# Nickel ore price

> Nickel ore Grand Exchange price right now (978 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/nickel-ore
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 31719.

Examine: “This needs refining.”

## Price now

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

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

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 978 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 952–2,299 gp |
| 30-day average | 1,310 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / -12.4% / -49.7% |
| Instant buy | 1,206 gp (2026-10-30 06:00 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 750 gp (2026-10-30 08:20 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 23,742 |
| 1h average buy / sell | – / 750 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 1,016 / 932 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | Unknown |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 24 gp
- You receive: 1,182 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 432 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 240
- Low alch value: 160
- Profit per cast: -1,118 gp

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

## Nickel ore price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 1,007 | 925 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | – | 750 |

Range plotted: 8 to 1,206 gp, over 79 points.

## Nickel ore price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 753 gp and the highest buy average 3,775 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 1,682 | 1,681 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 1,016 | 932 |

Range plotted: 753 to 3,775 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

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

About 978 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 1,206 gp and the last instant sell 750 gp. Over the last 24 hours 23,742 were traded.

### Is Nickel ore worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 240 coins. Buying one at 1,206 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 1,118 gp loss per cast right now.

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

24 gp each at 1,206 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 1,182 gp.

Item id 31719. Prices update every five minutes.

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