# Squid paste price

> Squid paste Grand Exchange price right now (337 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/squid-paste
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 31569.

Examine: “A paste made by crushing squid.”

## Price now

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

**Squid paste is at its cheapest in 90 days.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 337 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 358–1,462 gp |
| 30-day average | 856 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -9.3% / -4.4% / -70.7% |
| Instant buy | 355 gp (2026-10-30 08:20 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 318 gp (2026-10-30 08:20 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 53,749 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 362 / – gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 400 / 340 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 13,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 7 gp
- You receive: 348 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 30 gp
- Per buy limit: 390,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 60
- Low alch value: 40
- Profit per cast: -447 gp

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

## Squid paste price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 400 | 378 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 362 | – |

Range plotted: 90 to 400 gp, over 63 points.

## Squid paste price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 317 gp and the highest buy average 1,894 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 1,573 | 1,519 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 400 | 340 |

Range plotted: 317 to 1,894 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Squid paste worth in OSRS?

About 337 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 355 gp and the last instant sell 318 gp. Over the last 24 hours 53,749 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Squid paste?

13,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Squid paste worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 60 coins. Buying one at 355 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 447 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Squid paste?

7 gp each at 355 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 348 gp.

Item id 31569. 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)