# Steel sword price

> Steel sword Grand Exchange price right now (130 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/steel-sword
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 1281.

Examine: “A razor sharp sword.”

## Price now

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

**Steel sword is 76% above its 30-day average.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 130 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 18–825 gp |
| 30-day average | 74 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | +63.2% / +33.0% / +53.9% |
| Instant buy | 197 gp (2026-10-30 08:15 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 62 gp (2026-10-30 08:29 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 1,812 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 185 / 125 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 129 / 105 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 125 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 3 gp
- You receive: 194 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 132 gp
- Per buy limit: 16,500 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 195
- Low alch value: 130
- Profit per cast: -154 gp

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

## Steel sword price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 56 | 55 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 185 | 125 |

Range plotted: 49 to 197 gp, over 82 points.

## Steel sword price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 9 gp and the highest buy average 2,947 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 65 | 63 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 129 | 105 |

Range plotted: 9 to 2,947 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Steel sword worth in OSRS?

About 130 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 197 gp and the last instant sell 62 gp. Over the last 24 hours 1,812 were traded.

### What is the GE buy limit for Steel sword?

125 every 4 hours.

### Is Steel sword worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 195 coins. Buying one at 197 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 154 gp loss per cast right now.

### How much tax do you pay selling Steel sword?

3 gp each at 197 gp (2%, rounded down, capped at 5m per item), so you receive 194 gp.

Item id 1281. Prices update every five minutes.

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