# Gold ore price

> Gold ore Grand Exchange price right now (113 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/gold-ore
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 444.

Examine: “This needs refining.”

## Price now

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

**Gold ore is at its cheapest in 90 days.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 113 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 114–162 gp |
| 30-day average | 138 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -2.6% / -1.7% / -27.4% |
| Instant buy | 115 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 111 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 19,140,216 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 116 / 111 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 116 / 112 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 30,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 2 gp
- You receive: 113 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 2 gp
- Per buy limit: 60,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 90
- Low alch value: 60
- Profit per cast: -177 gp

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

## Gold ore price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 119 | 116 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 116 | 111 |

Range plotted: 107 to 121 gp, over 83 points.

## Gold ore price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 112 gp and the highest buy average 167 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 139 | 138 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 116 | 112 |

Range plotted: 112 to 167 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Gold ore worth in OSRS?

About 113 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 115 gp and the last instant sell 111 gp. Over the last 24 hours 19,140,216 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Gold ore?

30,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Gold ore worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 90 coins. Buying one at 115 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 177 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Gold ore?

2 gp each at 115 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 113 gp.

Item id 444. Prices update every five minutes.

## Related

- [GE tax calculator](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/ge-tax-calculator)
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- [How we get prices](https://osrsgrandexchange.com/about)