# Red crab price

> Red crab Grand Exchange price right now (174 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-crab
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 31671.

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

## Price now

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

**Red crab has held steady: within 8% of its 30-day average and last week's price.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 174 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 12–1,098 gp |
| 30-day average | 173 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -1.2% / -7.9% / +85.3% |
| Instant buy | 180 gp (2026-10-30 03:23 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 168 gp (2026-10-30 05:22 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 43,278 |
| 1h average buy / sell | – / 168 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 192 / 159 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | Unknown |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 3 gp
- You receive: 177 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 9 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 60
- Low alch value: 40
- Profit per cast: -272 gp

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

## Red crab price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 197 | – |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | – | 168 |

Range plotted: 35 to 200 gp, over 65 points.

## Red crab price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 2 gp and the highest buy average 1,098 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 48 | 46 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 192 | 159 |

Range plotted: 2 to 1,098 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Red crab worth in OSRS?

About 174 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 180 gp and the last instant sell 168 gp. Over the last 24 hours 43,278 were traded.

### Is Red crab worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 60 coins. Buying one at 180 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 272 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Red crab?

3 gp each at 180 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 177 gp.

Item id 31671. 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)