# Rainbow crab (1) price

> Rainbow crab (1) Grand Exchange price right now (1,017 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/rainbow-crab-1
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 31677.

Examine: “You'll need something to break through that shell.”

## Price now

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

**Rainbow crab (1) is at its cheapest in 83 days.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 1,017 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 798–10,000 gp |
| 30-day average | 1,390 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / – / – |
| Instant buy | 1,034 gp (2026-10-29 12:46 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 1,000 gp (2026-10-30 05:19 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 89 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 1,162 / – gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 1,309 / – gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | Unknown |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 20 gp
- You receive: 1,014 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 14 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 180
- Low alch value: 120
- Profit per cast: -1,006 gp

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

## Rainbow crab (1) price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | – | 1,000 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 1,162 | – |

Range plotted: 1,000 to 1,330 gp, over 16 points.

## Rainbow crab (1) price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 1 gp and the highest buy average 10,000 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | – | 909 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 1,309 | – |

Range plotted: 1 to 44,146 gp, over 187 points.

## Questions

### How much is Rainbow crab (1) worth in OSRS?

About 1,017 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 1,034 gp and the last instant sell 1,000 gp. Over the last 24 hours 89 were traded.

### Is Rainbow crab (1) worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 180 coins. Buying one at 1,034 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 1,006 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Rainbow crab (1)?

20 gp each at 1,034 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 1,014 gp.

Item id 31677. Prices update every five minutes.

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