Charcoal
A lump of charcoal.
Charcoal is a free-to-play item on the OSRS Grand Exchange. Recent trades put the high price at 145 GP (1m ago) and the low price at 143 GP (10m ago). Buying at the low price and selling at the high price would break even after the 2% tax. You can buy up to 13,000 every four hours. High Alchemy would lose 282 GP per cast if you bought it at the low price and paid for the nature rune. 8,738 were traded in the last 24 hours.
| High | 145 GP () |
|---|---|
| Low | 143 GP () |
| Tax | 2 GP |
| Margin | 0 GP |
| ROI | 0.00% |
| Buy limit | 13,000 every 4 hours |
| High alchemy | 27 GP |
Buy price (insta-sell / low): 143 GP
Sell price (insta-buy / high): 145 GP
Margin after tax: 0 GP per unit. Grand Exchange tax on a sale is 2 GP.
Buy limit: 13,000 every 4 hours.
The full buy limit of 13,000 Charcoal costs 1,859,000 GP at the current buy price. Across that quantity, the after-tax margin is 0 GP.
- Grand Exchange buy limit: 13,000 every 4 hours
- Free-to-play item
- High alchemy value: 27 GP
- Low alchemy value: 18 GP
- Base value: 45 GP
Charcoal price history
- Over the past 7 days, the average high ranged from 145 GP to 178 GP across 167 hourly samples. From 2026-11-01 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 176 GP to 175 GP (-1 GP, -0.57%).
- Over the past 30 days, the average high ranged from 128 GP to 179 GP across 712 hourly samples. From 2026-10-09 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 170 GP to 175 GP (+5 GP, +2.94%).
- Over the past 90 days, the average high ranged from 100 GP to 180 GP across 2,062 hourly samples. From 2026-08-10 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 165 GP to 175 GP (+10 GP, +6.06%).
- Over the past 90 days, the highest average high was 180 GP on 2026-08-30 UTC, and the lowest was 100 GP on 2026-09-24 UTC.
As of 2026-11-08 UTC. See this week's market summary.
To cite this page: QuantScapers, "Charcoal price history", based on OSRS Wiki real-time price data through 2026-11-08 UTC. Calculations by QuantScapers.
What is the Grand Exchange buy limit for Charcoal?
You can buy up to 13,000 Charcoal every 4 hours on the Grand Exchange.
Is Charcoal a members-only item?
Charcoal is available to free-to-play players. No membership is required to trade it.
What is Charcoal's current buy and sell price?
At the latest update, Charcoal's insta-sell (low) price is 143 GP and its insta-buy (high) price is 145 GP on the Grand Exchange.
How much Grand Exchange tax applies to Charcoal?
A sale of Charcoal pays the standard 2% Grand Exchange tax, which is 2 GP per unit at the current price.
What does a full buy limit of Charcoal cost?
Buying the full limit of 13,000 Charcoal costs 1,859,000 GP at the current insta-sell price of 143 GP each.