# Steam rune price

> Steam rune Grand Exchange price right now (90 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/steam-rune
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Members item. Item id 4694.

Examine: “A combined Water and Fire Rune.”

## Price now

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

**Steam rune is up 13% on the week.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 90 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 70–118 gp |
| 30-day average | 92 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | -4.5% / +12.5% / -13.8% |
| Instant buy | 91 gp (2026-10-30 08:24 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 88 gp (2026-10-30 08:25 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 3,526,665 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 86 / 81 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 83 / 78 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 18,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 1 gp
- You receive: 90 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 2 gp
- Per buy limit: 36,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 12
- Low alch value: 8
- Profit per cast: -231 gp

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

## Steam rune price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 89 | 84 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 86 | 81 |

Range plotted: 63 to 91 gp, over 83 points.

## Steam rune price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 65 gp and the highest buy average 121 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 103 | 102 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 83 | 78 |

Range plotted: 65 to 121 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Steam rune worth in OSRS?

About 90 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 91 gp and the last instant sell 88 gp. Over the last 24 hours 3,526,665 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Steam rune?

18,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Steam rune worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 12 coins. Buying one at 91 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 231 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Steam rune?

1 gp each at 91 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 90 gp.

Item id 4694. 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)