# Muddy key price > Muddy key Grand Exchange price right now (6,482 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/muddy-key Last updated: 2026-11-02 Free-to-play item. Item id 991. Examine: β€œIt looks like the key to a chest.” ## Price now Prices as of 2026-11-02 00:20 UTC. **Muddy key has held steady: within 8% of its 30-day average and last week's price.** | | | | --- | --- | | Price | 6,482 gp | | 90-day range (daily averages) | 4,547–7,573 gp | | 30-day average | 6,535 gp | | Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +0.7% / +1.8% / +0.3% | | Instant buy | 6,713 gp (2026-10-30 08:06 UTC) | | Instant sell | 6,250 gp (2026-10-30 08:04 UTC) | | Volume 24h | 513 | | 1h average buy / sell | 7,000 / 6,250 gp | | 24h average buy / sell | 6,851 / 6,417 gp | | Buy limit (4h) | 11,000 | ## Selling - GE tax each: 134 gp - You receive: 6,579 gp - Flip margin after tax: 329 gp - Per buy limit: 3,619,000 gp ## High alchemy - High alch value: 48 - Low alch value: 32 - Profit per cast: -6,817 gp Buying one at the instant-buy price plus a nature rune; fire runes assumed from a staff. ## Muddy key price, last 7 days Hourly averages from our own history. | | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average | | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 6,771 | 6,250 | | Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 7,000 | 6,250 | Range plotted: 6,250 to 7,000 gp, over 83 points. ## Muddy key price history Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 3,149 gp and the highest buy average 8,191 gp. | | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average | | --- | --- | --- | | Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 5,594 | 5,311 | | Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 6,851 | 6,417 | Range plotted: 3,149 to 8,191 gp, over 207 points. ## Questions ### How much is Muddy key worth in OSRS? About 6,482 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 6,713 gp and the last instant sell 6,250 gp. Over the last 24 hours 513 were traded. ### What is the GE buy limit for Muddy key? 11,000 every 4 hours. ### Is Muddy key worth high alching? High alchemy gives 48 coins. Buying one at 6,713 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 6,817 gp loss per cast right now. ### How much tax do you pay selling Muddy key? 134 gp each at 6,713 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 6,579 gp. Item id 991. 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)