Cushion Cut Natural Diamond Engagement Rings

Cushion Natural Diamond Engagement Rings, Priced from the Stone Up

On a cushion cut engagement ring the center stone is most of the total, so with a budget in mind you choose the stone first and the setting second. Each of the 610 or more cushion natural diamond engagement ring designs here is built around a stone you pick from 27,837 natural cushion diamonds in inventory today. Of those, 23,791 come with 360 HD video. The least expensive natural cushion is $150 once the current savings are applied. Within the 0.90 to 1.10 carat band, the size these designs are pictured at, the lowest price is $505 and the median is $1,985. Shown today with a 1 carat natural cushion in 14K white gold, stone included, the Linda comfort fit solitaire comes to $2,190, the Vivian solitaire to $2,520, and the Bellora hidden halo to $2,970. These stone figures reflect inventory as of October 17, 2026 and are refreshed regularly.

A natural cushion shows body color more readily than a round does. At a given price, then, a cushion engagement ring should be planned one color grade higher than a round one would be. In exchange the shape costs less per carat and hides clarity marks well. Since the stone is the bulk of what you pay, the table below breaks that cost out by weight.

What Each Carat Band of Natural Cushion Costs

At the median you pay $1,985 for a natural cushion weighing 0.90 to 1.10 carats, $11,701 for one between 1.90 and 2.10, and $31,537 for one between 2.90 and 3.10. Every natural cushion in our inventory is sorted into one of these carat bands, which is why the rows total the 27,837 stones mentioned above. The best stocked band is 0.50 to 0.89 ct, where 7,292 stones sit. To get a ring price, add the setting you pick from the grid to the stone; swap in a different stone and the total follows it. Where a band has its own ring page for the same origin, the band name links to it.

Natural cushion center stones, 27,837 in all, priced by carat band on October 17, 2026 after savings

How Far Color and Clarity Move a Cushion's Price

Hold clarity at VS2, and color alone sets the starting price of a 0.90 to 1.10 carat natural cushion: a D color stone starts at $995, a G at $890, an H at $860 and an I at $815. Keep color at G to H instead, and clarity does the same, with VS1 at $925, VS2 at $860 and SI1 at $735. These steps decide whether, at a set amount, you end up with a bigger stone or a better graded one. For most people the sensible place to land is G to H color with VS2 to SI1 clarity, checked on the video so that no dark inclusion ends up in an exposed part of the stone. Metal color plays into the choice as well, because yellow and rose gold warm the stone.

Lowest price per color grade at VS2 clarity (1,392 natural cushions) and per clarity grade at G to H color (2,317), all 0.90 to 1.10 ct

Same Ring, Lab Grown Cushion Instead

With $475 you can have a one carat G color VS1 cushion if it is lab grown, where the natural equivalent starts at $1,000. Across the full one carat band the medians are $619 lab grown against $1,985 natural. Paying more for natural gets you scarcity rather than size or grade, and 27,188 of the 27,837 natural cushions here come with GIA reports. If you would rather go that way, the cushion lab grown diamond engagement rings page puts the same designs on lab stones. The cushion diamonds grid shows both origins together.

Natural against lab grown cushion at 0.90 to 1.10 ct, grade for grade

Setting Choices for a Cushion Stone

If the stone has used up most of your budget, a halo makes a one carat center read as a much larger stone and suits the vintage feel of the shape. Four prongs on the corners hide the least of a natural cushion, while a bezel is the sensible pick for a ring worn every day. In yellow or rose gold a G or H natural cushion looks whiter than it does in platinum, since the warmth of the metal carries into the stone.

At one carat a natural cushion runs about 5.5 to 6 mm on a side. The cushion natural diamond engagement ring designs on this page are pictured with a stone of that size in 14K white gold, and every design comes in yellow gold, rose gold and platinum as well, with the stone you select shown in the setting. Each stone's AI price score sets it against comparable natural cushions in stock and warns you when one is priced above the rest. The quality score out of 18 is one number that takes in cut, color and clarity together. Nobody on our gemologist team is paid a commission, and if you want a second opinion you can reach them by chat or phone and have them go through two or three finalists on video with you.

Today's Price of a Complete Cushion Natural Diamond Engagement Ring

The first designs shown fall between $2,190 and $2,970 when fitted with the default center, a 1 carat natural cushion in 14K white gold as of today. The figures below are therefore complete ring prices for that stone and not setting prices on their own. The low end is the Linda comfort fit solitaire and the high end is the Bellora hidden halo. The difference between the two is entirely the setting, since a plain comfort fit solitaire costs less than anything else here and a pavé or hidden halo design costs the most. Pick a different natural cushion from the 27,837 in stock and each cushion natural diamond engagement ring is repriced with that stone in it.

Complete cushion engagement ring prices as pictured on October 17, 2026 in 14K white gold with the stone priced in

Buying Your Cushion Engagement Ring Direct from Rare Carat

Whatever figure you settle on, you pay it to Rare Carat directly, because we are a direct retailer and, on every order, the merchant of record. Our stock of center stones, natural and lab grown together, runs past 2 million. Once a ring is ordered, the first resize is free for a year, and a lifetime manufacturing warranty stands behind the setting. Our team in New York then examines the diamond under a microscope and checks the laser inscription against the number on its grading report before anything ships. Shipping is free and insured, and returns are free within 30 days. At checkout you can split the cost with Affirm, Klarna, Afterpay, PayPal Pay Later or Katapult. Customers on Google and on Trustpilot alike rate Rare Carat 5 out of 5, and on Trustpilot it holds the top spot among jewelry brands in America.

Every natural cushion diamond that was in stock at Rare Carat on October 17, 2026 is counted in the center stone figures above. The filter matches the diamond grids: Good cut or better; graded by GIA, IGI or GCAL; with or without video; D to K in color and FL to SI2 in clarity. That gives 27,837 natural stones, of which 23,791 have 360 HD video, alongside 86,357 lab grown stones used for the comparison. A stone price here is the amount you pay today after the current savings, and the regular price appears struck through on the product page itself. Where a row shows a starting price, it is the least expensive stone in that row regardless of grade. The ring prices are for complete rings exactly as this page showed them on October 17, 2026, each in 14K white gold with its center stone as named. The number of designs is counted from the page. The color and clarity tables stay inside the 0.90 to 1.10 carat band so that the price change reflects grade and not weight.