# Thread price

> Thread Grand Exchange price right now (7 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/thread
Last updated: 2026-11-02

Free-to-play item. Item id 1734.

Examine: “Used with a needle to make clothes.”

## Price now

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

**Thread is at its most expensive in 90 days.**

|  |  |
| --- | --- |
| Price | 7 gp |
| 90-day range (daily averages) | 6–7 gp |
| 30-day average | 6 gp |
| Change 24h / 7d / 30d | 0.0% / -14.3% / -14.3% |
| Instant buy | 7 gp (2026-10-30 08:28 UTC) |
| Instant sell | 6 gp (2026-10-30 08:18 UTC) |
| Volume 24h | 2,157,168 |
| 1h average buy / sell | 7 / 6 gp |
| 24h average buy / sell | 6 / 6 gp |
| Buy limit (4h) | 18,000 |

## Selling

- GE tax each: 0 gp
- You receive: 7 gp
- Flip margin after tax: 1 gp
- Per buy limit: 18,000 gp

## High alchemy

- High alch value: 1
- Low alch value: 1
- Profit per cast: -158 gp

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

## Thread price, last 7 days

Hourly averages from our own history.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 26, 2026 (first point) | 7 | 6 |
| Oct 30, 2026 (last point) | 7 | 6 |

Range plotted: 6 to 7 gp, over 83 points.

## Thread price history

Daily averages. Since Apr 8, 2026 the lowest daily sell average was 5 gp and the highest buy average 8 gp.

|  | Instant-buy average | Instant-sell average |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apr 8, 2026 (first point) | 7 | 6 |
| Oct 31, 2026 (last point) | 6 | 6 |

Range plotted: 5 to 8 gp, over 207 points.

## Questions

### How much is Thread worth in OSRS?

About 7 gp right now on the Grand Exchange: the last instant buy was 7 gp and the last instant sell 6 gp. Over the last 24 hours 2,157,168 were traded.

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

18,000 every 4 hours.

### Is Thread worth high alching?

High alchemy gives 1 coins. Buying one at 7 gp plus a nature rune makes that a 158 gp loss per cast right now.

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

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

Item id 1734. 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)