# Papyrus price

> Papyrus Grand Exchange price right now (62 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/papyrus
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 970.

Examine: “Used for making notes.”

## Price now

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

**Papyrus is 27% below its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 62 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 52–115 gp |
| 30-day average | 85 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -13.6% / +6.7% / +6.7% |
| Instant buy | 113 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 11 gp (2026-10-30 07:22 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 5,064 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 111 / 67 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 110 / 81 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 13,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 2 gp
- You receive: 111 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 100 gp
- Per buy limit: 1,300,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 6
- Low alch value: 4
- Profit per cast: -259 gp

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

## Papyrus price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 114 | 48 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 111 | 67 |

Range plotted: 3 to 115 gp, over 83 points.

## Papyrus price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 14 gp and the highest buy average 115 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 112 | 99 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 110 | 81 |

Range plotted: 14 to 115 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Papyrus worth in OSRS?

About 62 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 113 gp and the last instant sell 11 gp. Over the last 24 hours 5,064 were traded.

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

13,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Papyrus worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 6 coins. Buying one at 113 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 259 gp loss per cast right now.

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

2 gp each at 113 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 111 gp.

Item id 970. Prices update every five minutes.

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