# Cup of tea price

> Cup of tea Grand Exchange price right now (105 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-tea
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 1978.

Examine: “A nice cup of tea.”

## Price now

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

**Cup of tea is up 9% on the week.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 105 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 59–325 gp |
| 30-day average | 107 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +24.4% / +9.3% / -4.5% |
| Instant buy | 106 gp (2026-10-30 08:27 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 103 gp (2026-10-30 07:47 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 25,647 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 216 / 100 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 113 / 99 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 2,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 2 gp
- You receive: 104 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 1 gp
- Per buy limit: 2,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 6
- Low alch value: 4
- Profit per cast: -252 gp

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

## Cup of tea price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 100 | 95 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 216 | 100 |

Range plotted: 82 to 520 gp, over 82 points.

## Cup of tea price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 18 gp and the highest buy average 492 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 99 | 100 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 113 | 99 |

Range plotted: 18 to 492 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Cup of tea worth in OSRS?

About 105 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 106 gp and the last instant sell 103 gp. Over the last 24 hours 25,647 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Cup of tea?

2,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Cup of tea worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 6 coins. Buying one at 106 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 252 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Cup of tea?

2 gp each at 106 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 104 gp.

Item id 1978. Prices update every five minutes.

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