# Red bead price

> Red bead Grand Exchange price right now (1,203 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/red-bead
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 1470.

Examine: “A small round red bead.”

## Price now

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

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

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 1,203 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 1,043–2,916 gp |
| 30-day average | 1,400 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +1.1% / -3.4% / -42.1% |
| Instant buy | 1,272 gp (2026-10-30 08:23 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 1,133 gp (2026-10-30 08:15 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 1,205 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 1,255 / 1,147 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 1,195 / 1,134 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 11,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 25 gp
- You receive: 1,247 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 114 gp
- Per buy limit: 1,254,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 2
- Low alch value: 1
- Profit per cast: -1,422 gp

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

## Red bead price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 1,143 | 1,010 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 1,255 | 1,147 |

Range plotted: 998 to 1,500 gp, over 83 points.

## 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.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 1,121 | 1,005 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 1,195 | 1,134 |

Range plotted: 848 to 3,084 gp, over 207 points.

## 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.

Item id 1470. Prices update every five minutes.

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