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Lab-Grown Diamond Prices

Real-time market data for Lab-Grown diamonds - All shapes - September 2026

Fair Market Price (1 ct round):
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We don't have enough price history for this exact combination yet, so this reflects today's live listings only: 39.0% currently qualify as strong deals.

Why?
  • 39.0% of listings checked qualify as strong deals

Lab-Grown Diamond Price Trend

Lab-grown diamond prices have moved −30.0% since we began tracking.

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16 months −30.0%
Mar 2025 339 days measured of 552 · 1 ct round benchmark · E–F, VVS Sep 2026

This is a local view of The Diamond Price Index, tracking the median asking price of the benchmark stone - a 1 carat round - indexed to 100 at the start. It shows how the lab-grown market has moved, not what any single diamond costs. See the full index at thediamondprice.com/diamond-price-index/.

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Lab-Grown Diamond Prices by Shape

The median price of the diamonds listed right now, for each shape at the same quality band.

Shape Typical price range vs Round Live stones
Emerald
1ct Emerald
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$630 – $770 ▼ 8% less than round 145
Round
1ct Round
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$690 – $740 Reference 518
Radiant
1ct Radiant
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$710 – $900 ▲ 6% more than round 226
Oval
1ct Oval
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$660 – $800 ▲ 8% more than round 457
Princess
1ct Princess
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$660 – $790 ▲ 8% more than round 593
Pear
1ct Pear
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$670 – $800 ▲ 8% more than round 660
Cushion
1ct Cushion
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$760 – $910 ▲ 10% more than round 108
Marquise
1ct Marquise
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$660 – $940 ▲ 10% more than round 258
Heart
1ct Heart
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$680 – $850 ▲ 13% more than round 55

About Lab-Grown Diamond Prices

A 1 carat lab-grown diamond has a fair market price of $670 right now, with most comparable stones listed between $590 and $770. The lowest-priced mainstream-quality stone available today is $510. These figures come from 2,751 live listings and refresh continuously.

What actually moves the price

  • Carat weight - price climbs faster than size. A 2 carat stone costs 3–4x a 1 carat, not 2x, because large rough is exponentially rarer.
  • Cut quality - the only C you should never compromise. It drives the sparkle that makes every other grade look better.
  • Color and clarity - G–I color and VS1–SI1 clarity is where most buyers land: eye-clean, face-up white, and far cheaper than premium grades.

Compare 1 carat prices, or browse every live lab-grown diamond we track in the diamond search engine.

Frequently Asked Questions

Every figure on this page is computed from live retailer listings, not a fixed price list or a manual estimate. Prices are grouped into matched quality bands (same shape, carat, color and clarity range) rather than blended across the whole market, so the number describes a comparable stone. A band needs at least 20 current listings before we publish a figure for it - below that we show nothing rather than a number we cannot stand behind. Full methodology: thediamondprice.com/research/methodology/

In the listings we track, round is consistently the most expensive shape at equivalent carat and quality - rounds waste more rough stone in cutting and carry the most demand. An all typically lists below round, but the size of the gap varies by carat and by quality band, so the per-carat table on this page is the reliable comparison rather than a single headline percentage.

Carat sets the starting point, but cut, color, clarity, fluorescence and certification move the final price substantially. Cut quality has the largest visible effect: a well-cut stone returns more light and looks brighter than a larger, poorly-cut one. Two stones listed at the same carat weight can differ by several thousand dollars once those factors are accounted for.

Listings refresh continuously from live retailer feeds, and the banded figures on this page are recalculated from a daily market snapshot, so the prices shown reflect the current market rather than a periodic manual update.

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