# Cup of hot water price

> Cup of hot water Grand Exchange price right now (206 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/cup-of-hot-water
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 4460.

Examine: “It's hot!”

## Price now

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

**Cup of hot water is at its cheapest in 90 days.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 206 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 263–605 gp |
| 30-day average | 382 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / +1.3% / -2.8% |
| Instant buy | 377 gp (2026-10-30 05:56 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 34 gp (2026-10-30 05:48 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 25,649 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 395 / – gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 399 / 366 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 13,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 7 gp
- You receive: 370 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 336 gp
- Per buy limit: 4,368,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 6
- Low alch value: 4
- Profit per cast: -523 gp

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

## Cup of hot water price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 359 | – |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 395 | – |

Range plotted: 34 to 400 gp, over 68 points.

## Cup of hot water price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 123 gp and the highest buy average 845 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 469 | 461 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 399 | 366 |

Range plotted: 123 to 845 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Cup of hot water worth in OSRS?

About 206 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 377 gp and the last instant sell 34 gp. Over the last 24 hours 25,649 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Cup of hot water?

13,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Cup of hot water worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 6 coins. Buying one at 377 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 523 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Cup of hot water?

7 gp each at 377 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 370 gp.

Item id 4460. Prices update every five minutes.

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