3 Carat Marquise Lab Grown Diamond Prices Comparison

As of October 2026, 3 carat marquise lab grown diamonds in the 3.00–3.49 carat benchmark range usually range from $388 to $23,175, with an average price of $1,984.In the last month, prices for these diamonds are down 2%.Compare 5,829 verified listings across 17 retailers tracked by CaratRadar.

Market Insights
Last updated: 2026-10-14

3 Carat Marquise Lab Grown Diamond Market Overview

CaratRadar currently tracks 5,829 verified 3-carat marquise lab grown diamonds in the 3.00–3.49 carat benchmark range, listed across 17 online retailers. Prices in this segment range from $388 to $23,175, with an average asking price of $1,984 and a median of $1,390.

The price spread of $22,787 (98.3% 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 use the same benchmark range throughout the page and 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.

  • 5,829 diamonds tracked in the 3.00–3.49 carat benchmark

  • Price range: $388 to $23,175

  • Average price: $1,984

  • Median price: $1,390

  • Available across 17 retailers

  • Savings potential: up to 98.3%

All charts, listings, price matrices, shape comparisons, FAQs, and schema on this page use the same 3.00–3.49 carat benchmark range.

Price Range Overview

As of Oct 14, 2026
Spread $22,787

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

$388$23,175
Tracked

5,829

Lowest

$388

Average

$1,984

Median

$1,390

Highest

$23,175

Price History

Price Comparison Matrix

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IGI | 3.07ct | Marquise | G | VS1 | Ideal
Save 73.3%

IGI | 3.07ct | Marquise | G | VS1 | Ideal

From $471

Compare at $1,766

7 stores
IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Ideal
Save 73.3%

IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Ideal

From $485

Compare at $1,817

9 stores
IGI | 3.03ct | Marquise | G | VS1 | Very Good
Save 73.3%

IGI | 3.03ct | Marquise | G | VS1 | Very Good

From $494

Compare at $1,850

6 stores
IGI | 3.06ct | Marquise | FANCY | SI1 | Very Good
Save 37%

IGI | 3.06ct | Marquise | FANCY | SI1 | Very Good

From $504

Compare at $800

2 stores
IGI | 3.06ct | Marquise | F | SI1 | Ideal
Save 49.8%

IGI | 3.06ct | Marquise | F | SI1 | Ideal

From $513

Compare at $1,021

3 stores
IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | H | VVS2 | Excellent
Save 74.6%

IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | H | VVS2 | Excellent

From $514

Compare at $2,021

7 stores
IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | G | VS1 | Very Good
Save 68.1%

IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | G | VS1 | Very Good

From $518

Compare at $1,622

6 stores
IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Ideal
Save 73.3%

IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Ideal

From $525

Compare at $1,965

7 stores
IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | G | VS1 | Very Good
Save 73.3%

IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | G | VS1 | Very Good

From $525

Compare at $1,965

8 stores
IGI | 3.06ct | Marquise | G | VS1 | Ideal
Save 49.3%

IGI | 3.06ct | Marquise | G | VS1 | Ideal

From $528

Compare at $1,042

4 stores
IGI | 3.07ct | Marquise | FANCY | SI1 | Very Good
Save 37.2%

IGI | 3.07ct | Marquise | FANCY | SI1 | Very Good

From $529

Compare at $842

2 stores
IGI | 3ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Very Good
Save 68.5%

IGI | 3ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Very Good

From $538

Compare at $1,706

6 stores
IGI | 3.08ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Very Good
Save 52.7%

IGI | 3.08ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Very Good

From $538

Compare at $1,137

4 stores
IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | G | SI2 | Very Good

IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | G | SI2 | Very Good

From $542

Compare at $575

2 stores
IGI | 3.03ct | Marquise | G | VS1 | Very Good
Save 73.3%

IGI | 3.03ct | Marquise | G | VS1 | Very Good

From $545

Compare at $2,040

6 stores
IGI | 3.07ct | Marquise | FANCY | SI1 | Very Good
Save 49.2%

IGI | 3.07ct | Marquise | FANCY | SI1 | Very Good

From $552

Compare at $1,087

2 stores
IGI | 3ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Excellent
Save 47.5%

IGI | 3ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Excellent

From $552

Compare at $1,052

3 stores
IGI | 3.09ct | Marquise | G | VS1 | Excellent
Save 47.8%

IGI | 3.09ct | Marquise | G | VS1 | Excellent

From $553

Compare at $1,060

2 stores
IGI | 3.05ct | Marquise | E | VS2 | Ideal
Save 73.3%

IGI | 3.05ct | Marquise | E | VS2 | Ideal

From $560

Compare at $2,095

7 stores
IGI | 3ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Ideal
Save 45.2%

IGI | 3ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Ideal

From $580

Compare at $1,058

4 stores
IGI | 3.04ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Excellent
Save 68.2%

IGI | 3.04ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Excellent

From $580

Compare at $1,826

7 stores
IGI | 3ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Ideal
Save 77.3%

IGI | 3ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Ideal

From $585

Compare at $2,573

9 stores
IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Very Good
Save 63.9%

IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Very Good

From $585

Compare at $1,622

6 stores
IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Ideal
Save 50.7%

IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Ideal

From $588

Compare at $1,193

4 stores
IGI | 3ct | Marquise | FANCY | VS2
Save 78.6%

IGI | 3ct | Marquise | FANCY | VS2

From $596

Compare at $2,789

2 stores
IGI | 3.05ct | Marquise | F | VVS2 | Excellent
Save 71.5%

IGI | 3.05ct | Marquise | F | VVS2 | Excellent

From $596

Compare at $2,094

7 stores
IGI | 3.03ct | Marquise | F | VVS2 | Ideal
Save 32.9%

IGI | 3.03ct | Marquise | F | VVS2 | Ideal

From $598

Compare at $891

2 stores
IGI | 3ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Very Good
Save 48.9%

IGI | 3ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Very Good

From $599

Compare at $1,172

3 stores
IGI | 3ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Ideal
Save 32.8%

IGI | 3ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Ideal

From $599

Compare at $891

2 stores
IGI | 3.03ct | Marquise | D | VS2 | Excellent
Save 73.3%

IGI | 3.03ct | Marquise | D | VS2 | Excellent

From $602

Compare at $2,252

8 stores
IGI | 3.05ct | Marquise | F | VVS2 | Excellent
Save 32.8%

IGI | 3.05ct | Marquise | F | VVS2 | Excellent

From $609

Compare at $906

2 stores
IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | F | VVS2 | Ideal
Save 32.5%

IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | F | VVS2 | Ideal

From $614

Compare at $910

2 stores
IGI | 3.03ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Very Good
Save 50.3%

IGI | 3.03ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Very Good

From $615

Compare at $1,237

3 stores
IGI | 3ct | Marquise | G | VS1 | Very Good
Save 71.1%

IGI | 3ct | Marquise | G | VS1 | Very Good

From $615

Compare at $2,131

6 stores
IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | F | VS2 | Excellent
Save 44.8%

IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | F | VS2 | Excellent

From $617

Compare at $1,117

4 stores
IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Very Good
Save 64.7%

IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Very Good

From $620

Compare at $1,754

7 stores
IGI | 3.09ct | Marquise | H | VS1 | Excellent
Save 73%

IGI | 3.09ct | Marquise | H | VS1 | Excellent

From $622

Compare at $2,305

8 stores
IGI | 3.02ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Ideal
Save 75.5%

IGI | 3.02ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Ideal

From $622

Compare at $2,538

5 stores
IGI | 3.02ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Very Good
Save 31.9%

IGI | 3.02ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Very Good

From $623

Compare at $915

2 stores
IGI | 3ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Ideal
Save 42.4%

IGI | 3ct | Marquise | G | VVS2 | Ideal

From $625

Compare at $1,086

4 stores
IGI | 3.03ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Ideal
Save 75.5%

IGI | 3.03ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Ideal

From $625

Compare at $2,546

5 stores
IGI | 3.03ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Ideal
Save 75.5%

IGI | 3.03ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Ideal

From $625

Compare at $2,546

5 stores
IGI | 3.04ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Ideal
Save 75.5%

IGI | 3.04ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Ideal

From $626

Compare at $2,555

5 stores
IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | F | VVS2 | Ideal
Save 39.6%

IGI | 3.01ct | Marquise | F | VVS2 | Ideal

From $626

Compare at $1,037

3 stores
IGI | 3.02ct | Marquise | F | VVS2 | Excellent
Save 39.5%

IGI | 3.02ct | Marquise | F | VVS2 | Excellent

From $629

Compare at $1,040

3 stores
IGI | 3.06ct | Marquise | G | VS1 | Excellent
Save 65.8%

IGI | 3.06ct | Marquise | G | VS1 | Excellent

From $630

Compare at $1,844

5 stores
IGI | 3.03ct | Marquise | E | VS2 | Ideal
Save 75.5%

IGI | 3.03ct | Marquise | E | VS2 | Ideal

From $631

Compare at $2,573

5 stores
IGI | 3ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Good
Save 74.6%

IGI | 3ct | Marquise | F | VS1 | Good

From $631

Compare at $2,489

3 stores
IGI | 3.06ct | Marquise | F | VS2 | Ideal
Save 78.9%

IGI | 3.06ct | Marquise | F | VS2 | Ideal

From $634

Compare at $3,010

9 stores
IGI | 3.05ct | Marquise | F | VVS2 | Excellent
Save 39.6%

IGI | 3.05ct | Marquise | F | VVS2 | Excellent

From $635

Compare at $1,051

3 stores

Entry pricing in this benchmark range starts around $388.

What to Know When Shopping for 3 Carat Marquise Lab Grown Diamonds

  1. Always compare identical certified diamonds across retailers. Identical certificate numbers can have price differences of $22,787 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 $1,390 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. Marquise diamonds maximize carat weight face-up and appear larger than their actual weight. Check symmetry carefully.

Frequently Asked Questions

We currently track 5,829 comparable stones in the 3.00–3.49 carat benchmark range. Prices start around $388 and go up to $23,175.

Based on the latest market data, the average asking price is about $1,984 with a median around $1,390.

The observed spread is roughly $22,787 across tracked listings, which is about 98.3% from highest to lowest offer in the 3.00–3.49 carat benchmark range.

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

Based on completed market data, the fair market benchmark is $1,984. The median price is $1,390, so offers between the median and fair benchmark can be reasonable, while reputable listings below the median may be especially competitive.

We currently track this stone category across 17 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 $22,787 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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