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TF2 Key Price Today
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A Team Fortress 2 key (Mann Co. Supply Crate Key) is worth about $1.67 in crypto right now when you sell it on Clover, and costs about $1.685 to buy. The Mann Co. Store charges $2.49 and never buys keys back, so a marketplace is both the cheaper place to buy keys and the only way to turn keys into money you can actually withdraw. Prices update continuously; this page refreshes every few minutes.
Live TF2 key price
| Sell a key to Clover | $1.67 per key, paid in any supported crypto |
|---|---|
| Buy a key from Clover | $1.685 per key, paid with crypto |
| Mann Co. Store (Valve) | $2.49 fixed, Steam Wallet only, no selling |
Buy TF2 keys at $1.685 each, or sell TF2 keys for $1.67 each, paid in crypto either way.
The live quote is on the swap form; machine-readable prices are at api.clover.tf/exchange/key-prices.
TF2 key calculator: keys to USD and USD to keys
100 keys sell for about $167.00 at $1.67 per key. The Mann Co. Store would charge $249.00 for them and never buys keys back. Rates are live and all-inclusive; the swap form shows the exact coin amount when you confirm.
What is a TF2 key?
The Mann Co. Supply Crate Key is the item that opens crates and cases in Team Fortress 2. Because Valve sells it at a fixed price, it is tradable and everyone needs it, it became the currency of TF2 trading: unusual hats, Australiums and most other items are priced in keys (and refined metal for small change). Keys are also one of the few Steam items with a liquid cash value outside Steam, which is why people buy and sell them for crypto.
Types of TF2 keys
- Mann Co. Supply Crate Key: the standard key, sold in the Mann Co. Store for $2.49. It opens standard crates and cases and is the item every price on this page refers to.
- Retired event keys: keys from past holiday events (Festive Winter Crate keys, Naughty and Nice Winter Crate keys and similar) are no longer sold. They trade in much thinner markets and can carry collector premiums, so they have their own prices.
- Not TF2 keys: CS:GO and CS2 case keys belong to a different game and Valve made them untradable in 2019; Steam game keys have nothing to do with item trading at all.
Clover trades the standard Mann Co. Supply Crate Key only, so every quote on this site refers to that item.
Why the key price differs from the Steam price
- Mann Co. Store: $2.49 per key, paid with Steam Wallet funds. This is a ceiling: nobody pays more than that elsewhere.
- Steam Community Market: listings float a little below the store price, but Steam takes a 15% cut from the seller (5% Steam fee plus 10% TF2 fee) and the proceeds are Steam Wallet funds that can never be withdrawn.
- Crypto marketplaces like Clover: keys trade at a discount to the store price because the buyer pays real money and the seller receives real money. The buy/sell spread is the marketplace's margin; there are no hidden fees on top.
TF2 key price in refined metal
Inside the game, keys are priced in refined metal, the craftable currency of TF2 trading. The key-to-metal rate floats with supply and demand; community price trackers such as backpack.tf have listed a key in the 80 to 95 refined range recently, and the rate has climbed for over a decade (a key cost about 2.33 refined in 2013).
That climb says more about metal than about keys. Metal is created every time players smelt weapon drops, so its supply grows without limit, while a key's dollar value stays pinned below the fixed store price. Metal's cash value is derived from keys: at 90 refined per key and $1.67 per key, one refined is worth roughly two cents.
Clover trades keys, not metal. If your value sits in metal, trade it for keys with in-game traders first, then sell the keys for crypto.
Why TF2 keys hold their value
- A hard ceiling: nobody pays more than the $2.49 store price, so the cash price moves in a narrow band below it instead of swinging.
- A constant sink: every crate or case opened consumes a key and removes it from circulation, offsetting the keys that enter the market.
- The pricing standard: with metal supply growing forever, traders quote anything expensive in keys, which keeps demand structural rather than seasonal.
- Liquidity: keys are the most traded item in TF2 and can be bought or sold in bulk at any hour without moving the price much.
None of that makes keys an investment: in dollars the upside is capped by the store price, and the whole structure depends on TF2 staying active. It does make keys the closest thing the TF2 economy has to a stable store of value, which is why traders park value in keys rather than metal or hats.
What moves the TF2 key price
- Trader demand: unboxing waves after new crates and cases, unusual effect releases and big trades pull the price up.
- Supply: keys bought in the store and keys flowing out of idle accounts and trading bots push it down.
- Steam events: Summer Sale, Scream Fortress and Smissmas change both supply and demand for a few weeks.
- The store ceiling: the price can never sit above the Mann Co. Store price for long, so most movement happens in the gap below it.
- Cash-out liquidity: how much crypto and stock marketplaces hold sets how far their quotes can move before rebalancing.
TF2 key to USD: value by quantity
| 1 key | sell for $1.67 · buy for $1.685 |
|---|---|
| 10 keys | sell for $16.70 · buy for $16.85 |
| 50 keys | sell for $83.50 · buy for $84.25 |
| 100 keys | sell for $167.00 · buy for $168.50 |
| 500 keys | sell for $835.00 · buy for $842.50 |
| 1,000 keys | sell for $1670.00 · buy for $1685.00 |
| 4,000 keys | sell for $6680.00 · buy for $6740.00 |
Up to 4,000 keys can be swapped in one trade. Larger amounts can be split into several swaps. For any other amount use the key calculator above; for how the price has moved day by day see the TF2 key price history.
TF2 key price in Bitcoin, USDT and other coins
The price is set in USD and converted to the coin you choose at the live market rate when you confirm, so the coin amount moves with that coin's price while the USD value stays the same. Coin-specific details, fees and payout times:
- Sell TF2 keys for Bitcoin (BTC) · Buy TF2 keys with Bitcoin (BTC)
- Sell TF2 keys for USDT (Tether) · Buy TF2 keys with USDT (Tether)
- Sell TF2 keys for Ethereum (ETH) · Buy TF2 keys with Ethereum (ETH)
- Sell TF2 keys for Solana (SOL) · Buy TF2 keys with Solana (SOL)
- Sell TF2 keys for Litecoin (LTC) · Buy TF2 keys with Litecoin (LTC)
- Sell TF2 keys for Monero (XMR) · Buy TF2 keys with Monero (XMR)
How to turn keys into crypto
Sign in with Steam, deposit the keys by accepting the bot's trade offer, choose the coin and network, paste your wallet address and confirm. Full walkthrough: sell TF2 keys for crypto. Going the other way, buy TF2 keys with crypto and they are delivered by trade offer.
Frequently asked questions
How much is 1 TF2 key in USD?
Right now a TF2 key is worth about $1.67 when you sell it for crypto on Clover and costs about $1.685 to buy. The Mann Co. Store price is fixed at $2.49, which is why marketplace keys are cheaper to buy and why you cannot sell keys back to Valve at all.
How much is 100 TF2 keys worth?
About $167.00 in crypto at today's Clover rate (100 × $1.67). Buying 100 keys costs about $168.50. The same keys would cost $249.00 in the Mann Co. Store.
Why is the buy price higher than the sell price?
The gap between what Clover pays ($1.67) and what it charges ($1.685) is the spread that covers exchange fees, network fees, price risk while keys and crypto are in transit, and running the bots. Clover adds no fee on top of either number.
Is the TF2 key price going up or down?
Key prices move slowly compared with crypto; they drift with trader demand, Steam sales and seasonal events rather than swinging daily. Check the live number on this page or the homepage before you trade; Clover's rate follows the market across marketplaces and updates continuously.
Where can I see TF2 key price history?
On Clover's TF2 key price history page at clover.tf/tf2-key-price-history: one buy and one sell price per day in USD, going back to February 2026, with the same data as JSON at api.clover.tf/exchange/key-price-history. For key-to-metal history inside the TF2 economy, community trackers such as backpack.tf keep long-run charts.
Is there a TF2 key calculator or key-to-USD converter?
Yes, on this page: type a number of keys to see what they sell for or cost in USD at the live rate, or type a dollar amount to see how many keys it buys. It uses the same all-inclusive rates as the swap form, $1.67 to sell and $1.685 to buy per key right now.
How do I convert TF2 keys to USD?
Multiply by the live rate: 1 TF2 key = $1.67 when you sell and $1.685 when you buy. So 10 keys are about $16.70, 100 keys about $167.00 and 1,000 keys about $1670.00 at today's sell rate. The quantity table on this page does the conversion at the current price, and api.clover.tf/exchange/key-prices returns the raw numbers as JSON.
How much refined metal is a TF2 key worth?
The key-to-metal rate floats with in-game supply and demand; community price trackers such as backpack.tf have listed a key in the 80 to 95 refined range recently, and that is the place to check the exact rate today. In cash terms this page is the source: a key sells for $1.67 and costs $1.685 to buy right now.
Does Clover buy event or festive keys?
No. Clover's bots trade only the standard Mann Co. Supply Crate Key. Keys from past holiday events (Festive Winter Crate keys, Naughty and Nice Winter Crate keys and similar) are separate items with their own, much thinner markets: trade them to collectors for standard keys first, then sell the standard keys here.
Are TF2 keys a good investment?
Not in dollar terms: the fixed $2.49 store price caps how high a key can go, so the USD price moves in a narrow band and nobody gets rich holding keys. Measured in refined metal, keys have appreciated for over a decade, which makes them a stable place to park value inside the TF2 economy. Treat them as trading currency, not an investment; their value depends on TF2 staying active.
How do I convert TF2 keys to real money?
Sell them for a stablecoin or any other crypto on Clover: sign in with Steam, deposit the keys by trade offer, choose the coin and network, enter your wallet address and confirm. The payout is sent to your wallet, usually within minutes, and you can cash stablecoins out on any exchange.