3.5 Carat Emerald Lab Grown Diamond Prices Comparison

As of April 2026, 3.5 carat emerald lab grown diamonds usually range from $555 to $17,312, with an average price of $3,358.In the last month, prices for these diamonds are down 1.1%.Compare 1,176 verified listings across 10 retailers tracked by CaratRadar.

Market Insights
Last updated: 2026-04-13

3.5 Carat Emerald Lab Grown Diamond Market Overview

CaratRadar currently tracks 1,176 verified 3.5-carat emerald lab grown diamonds listed across 10 online retailers. Prices in this segment range from $555 to $17,312, with an average asking price of $3,358 and a median of $2,336.

The price spread of $16,757 (96.8% from highest to lowest) highlights why comparing identical certified diamonds across multiple retailers matters. Two identical certified diamonds can differ by hundreds or even thousands of dollars depending on the retailer.

These figures are based on our latest daily market data, matched by certification lab and certificate number across retailers, so you are comparing the exact same diamond.

  • 1,176 diamonds tracked in this segment

  • Price range: $555 to $17,312

  • Average price: $3,358

  • Median price: $2,336

  • Available across 10 retailers

  • Savings potential: up to 96.8%

Price Range Overview

As of Apr 13, 2026
Spread $16,757

Real market range for this carat, shape, and diamond type.

$555$17,312
Tracked

1,176

Lowest

$555

Average

$3,358

Median

$2,336

Highest

$17,312

Price History

Price Comparison Matrix

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GCAL | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Excellent
Save 75.7%

GCAL | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Excellent

From $9,747

Compare at $40,180

3 stores
GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS1 | Excellent
Save 65.3%

GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS1 | Excellent

From $3,159

Compare at $9,110

5 stores
GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VVS2 | Excellent
Save 73%

GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VVS2 | Excellent

From $4,493

Compare at $16,670

5 stores
GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS1 | Excellent
Save 35%

GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS1 | Excellent

From $4,813

Compare at $7,400

2 stores
GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | G | VVS2 | Excellent
Save 72.9%

GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | G | VVS2 | Excellent

From $5,790

Compare at $21,380

3 stores
GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VVS2 | Excellent
Save 72.2%

GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VVS2 | Excellent

From $3,791

Compare at $13,650

4 stores
GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | F | VS1 | Excellent
Save 72.2%

GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | F | VS1 | Excellent

From $3,216

Compare at $11,590

2 stores
GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VS1 | Excellent
Save 80.1%

GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VS1 | Excellent

From $3,925

Compare at $19,690

7 stores
GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | F | VS1 | Excellent
Save 72.2%

GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | F | VS1 | Excellent

From $3,216

Compare at $11,590

2 stores
GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VS1 | Excellent
Save 72.2%

GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VS1 | Excellent

From $3,855

Compare at $13,870

6 stores
GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | FL | Excellent
Save 65.8%

GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | FL | Excellent

From $33,188

Compare at $97,160

3 stores
GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VVS2 | Excellent
Save 71%

GIA | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VVS2 | Excellent

From $2,464

Compare at $8,500

3 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | F | VS2 | Ideal
Save 25.1%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | F | VS2 | Ideal

From $1,274

Compare at $1,701

3 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS2 | Excellent
Save 75.5%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS2 | Excellent

From $1,434

Compare at $5,860

5 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS2 | Ideal
Save 79.5%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS2 | Ideal

From $1,436

Compare at $7,020

2 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | F | SI1 | Very Good
Save 73.2%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | F | SI1 | Very Good

From $949

Compare at $3,540

4 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Excellent
Save 64.3%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Excellent

From $6,470

Compare at $18,137

7 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | F | VS1 | Excellent
Save 77.8%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | F | VS1 | Excellent

From $1,521

Compare at $6,850

2 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Very Good
Save 73%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Very Good

From $4,334

Compare at $16,080

5 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS2 | Ideal
Save 79.6%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS2 | Ideal

From $1,326

Compare at $6,500

2 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Very Good
Save 73%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Very Good

From $4,334

Compare at $16,080

5 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | G | VS2 | Very Good
Save 27.2%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | G | VS2 | Very Good

From $937

Compare at $1,286

3 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VVS2 | Excellent
Save 79.5%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VVS2 | Excellent

From $1,837

Compare at $8,960

2 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Very Good
Save 75.3%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Very Good

From $5,781

Compare at $23,400

5 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | F | VVS1 | Ideal
Save 72.4%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | F | VVS1 | Ideal

From $3,376

Compare at $12,230

4 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS1 | Excellent
Save 77.8%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS1 | Excellent

From $1,595

Compare at $7,180

2 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VS2 | Very Good
Save 82.5%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VS2 | Very Good

From $1,255

Compare at $7,160

5 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VVS2 | Ideal
Save 60.6%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VVS2 | Ideal

From $1,670

Compare at $4,235

5 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VVS2 | Ideal
Save 82.9%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VVS2 | Ideal

From $1,670

Compare at $9,760

4 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VVS2 | Ideal
Save 82.9%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VVS2 | Ideal

From $1,670

Compare at $9,760

4 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | H | VVS2 | Ideal
Save 38.3%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | H | VVS2 | Ideal

From $3,600

Compare at $5,837

2 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS1 | Excellent
Save 78.5%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS1 | Excellent

From $1,543

Compare at $7,180

2 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Ideal
Save 64.5%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Ideal

From $5,895

Compare at $16,600

6 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS1 | Excellent
Save 78.5%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS1 | Excellent

From $1,595

Compare at $7,420

2 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Very Good
Save 66.8%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Very Good

From $5,518

Compare at $16,600

5 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Very Good
Save 75.3%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Very Good

From $5,781

Compare at $23,400

5 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VVS1 | Ideal
Save 83.2%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VVS1 | Ideal

From $1,887

Compare at $11,220

7 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Very Good
Save 66.8%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Very Good

From $5,518

Compare at $16,600

5 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Ideal
Save 66.4%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Ideal

From $4,240

Compare at $12,620

4 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VVS2 | Ideal
Save 33.4%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VVS2 | Ideal

From $1,253

Compare at $1,882

4 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VVS1 | Ideal
Save 83.2%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VVS1 | Ideal

From $1,887

Compare at $11,220

6 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS2 | Very Good
Save 86.4%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS2 | Very Good

From $901

Compare at $6,610

3 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Very Good
Save 66.8%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Very Good

From $5,518

Compare at $16,600

5 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Ideal
Save 62.4%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | IF | Ideal

From $6,237

Compare at $16,600

5 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS1 | Excellent
Save 17.6%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | VS1 | Excellent

From $5,880

Compare at $7,140

2 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | F | VS1 | Excellent
Save 78.6%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | F | VS1 | Excellent

From $1,469

Compare at $6,850

2 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VS1 | Excellent
Save 87.6%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VS1 | Excellent

From $1,033

Compare at $8,350

5 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VVS2 | Ideal
Save 32.5%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VVS2 | Ideal

From $1,248

Compare at $1,848

4 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VS2 | Very Good
Save 21.2%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | D | VS2 | Very Good

From $1,021

Compare at $1,296

2 stores
IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | SI1 | Ideal
Save 70.9%

IGI | 3.5ct | Emerald | E | SI1 | Ideal

From $1,690

Compare at $5,800

2 stores

Entry pricing in this category starts around $555.

What to Know When Shopping for 3.5 Carat Emerald Lab Grown Diamonds

  1. Always compare identical certified diamonds across retailers. Identical certificate numbers can have price differences of $16,757 or more.
  2. Focus on the 4Cs that matter most to you. Color and clarity grades drive price more than cut in many segments, but cut affects sparkle the most.
  3. The median price of $2,336 is a useful benchmark. If you see a deal significantly below this, verify the retailer's reputation and return policy.
  4. Consider eye-clean alternatives. Moving one clarity grade down (e.g., VS2 to SI1) can save 10-15% with no visible difference to the naked eye.
  5. Lab-grown diamonds offer excellent value. Ensure the stone comes with a GIA or IGI certificate confirming it is laboratory-grown.
  6. Check shipping, insurance, and return policies. The lowest sticker price is not always the best deal once you factor in total cost of purchase.
  7. Emerald cuts show clarity more readily due to their step-cut facets. Consider VS2 or better clarity for this shape.

Frequently Asked Questions

We currently track 1,176 comparable stones in this segment. Prices start around $555 and go up to $17,312.

Based on the latest market data, the average asking price is about $3,358 with a median around $2,336.

The observed spread is roughly $16,757 across tracked listings, which is about 96.8% from highest to lowest offer in this bucket.

We refresh pricing data daily so these pages stay current with market changes.

Based on our data, the median price is $2,336, which represents the midpoint of the market. Anything below this figure from a reputable retailer is a solid deal.

We currently track this stone category across 10 online retailers, giving you a broad view of the competitive landscape.

For most buyers, color differences below G are hard to detect once set in a ring. Clarity grades of VS2 and above are typically eye-clean. Prioritize cut quality for maximum brilliance, then balance color and clarity based on your budget.

Retailer pricing strategies, overhead costs, and margin targets all contribute. The exact certified diamond can differ by $16,757 across sellers, which is why direct certified-diamond comparison is essential.

We match diamonds across retailers by their certification lab and certificate number. This means the prices you see are for the exact same physical diamond, not just stones with similar specs. It is a true apples-to-apples comparison.

Diamond prices fluctuate based on supply and demand. Our data refreshes regularly so you can track trends over time. Use the price range on this page as a benchmark and compare it to historical averages when available.

Diamond Terminology

Carat
A unit of weight for diamonds equal to 200 milligrams. Larger carat weights are exponentially rarer, which is why prices increase non-linearly with size.
Cut
Refers to how well a diamond's facets interact with light. Cut quality ranges from Ideal to Poor and is the single biggest factor affecting a diamond's brilliance.
Color
Grades a diamond's lack of color on a scale from D (colorless) to Z (light yellow). Grades D-F are considered colorless; G-J are near-colorless and offer good value.
Clarity
Measures the presence of internal inclusions or surface blemishes. Grades range from Flawless (FL) to Included (I3). Most inclusions in VS2 and above are invisible to the naked eye.

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