Onion
A strong smelling onion.
Onion is a free-to-play item on the OSRS Grand Exchange. The latest high price is 29 GP (3m ago) and the low price is 27 GP (24m ago). Buying at the low price and selling at the high price would leave 2 GP per item after the 2% tax (7.41% 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 192 GP. 303,635 were traded in the last 24 hours.
| High | 29 GP () |
|---|---|
| Low | 27 GP () |
| Tax | 0 GP |
| Margin | 2 GP |
| ROI | 7.41% |
| Buy limit | 13,000 every 4 hours |
| High alchemy | 1 GP |
Buy price (insta-sell / low): 27 GP
Sell price (insta-buy / high): 29 GP
Margin after tax: 2 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 Onion costs 351,000 GP at the current buy price. Across that quantity, the after-tax margin is 26,000 GP.
- Grand Exchange buy limit: 13,000 every 4 hours
- Free-to-play item
- High alchemy value: 1 GP
- Low alchemy value: 1 GP
- Base value: 3 GP
Onion price history
- Over the past 7 days, the average high ranged from 23 GP to 29 GP across 165 hourly samples. From 2026-11-01 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 26 GP to 29 GP (+3 GP, +11.54%).
- Over the past 30 days, the average high ranged from 21 GP to 29 GP across 702 hourly samples. From 2026-10-09 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 26 GP to 29 GP (+3 GP, +11.54%).
- Over the past 90 days, the average high ranged from 16 GP to 30 GP across 1,906 hourly samples. From 2026-08-10 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 23 GP to 29 GP (+6 GP, +26.09%).
- Over the past 90 days, the highest average high was 30 GP on 2026-09-20 UTC, and the lowest was 16 GP on 2026-09-11 UTC.
As of 2026-11-08 UTC. See this week's market summary.
To cite this page: QuantScapers, "Onion 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 Onion?
You can buy up to 13,000 Onion every 4 hours on the Grand Exchange.
Is Onion a members-only item?
Onion is available to free-to-play players. No membership is required to trade it.
What is Onion's current buy and sell price?
At the latest update, Onion's insta-sell (low) price is 27 GP and its insta-buy (high) price is 29 GP on the Grand Exchange.
How much Grand Exchange tax applies to Onion?
Onion trades below 50 GP at the current quote, so no Grand Exchange tax applies.
What does a full buy limit of Onion cost?
Buying the full limit of 13,000 Onion costs 351,000 GP at the current insta-sell price of 27 GP each.