Steel pickaxe
Used for mining.
Steel pickaxe is a free-to-play item on the OSRS Grand Exchange. The latest high price is 109 GP (3m ago) and the low price is 100 GP (1m ago). Buying at the low price and selling at the high price would leave 7 GP per item after the 2% tax (7.00% of the buy price). You can buy up to 40 every four hours. Buying one at the low price and casting High Alchemy with a nature rune would make 36 GP. 1,549 were traded in the last 24 hours.
| High | 109 GP () |
|---|---|
| Low | 100 GP () |
| Tax | 2 GP |
| Margin | 7 GP |
| ROI | 7.00% |
| Buy limit | 40 every 4 hours |
| High alchemy | 300 GP |
Buy price (insta-sell / low): 100 GP
Sell price (insta-buy / high): 109 GP
Margin after tax: 7 GP per unit. Grand Exchange tax on a sale is 2 GP.
Buy limit: 40 every 4 hours.
The full buy limit of 40 Steel pickaxe costs 4,000 GP at the current buy price. Across that quantity, the after-tax margin is 280 GP.
- Grand Exchange buy limit: 40 every 4 hours
- Free-to-play item
- High alchemy value: 300 GP
- Low alchemy value: 200 GP
- Base value: 500 GP
Steel pickaxe price history
- Over the past 7 days, the average high ranged from 50 GP to 230 GP across 128 hourly samples. From 2026-11-01 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 60 GP to 119 GP (+59 GP, +98.33%).
- Over the past 30 days, the average high ranged from 1 GP to 550 GP across 562 hourly samples. From 2026-10-09 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 300 GP to 119 GP (-181 GP, -60.33%).
- Over the past 90 days, the average high ranged from 1 GP to 550 GP across 1,463 hourly samples. From 2026-08-10 UTC to 2026-11-08 UTC, it moved from 209 GP to 119 GP (-90 GP, -43.06%).
- Over the past 90 days, the highest average high was 550 GP on 2026-10-30 UTC, and the lowest was 1 GP on 2026-10-29 UTC.
As of 2026-11-08 UTC. See this week's market summary.
To cite this page: QuantScapers, "Steel pickaxe 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 Steel pickaxe?
You can buy up to 40 Steel pickaxe every 4 hours on the Grand Exchange.
Is Steel pickaxe a members-only item?
Steel pickaxe is available to free-to-play players. No membership is required to trade it.
What is Steel pickaxe's current buy and sell price?
At the latest update, Steel pickaxe's insta-sell (low) price is 100 GP and its insta-buy (high) price is 109 GP on the Grand Exchange.
How much Grand Exchange tax applies to Steel pickaxe?
A sale of Steel pickaxe pays the standard 2% Grand Exchange tax, which is 2 GP per unit at the current price.
What does a full buy limit of Steel pickaxe cost?
Buying the full limit of 40 Steel pickaxe costs 4,000 GP at the current insta-sell price of 100 GP each.