FACETWIREPrice Intelligence1 Carat natural diamonds
All 1 carat natural diamonds tracked right now, every shape, every retailer, sorted by price.
Facet Wire is tracking 222 live 1 carat natural listings right now across 5 retailers: Blue Nile (112), Grown Brilliance (66), With Clarity (33), Frank Darling (9), Whiteflash (2). Prices run from $410 to $18,783, with a median of $3,480 ($3,103 per carat at the median). Data refreshes nightly — last build 2026-10-22.
Most popular / better value
Across these 222 listings, the most common color is D (106 stones), the most common clarity is IF (70 stones).
Better value: E color / VS2 clarity is the cheapest well-stocked spec combination here — 19 listings at a median of $406 per carat.
Cheapest live 1 carat natural listings
| Stone | Retailer | Carat | Color | Clarity | Cert | Price | $/ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.01 ct Heart E VS2 Lab-Grown Diamond | Grown Brilliance | 1.01 | E | VS2 | — | $410 | $406 |
| 1.01 ct Heart E VS2 Lab-Grown Diamond | Grown Brilliance | 1.01 | E | VS2 | — | $410 | $406 |
| 1.01 ct Heart E VS2 Lab-Grown Diamond | Grown Brilliance | 1.01 | E | VS2 | — | $410 | $406 |
| 1.01 ct Heart E VS2 Lab-Grown Diamond | Grown Brilliance | 1.01 | E | VS2 | — | $410 | $406 |
| 1.01 ct Heart E VS2 Lab-Grown Diamond | Grown Brilliance | 1.01 | E | VS2 | — | $410 | $406 |
| 1.01 ct Heart E VS2 Lab-Grown Diamond | Grown Brilliance | 1.01 | E | VS2 | — | $410 | $406 |
| 1.01 ct Heart E VS2 Lab-Grown Diamond | Grown Brilliance | 1.01 | E | VS2 | — | $410 | $406 |
| 1.01 ct Heart E VS2 Lab-Grown Diamond | Grown Brilliance | 1.01 | E | VS2 | — | $410 | $406 |
| 1.01 ct Heart E VS2 Lab-Grown Diamond | Grown Brilliance | 1.01 | E | VS2 | — | $410 | $406 |
| 1.01 ct Heart E VS2 Lab-Grown Diamond | Grown Brilliance | 1.01 | E | VS2 | — | $410 | $406 |
| 1.01 ct Heart E VS2 Lab-Grown Diamond | Grown Brilliance | 1.01 | E | VS2 | — | $410 | $406 |
| 1.01 ct Heart E VS2 Lab-Grown Diamond | Grown Brilliance | 1.01 | E | VS2 | — | $410 | $406 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does a 1 carat natural diamond cost?
Across 222 live listings tracked by Facet Wire, 1 carat natural diamonds run from $410 to $18,783, with a median price of $3,480 ($3,103 per carat). The cheapest tracked right now is a 1.01 ct stone at Grown Brilliance for $410.
Which retailer is cheapest for 1 carat natural diamonds?
It changes nightly — that is the point of Facet Wire. The table on this page is sorted by live price across Blue Nile, Grown Brilliance, With Clarity, Frank Darling, Whiteflash, and the same certified stone often appears at several retailers with a real price gap.
Are 1 carat diamonds good value?
1 Carat stones are priced off live market data here, not list prices. Compare the per-carat column: at the median, 1 carat natural diamonds run $3,103 per carat across our tracked retailers.
How often do these prices update?
Facet Wire re-scrapes its retailers nightly and rebuilds this page from the fresh data, so counts, medians and the cheapest listings reflect the latest run.