# Cup of water price

> Cup of water Grand Exchange price right now (96 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-water
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 4458.

Examine: “A cup of water.”

## Price now

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

**Cup of water is 9% above its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 96 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 8–308 gp |
| 30-day average | 88 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / – / +37.7% |
| Instant buy | 125 gp (2026-10-30 05:48 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 67 gp (2026-10-30 04:52 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 673 |
| 1h average buy / sell | – / – gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 125 / 65 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 13,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 2 gp
- You receive: 123 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 56 gp
- Per buy limit: 728,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 6
- Low alch value: 4
- Profit per cast: -271 gp

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

## Cup of water price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 15 | – |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | – | 67 |

Range plotted: 14 to 125 gp, over 19 points.

## Cup of water price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 6 gp and the highest buy average 2,500 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 57 | 100 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 125 | 65 |

Range plotted: 6 to 5,000 gp, over 205 points.

## Questions

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

About 96 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 125 gp and the last instant sell 67 gp. Over the last 24 hours 673 were traded.

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

13,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Cup of water worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 6 coins. Buying one at 125 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 271 gp loss per cast right now.

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

2 gp each at 125 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 123 gp.

Item id 4458. Prices update every five minutes.

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