Iron ore
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Iron ore is a free-to-play item on the OSRS Grand Exchange. The latest high price is 47 GP (2m ago) and the low price is 44 GP (1m ago). Buying at the low price and selling at the high price would leave 3 GP per item after the 2% tax (6.82% of the buy price). You can buy up to 13,000 every four hours. Buying one at the low price and casting High Alchemy with a nature rune would lose 200 GP. 10,019,375 were traded in the last 24 hours.
| High | 47 GP () |
|---|---|
| Low | 44 GP () |
| Tax | 0 GP |
| Margin | 3 GP |
| ROI | 6.82% |
| Buy limit | 13,000 every 4 hours |
| High alchemy | 10 GP |
Buy price (insta-sell / low): 44 GP
Sell price (insta-buy / high): 47 GP
Margin after tax: 3 GP per unit. No Grand Exchange tax applies at this price.
Buy limit: 13,000 every 4 hours.
The full buy limit of 13,000 Iron ore costs 572,000 GP at the current buy price. Across that quantity, the after-tax margin is 39,000 GP.
- Grand Exchange buy limit: 13,000 every 4 hours
- Free-to-play item
- High alchemy value: 10 GP
- Low alchemy value: 6 GP
- Base value: 17 GP
Iron ore price history
- Over the past 7 days, the average high ranged from 44 GP to 55 GP across 168 hourly samples. From 2026-11-01 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 52 GP to 46 GP (-6 GP, -11.54%).
- Over the past 30 days, the average high ranged from 44 GP to 78 GP across 719 hourly samples. From 2026-10-09 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 75 GP to 46 GP (-29 GP, -38.67%).
- Over the past 90 days, the average high ranged from 44 GP to 78 GP across 2,106 hourly samples. From 2026-08-10 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 74 GP to 46 GP (-28 GP, -37.84%).
- Over the past 90 days, the highest average high was 78 GP on 2026-10-19 UTC, and the lowest was 44 GP on 2026-11-07 UTC.
As of 2026-11-08 UTC. See this week's market summary.
To cite this page: QuantScapers, "Iron ore 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 Iron ore?
You can buy up to 13,000 Iron ore every 4 hours on the Grand Exchange.
Is Iron ore a members-only item?
Iron ore is available to free-to-play players. No membership is required to trade it.
What is Iron ore's current buy and sell price?
At the latest update, Iron ore's insta-sell (low) price is 44 GP and its insta-buy (high) price is 47 GP on the Grand Exchange.
How much Grand Exchange tax applies to Iron ore?
Iron ore trades below 50 GP at the current quote, so no Grand Exchange tax applies.
What does a full buy limit of Iron ore cost?
Buying the full limit of 13,000 Iron ore costs 572,000 GP at the current insta-sell price of 44 GP each.