diff --git a/bittensor/core/async_subtensor.py b/bittensor/core/async_subtensor.py
index e40d8752c6..6f8b367dd7 100644
--- a/bittensor/core/async_subtensor.py
+++ b/bittensor/core/async_subtensor.py
@@ -2715,11 +2715,10 @@ async def get_subnet_price(
     ) -> Balance:
         """Gets the current Alpha price in TAO for all subnets.
 
-        Arguments:
+        Parameters:
             netuid: The unique identifier of the subnet.
             block: The blockchain block number for the query.
-            block_hash: The hash of the block to retrieve the stake from. Do not specify if using block
-                or reuse_block
+            block_hash: The hash of the block to retrieve the stake from. Do not specify if using block or reuse_block.
             reuse_block: Whether to use the last-used block. Do not set if using block_hash or block.
 
         Returns:
@@ -2729,17 +2728,15 @@ async def get_subnet_price(
         if netuid == 0:
             return Balance.from_tao(1)
 
-        block_hash = await self.determine_block_hash(block=block)
-        current_sqrt_price = await self.substrate.query(
-            module="Swap",
-            storage_function="AlphaSqrtPrice",
+        block_hash = await self.determine_block_hash(block, block_hash, reuse_block)
+        call = await self.substrate.runtime_call(
+            api="SwapRuntimeApi",
+            method="current_alpha_price",
             params=[netuid],
             block_hash=block_hash,
         )
-
-        current_sqrt_price = fixed_to_float(current_sqrt_price)
-        current_price = current_sqrt_price * current_sqrt_price
-        return Balance.from_rao(int(current_price * 1e9))
+        price_rao = call.value
+        return Balance.from_rao(price_rao)
 
     async def get_subnet_prices(
         self,
diff --git a/bittensor/core/subtensor.py b/bittensor/core/subtensor.py
index f01f9cb790..35979418c1 100644
--- a/bittensor/core/subtensor.py
+++ b/bittensor/core/subtensor.py
@@ -1910,7 +1910,7 @@ def get_subnet_price(
     ) -> Balance:
         """Gets the current Alpha price in TAO for all subnets.
 
-        Arguments:
+        Parameters:
             netuid: The unique identifier of the subnet.
             block: The blockchain block number for the query.
 
@@ -1922,16 +1922,13 @@ def get_subnet_price(
             return Balance.from_tao(1)
 
         block_hash = self.determine_block_hash(block=block)
-        current_sqrt_price = self.substrate.query(
-            module="Swap",
-            storage_function="AlphaSqrtPrice",
+        price_rao = self.substrate.runtime_call(
+            api="SwapRuntimeApi",
+            method="current_alpha_price",
             params=[netuid],
             block_hash=block_hash,
-        )
-
-        current_sqrt_price = fixed_to_float(current_sqrt_price)
-        current_price = current_sqrt_price * current_sqrt_price
-        return Balance.from_rao(int(current_price * 1e9))
+        ).value
+        return Balance.from_rao(price_rao)
 
     def get_subnet_prices(
         self,
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_async_subtensor.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_async_subtensor.py
index c6617427e9..8deef7ab47 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_async_subtensor.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_async_subtensor.py
@@ -3845,10 +3845,10 @@ async def test_get_subnet_price(subtensor, mocker):
     # preps
     netuid = 123
     mocked_determine_block_hash = mocker.patch.object(subtensor, "determine_block_hash")
-    fake_price = {"bits": 3155343338053956962}
+    fake_price = 29258617
     expected_price = Balance.from_tao(0.029258617)
     mocked_query = mocker.patch.object(
-        subtensor.substrate, "query", return_value=fake_price
+        subtensor.substrate, "runtime_call", return_value=mocker.Mock(value=fake_price)
     )
 
     # Call
@@ -3857,10 +3857,10 @@ async def test_get_subnet_price(subtensor, mocker):
     )
 
     # Asserts
-    mocked_determine_block_hash.assert_awaited_once_with(block=None)
+    mocked_determine_block_hash.assert_awaited_once()
     mocked_query.assert_awaited_once_with(
-        module="Swap",
-        storage_function="AlphaSqrtPrice",
+        api="SwapRuntimeApi",
+        method="current_alpha_price",
         params=[netuid],
         block_hash=mocked_determine_block_hash.return_value,
     )
diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_subtensor.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_subtensor.py
index 025b6a9b18..04ece6b373 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_subtensor.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_subtensor.py
@@ -4056,10 +4056,10 @@ def test_get_subnet_price(subtensor, mocker):
     # preps
     netuid = 123
     mocked_determine_block_hash = mocker.patch.object(subtensor, "determine_block_hash")
-    fake_price = {"bits": 3155343338053956962}
+    fake_price = 29258617
     expected_price = Balance.from_tao(0.029258617)
     mocked_query = mocker.patch.object(
-        subtensor.substrate, "query", return_value=fake_price
+        subtensor.substrate, "runtime_call", return_value=mocker.Mock(value=fake_price)
     )
 
     # Call
@@ -4070,8 +4070,8 @@ def test_get_subnet_price(subtensor, mocker):
     # Asserts
     mocked_determine_block_hash.assert_called_once_with(block=None)
     mocked_query.assert_called_once_with(
-        module="Swap",
-        storage_function="AlphaSqrtPrice",
+        api="SwapRuntimeApi",
+        method="current_alpha_price",
         params=[netuid],
         block_hash=mocked_determine_block_hash.return_value,
     )