Rune essence
An unimbued rune.
Rune essence is a free-to-play item on the OSRS Grand Exchange. The latest high price is 13 GP (1m ago) and the low price is 12 GP (5m ago). Buying at the low price and selling at the high price would leave 1 GP per item after the 2% tax (8.33% of the buy price). You can buy up to 20,000 every four hours. Buying one at the low price and casting High Alchemy with a nature rune would lose 176 GP. 1,106,587 were traded in the last 24 hours.
| High | 13 GP () |
|---|---|
| Low | 12 GP () |
| Tax | 0 GP |
| Margin | 1 GP |
| ROI | 8.33% |
| Buy limit | 20,000 every 4 hours |
| High alchemy | 2 GP |
Buy price (insta-sell / low): 12 GP
Sell price (insta-buy / high): 13 GP
Margin after tax: 1 GP per unit. No Grand Exchange tax applies at this price.
Buy limit: 20,000 every 4 hours.
The full buy limit of 20,000 Rune essence costs 240,000 GP at the current buy price. Across that quantity, the after-tax margin is 20,000 GP.
- Grand Exchange buy limit: 20,000 every 4 hours
- Free-to-play item
- High alchemy value: 2 GP
- Low alchemy value: 1 GP
- Base value: 4 GP
Rune essence price history
- Over the past 7 days, the average high ranged from 7 GP to 14 GP across 148 hourly samples. From 2026-11-01 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 12 GP to 13 GP (+1 GP, +8.33%).
- Over the past 30 days, the average high ranged from 7 GP to 15 GP across 636 hourly samples. From 2026-10-09 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 15 GP to 13 GP (-2 GP, -13.33%).
- Over the past 90 days, the average high ranged from 7 GP to 63 GP across 1,691 hourly samples. From 2026-08-10 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 11 GP to 13 GP (+2 GP, +18.18%).
- Over the past 90 days, the highest average high was 63 GP on 2026-08-20 UTC, and the lowest was 7 GP on 2026-11-08 UTC.
As of 2026-11-08 UTC. See this week's market summary.
To cite this page: QuantScapers, "Rune essence 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 Rune essence?
You can buy up to 20,000 Rune essence every 4 hours on the Grand Exchange.
Is Rune essence a members-only item?
Rune essence is available to free-to-play players. No membership is required to trade it.
What is Rune essence's current buy and sell price?
At the latest update, Rune essence's insta-sell (low) price is 12 GP and its insta-buy (high) price is 13 GP on the Grand Exchange.
How much Grand Exchange tax applies to Rune essence?
Rune essence trades below 50 GP at the current quote, so no Grand Exchange tax applies.
What does a full buy limit of Rune essence cost?
Buying the full limit of 20,000 Rune essence costs 240,000 GP at the current insta-sell price of 12 GP each.