# Rainbow crab meat price

> Rainbow crab meat Grand Exchange price right now (2,356 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-meat
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 31703.

Examine: “This looks tricky to eat.”

## Price now

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

**Rainbow crab meat is 35% above its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 2,356 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 714–3,000 gp |
| 30-day average | 1,744 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | – / – / – |
| Instant buy | 2,500 gp (2026-10-27 08:11 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 2,212 gp (2026-10-30 07:06 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 96 |
| 1h average buy / sell | – / 2,212 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | – / 2,212 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | Unknown |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 50 gp
- You receive: 2,450 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 238 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 180
- Low alch value: 120
- Profit per cast: -2,472 gp

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

## Rainbow crab meat price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | – | 2,212 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | – | 2,212 |

Range plotted: 2,212 to 2,500 gp, over 7 points.

## Rainbow crab meat price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 9, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 668 gp and the highest buy average 10,000,000 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 9, 2026 (first point) | – | 837 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | – | 2,212 |

Range plotted: 656 to 10,000,000 gp, over 110 points.

## Questions

### How much is Rainbow crab meat worth in OSRS?

About 2,356 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 2,500 gp and the last instant sell 2,212 gp. Over the last 24 hours 96 were traded.

### Is Rainbow crab meat worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 180 coins. Buying one at 2,500 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 2,472 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Rainbow crab meat?

50 gp each at 2,500 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 2,450 gp.

Item id 31703. Prices update every five minutes.

## Related

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