 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 17,349 | 16,819 |

Range plotted: 16,494 to 18,236 gp, over 83 points.

## Crystal key price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 16,986 gp and the highest buy average 26,104 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 21,645 | 21,224 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 18,235 | 17,560 |

Range plotted: 16,986 to 26,104 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Crystal key worth in OSRS?

About 17,397 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 17,399 gp and the last instant sell 17,395 gp. Over the last 24 hours 28,208 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Crystal key?

11,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Crystal key worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 90 coins. Buying one at 17,399 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 17,461 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Crystal key?

347 gp each at 17,399 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 17,052 gp.

Item id 989. Prices update every five minutes.

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