# Rainbow crab paste price

> Rainbow crab paste Grand Exchange price right now (985 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-paste
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 31710.

Examine: “A paste made by crushing a crab.”

## Price now

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

**Rainbow crab paste is down 10% on the week.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 985 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 752–1,520 gp |
| 30-day average | 939 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +1.7% / -9.7% / +8.9% |
| Instant buy | 1,019 gp (2026-10-30 07:54 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 950 gp (2026-10-30 02:42 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 244,879 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 1,000 / – gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 953 / 878 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 13,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 20 gp
- You receive: 999 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 49 gp
- Per buy limit: 637,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 180
- Low alch value: 120
- Profit per cast: -991 gp

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

## Rainbow crab paste price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | – | 1,037 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 1,000 | – |

Range plotted: 673 to 1,119 gp, over 64 points.

## Rainbow crab paste price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 701 gp and the highest buy average 1,869 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 1,510 | 1,467 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 953 | 878 |

Range plotted: 701 to 1,869 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

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

About 985 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 1,019 gp and the last instant sell 950 gp. Over the last 24 hours 244,879 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Rainbow crab paste?

13,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Rainbow crab paste worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 180 coins. Buying one at 1,019 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 991 gp loss per cast right now.

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

20 gp each at 1,019 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 999 gp.

Item id 31710. Prices update every five minutes.

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