Sardine price in OSRS — live Grand Exchange data

About Sardine

In game it is examined as “Some nicely cooked sardines.” Sardine is available to free-to-play accounts. The base game value is 10 gp, which is what shops price from rather than what players pay.

Sardine buy limit

The Grand Exchange lets one account buy 6,000 every 4 hours. That is enough to build a real position inside a day. Filling it once costs about 150,000 gp at the 25 gp price recorded on 18 October 2026. The limit is per account and resets on a rolling 4-hour timer.

GE tax on Sardine

The 2% sale tax is rounded down, and at 25 gp it rounds to nothing — sales under 50 gp are untaxed, so a flip here keeps its whole margin.

High alching Sardine

High alchemy turns one Sardine into 6 gp. That is less than the 142 gp nature rune the cast costs, so alching Sardine always loses money.

How much Sardine trades

Sardine sees about 6.5K trades a day, which makes it moderately traded — an order may take a while to fill, so price it toward the middle. That is less than twice the 6,000 buy limit, so a handful of buyers can take a whole day of supply.

Sardine FAQ

How much is Sardine in OSRS? Sardine is 25 gp on the Grand Exchange as of 18 October 2026, with an insta-sell of 19 gp. The chart above is live.

What is the buy limit for Sardine? 6,000 every 4 hours.

Can you high alch Sardine for profit? No — the alch value is 6 gp and the nature rune alone costs 142 gp.

Do you need members for Sardine? No, free-to-play accounts can buy and sell it.