Herring
Some nicely cooked herring.
Herring is a free-to-play item on the OSRS Grand Exchange. The latest high price is 18 GP (56m ago) and the low price is 15 GP (3m ago). Buying at the low price and selling at the high price would leave 3 GP per item after the 2% tax (20.00% of the buy price). You can buy up to 6,000 every four hours. Buying one at the low price and casting High Alchemy with a nature rune would lose 173 GP. 12,156 were traded in the last 24 hours.
| High | 18 GP () |
|---|---|
| Low | 15 GP () |
| Tax | 0 GP |
| Margin | 3 GP |
| ROI | 20.00% |
| Buy limit | 6,000 every 4 hours |
| High alchemy | 6 GP |
Buy price (insta-sell / low): 15 GP
Sell price (insta-buy / high): 18 GP
Margin after tax: 3 GP per unit. No Grand Exchange tax applies at this price.
Buy limit: 6,000 every 4 hours.
The full buy limit of 6,000 Herring costs 90,000 GP at the current buy price. Across that quantity, the after-tax margin is 18,000 GP.
- Grand Exchange buy limit: 6,000 every 4 hours
- Free-to-play item
- High alchemy value: 6 GP
- Low alchemy value: 4 GP
- Base value: 10 GP
Herring price history
- Over the past 7 days, the average high ranged from 8 GP to 29 GP across 6 hourly samples. From 2026-11-01 UTC to 2026-11-07 UTC, it moved from 29 GP to 24 GP (-5 GP, -17.24%).
- Over the past 30 days, the average high ranged from 8 GP to 29 GP across 80 hourly samples. From 2026-10-10 UTC to 2026-11-07 UTC, it moved from 21 GP to 24 GP (+3 GP, +14.29%).
- Over the past 90 days, the average high ranged from 3 GP to 461 GP across 306 hourly samples. From 2026-08-10 UTC to 2026-11-07 UTC, it moved from 19 GP to 24 GP (+5 GP, +26.32%).
- Over the past 90 days, the highest average high was 461 GP on 2026-09-23 UTC, and the lowest was 3 GP on 2026-09-17 UTC.
As of 2026-11-07 UTC. See this week's market summary.
To cite this page: QuantScapers, "Herring price history", based on OSRS Wiki real-time price data through 2026-11-07 UTC. Calculations by QuantScapers.
What is the Grand Exchange buy limit for Herring?
You can buy up to 6,000 Herring every 4 hours on the Grand Exchange.
Is Herring a members-only item?
Herring is available to free-to-play players. No membership is required to trade it.
What is Herring's current buy and sell price?
At the latest update, Herring's insta-sell (low) price is 15 GP and its insta-buy (high) price is 18 GP on the Grand Exchange.
How much Grand Exchange tax applies to Herring?
Herring is exempt from the 2% Grand Exchange tax.
What does a full buy limit of Herring cost?
Buying the full limit of 6,000 Herring costs 90,000 GP at the current insta-sell price of 15 GP each.