Cave eel is 37 gp on the OSRS GE (insta-sell 25 gp). ~1/day · members. Down 20% on its 24-hour average.
Buy limit: 10,000 every 4 hours.
High alch: 9 gp.
In game it is examined as “It's a bit slimy.” Cave eel is members-only, so a membership is needed to trade or use it. The base game value is 15 gp, which is what shops price from rather than what players pay.
The Grand Exchange lets one account buy 10,000 every 4 hours. That is a generous limit, so the market rather than the limit is usually what caps a position here. Filling it once costs about 370,000 gp at the 37 gp price recorded on 1 November 2026. The limit is per account and resets on a rolling 4-hour timer.
The 2% sale tax is rounded down, and at 37 gp it rounds to nothing — sales under 50 gp are untaxed, so a flip here keeps its whole margin.
High alchemy turns one Cave eel into 9 gp. That is less than the 155 gp nature rune the cast costs, so alching Cave eel always loses money.
Cave eel sees about 1 trades a day, which makes it very thinly traded — there may be no buyer for hours at a time, and one sale can set the price. That is less than twice the 10,000 buy limit, so a handful of buyers can take a whole day of supply.
How much is Cave eel in OSRS? Cave eel is 37 gp on the Grand Exchange as of 1 November 2026, with an insta-sell of 25 gp. The chart above is live.
What is the buy limit for Cave eel? 10,000 every 4 hours.
Can you high alch Cave eel for profit? No — the alch value is 9 gp and the nature rune alone costs 155 gp.
Do you need members for Cave eel? Yes, Cave eel is members-only.
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