# Lobster price

> Lobster Grand Exchange price right now (97 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/lobster
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 379.

Examine: “This looks tricky to eat.”

## Price now

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

**Lobster has held steady: within 8% of its 30-day average and last week's price.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 97 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 75–112 gp |
| 30-day average | 97 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +3.3% / -6.1% / -13.9% |
| Instant buy | 97 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 96 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 878,654 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 95 / 90 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 95 / 90 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 6,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: Exempt
- You receive: 97 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 1 gp
- Per buy limit: 6,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 42
- Low alch value: 28
- Profit per cast: -207 gp

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

## Lobster price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 78 | 76 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 95 | 90 |

Range plotted: 64 to 98 gp, over 83 points.

## Lobster price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 73 gp and the highest buy average 141 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 136 | 134 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 95 | 90 |

Range plotted: 71 to 141 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Lobster worth in OSRS?

About 97 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 97 gp and the last instant sell 96 gp. Over the last 24 hours 878,654 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Lobster?

6,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Lobster worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 42 coins. Buying one at 97 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 207 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Lobster?

None: Lobster is exempt from the Grand Exchange fee.

Item id 379. Prices update every five minutes.

## Related

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