OSRS Grand Exchange

Prices last updated 3 days ago. Updates are paused; the numbers below are from then.

Free-to-play item

Red bead price

Red bead

“A small round red bead.”

1,203 gp

+1.1% 24h · -3.4% 7d · -42.1% 30d

Red bead is 14% below its 30-day average.

1,0432,916

90-day range of daily average prices; 30-day average 1,400 gp.

Instant buy
1,272
3 days ago
Instant sell
1,133
3 days ago
Volume 24h
1,205
1h average buy / sell
1,255 / 1,147
24h average buy / sell
1,195 / 1,134
Buy limit (4h)
11,000

Red bead price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

9981,2491,500Oct 26, 2026Oct 30, 2026
Instant-buy averageInstant-sell averageVolume

Red bead price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 848 gp and the highest buy average 3,084 gp.

8481,9663,084Apr 8, 2026Oct 31, 2026
Instant-buy averageInstant-sell averageVolume

Questions

How much is Red bead worth in OSRS?
About 1,203 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 1,272 gp and the last instant sell 1,133 gp. Over the last 24 hours 1,205 were traded.
What is the GE buy limit for Red bead?
11,000 every 4 hours.
Is Red bead worth high alching?
High alchemy gives 2 coins. Buying one at 1,272 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 1,422 gp loss per cast right now.
How much tax do you pay selling Red bead?
25 gp each at 1,272 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 1,247 gp.

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