How much does a 3.00 to 4.99ct E VS1 lab grown cushion diamond cost?

As of September 2026, 3.00 to 4.99ct E VS1 lab grown cushion diamonds typically cost £464 GBP to £3,883 GBP, with a median price of £1,032 GBP. There are currently 17,605 diamonds matching this specification available across retailers.

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3.00 to 4.99ct E VS1 Lab Grown Cushion

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As of September 2026, there are 17,605 lab grown cushion diamonds with E colour and VS1 clarity in the 3.00 to 4.99ct range available across retailers worldwide. Prices typically run £464 GBP to £3,883 GBP, with a median of £1,032 GBP. At least 52 retailers stock this exact specification. Half of all listings fall between £233 GBP and £592 GBP per carat. The same specification in natural form lists at a median of about £15,330 GBP per carat.

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. Cushion lab grown stones in the index: 466 USD per carat, -14.7% 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

Available

17,605

Lowest Price

£237 GBP

Highest Price

£49,526 GBP

Average Price

£1,613 GBP

Market Intelligence

Retailers Selling

Price Spread

101.5%

Price Range

Price per carat distribution across retailers

$477/ct

10th Percentile

$259

Median

$477

90th Percentile

$1,464

Score Distribution

17.6K diamonds scored across 4 quality tiers

Excellent

3,374 (19.2%)

Very Good

5,992 (34.0%)

Good

3,651 (20.7%)

Average

4,588 (26.1%)

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