# Ruby price

> Ruby Grand Exchange price right now (693 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/ruby
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 1603.

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## Price now

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

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

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 693 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 659–878 gp |
| 30-day average | 720 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +1.3% / -0.6% / +1.9% |
| Instant buy | 690 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 696 gp (2026-10-30 08:28 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 3,468,737 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 730 / 708 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 714 / 699 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 13,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 13 gp
- You receive: 677 gp
- Flip margin after tax: -19 gp
- Per buy limit: -247,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 600
- Low alch value: 400
- Profit per cast: -242 gp

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

## Ruby price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 674 | 655 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 730 | 708 |

Range plotted: 634 to 734 gp, over 83 points.

## Ruby price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 649 gp and the highest buy average 1,000 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 904 | 886 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 714 | 699 |

Range plotted: 649 to 1,000 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Ruby worth in OSRS?

About 693 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 690 gp and the last instant sell 696 gp. Over the last 24 hours 3,468,737 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Ruby?

13,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Ruby worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 600 coins. Buying one at 690 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 242 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Ruby?

13 gp each at 690 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 677 gp.

Item id 1603. Prices update every five minutes.

## Related

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