# Rune essence price > Rune essence Grand Exchange price right now (13 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/rune-essence Last updated: 2026-11-02 Free-to-play item. Item id 1436. Examine: β€œAn unimbued rune.” ## Price now Prices as of 2026-11-02 00:20 UTC. **Rune essence is up 8% on the week.** | | | | --- | --- | | Price | 13 gp | | 90-day range (daily averages) | 10–21 gp | | 30-day average | 13 gp | | Change 24h / 7d / 30d | 0.0% / +8.3% / 0.0% | | Instant buy | 14 gp (2026-10-30 08:18 UTC) | | Instant sell | 12 gp (2026-10-30 08:23 UTC) | | Volume 24h | 1,009,669 | | 1h average buy / sell | 13 / 12 gp | | 24h average buy / sell | 13 / 13 gp | | Buy limit (4h) | 20,000 | ## Selling - GE tax each: 0 gp - You receive: 14 gp - Flip margin after tax: 2 gp - Per buy limit: 40,000 gp ## High alchemy - High alch value: 2 - Low alch value: 1 - Profit per cast: -164 gp Buying one at the instant-buy price plus a nature rune; fire runes assumed from a staff. ## Rune essence price, last 7 days Hourly averages from our own history. | | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average | | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 12 | 11 | | Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 13 | 12 | Range plotted: 11 to 14 gp, over 83 points. ## Rune essence price history Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 8 gp and the highest buy average 23 gp. | | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average | | --- | --- | --- | | Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 11 | 11 | | Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 13 | 13 | Range plotted: 8 to 23 gp, over 207 points. ## Questions ### How much is Rune essence worth in OSRS? About 13 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 14 gp and the last instant sell 12 gp. Over the last 24 hours 1,009,669 were traded. ### What is the GE buy limit for Rune essence? 20,000 every 4 hours. ### Is Rune essence worth high alching? High alchemy gives 2 coins. Buying one at 14 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 164 gp loss per cast right now. ### How much tax do you pay selling Rune essence? 0 gp each at 14 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 14 gp. Item id 1436. 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)