How much does a 5.00ct+ lab grown emerald diamond cost?

As of September 2026, 5.00ct+ lab grown emerald diamonds range from $238 NZD/ct to $33,795 NZD/ct, with an average of $2,977 NZD/ct.

What is the price range for 5.00ct+ lab grown emerald diamonds?

As of September 2026, the lowest listed price is $238 NZD per carat and the highest is $33,795 NZD per carat. The spread reflects differences in colour, clarity, cut and retailer pricing.

How many 5.00ct+ lab grown emerald diamonds are available?

There are 156,962 active lab grown emerald listings between 5.00ct+ across 100+ retailers in the Carat Hunter index, refreshed daily.

Lab Grown Emerald Diamonds, 5.00ct+

Quick answer

As of September 2026, there are 156,962 lab grown emerald diamonds between 5.00ct+ listed by at least 54 retailers. A typical stone in this range costs about $17,861 NZD in total, or $2,977 NZD per carat, and most listings sit between $238 NZD and $33,795 NZD per carat. The best value grade combination with real depth of stock is F to G VS1 at $632 NZD per carat across 32,303 listings. The same shape in natural form runs about $41,216 NZD per carat, roughly 13.8 times more.

Three of the best scored stones at this specification right now:

Caratlytics Diamond Price Index, August 2026: natural diamonds at 2,184 USD per carat and lab-grown at 464 USD per carat, a natural to lab ratio of 4.7 to 1. Emerald lab grown stones in the index: 494 USD per carat, -6.7% month on month. See the full index release

Figures come from live listings across more than 100 retailers and refresh daily. The index is a monthly release.

Last updated: September 2026

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Price Distribution

LowHigh

Colour	FL	IF	VVS1	VVS2	VS1	VS2	SI1	SI2
D-E	$4,310	$3,258	$1,208	$596	$519	$536	$436	$312
F-G	$2,990	$1,928	$742	$379	$368	$453	$342	$229
H-I	-	$1,774	$588	$418	$497	$1,274	$637	$182
J-K	-	$13K	$14K	$7,125	$1,273	$844	$2,057	$12K
N+	-	$2,620	$795	$568	$582	$550	$417	$526

Price by Colour & Clarity

Average price per carat for 5.00ct+ lab grown emerald diamonds by colour and clarity grade.

Colour	Clarity	Listings	Avg Price/ct	Spread
D-E	FL	2,594	$7,405 NZD	101%
D-E	IF	2,435	$5,596 NZD	95%
D-E	SI1	317	$749 NZD	175%
D-E	SI2	11	$536 NZD	213%
D-E	VS1	16,499	$892 NZD	117%
D-E	VS2	4,000	$921 NZD	135%
D-E	VVS1	7,215	$2,076 NZD	127%
D-E	VVS2	20,932	$1,023 NZD	113%
F-G	FL	52	$5,137 NZD	84%
F-G	IF	176	$3,312 NZD	121%
F-G	SI1	674	$587 NZD	159%
F-G	SI2	66	$393 NZD	164%
F-G	VS1	32,303	$632 NZD	114%
F-G	VS2	6,188	$778 NZD	142%
F-G	VVS1	1,362	$1,274 NZD	113%
F-G	VVS2	50,385	$652 NZD	116%
H-I	IF	16	$3,048 NZD	111%
H-I	SI1	95	$1,094 NZD	119%
H-I	SI2	11	$313 NZD	50%
H-I	VS1	1,919	$853 NZD	137%
H-I	VS2	1,646	$2,188 NZD	165%
H-I	VVS1	91	$1,010 NZD	123%
H-I	VVS2	944	$718 NZD	144%
J-K	IF	10	$22,714 NZD	36%
J-K	SI1	13	$3,533 NZD	17%
J-K	SI2	11	$20,255 NZD	25%
J-K	VS1	43	$2,187 NZD	126%
J-K	VS2	30	$1,450 NZD	73%
J-K	VVS1	12	$24,564 NZD	50%
J-K	VVS2	22	$12,240 NZD	624%
N+	IF	27	$4,501 NZD	6%
N+	SI1	251	$717 NZD	97%
N+	SI2	16	$903 NZD	211%
N+	VS1	2,895	$1,000 NZD	116%
N+	VS2	1,595	$944 NZD	109%
N+	VVS1	56	$1,366 NZD	106%
N+	VVS2	1,389	$977 NZD	120%
N+	other	661	$4,043 NZD	25%

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D FL D IF D VVS1 D VVS2 D VS1 D VS2 D SI1 D SI2 E FL E IF E VVS1 E VVS2 E VS1 E VS2 E SI1 E SI2 F FL F IF F VVS1 F VVS2 F VS1 F VS2 F SI1 F SI2 G FL G IF G VVS1 G VVS2 G VS1 G VS2 G SI1 G SI2 H FL H IF H VVS1 H VVS2 H VS1 H VS2 H SI1 H SI2 I FL I IF I VVS1 I VVS2 I VS1 I VS2 I SI1 I SI2 J FL J IF J VVS1 J VVS2 J VS1 J VS2 J SI1 J SI2