Money making in OSRS, ranked by today's profit

The table below ranks nearly 600 money making methods by profit per hour at current Grand Exchange prices, from free-to-play bank standing to raids. Each row shows the requirements and how much attention the method takes. Start by finding the methods your account meets the requirements for, then compare their profit. The top of an unfiltered list is endgame bossing, which is little use if you have 70 combat.

Top method right now+13.5M /hrKilling the Doom of Mokhaiotl (Delve 1-16)

Best free-to-play+1.21M /hrSmithing rune items (Player-to-player trading)

Best low intensity+2.29M /hrKilling Frost dragons (on-task)

590 methods

Method	Category	Intensity	Members	Profit per unit	Profit/hr
Killing the Doom of Mokhaiotl (Delve 1-16)90 Ranged · 70 Defence · 90 Hitpoints · 80 Magic · 77 Prayer · The Final DawnKills per hour: 3	Combat/High	High	Members	+5.44M	+13.5M
Killing the Maggot King90 Attack · 90 Strength · 95 Magic · 77 Prayer · 84 Crafting · The Blood Moon RisesKills per hour: 25	Combat/High	High	Members	+449K	+11.1M
Completing the Fortis Colosseum (Wave 12)95 Attack · 95 Strength · 90 Defence · 95 Hitpoints · 90 Ranged · 94 Magic · 77 Prayer · Children of the SunKills per hour: 3	Combat/High	High	Members	+4.10M	+10.2M
Killing the Doom of Mokhaiotl (Delve 1-8)90 Ranged · 70 Defence · 90 Hitpoints · 80 Magic · 77 Prayer · The Final DawnKills per hour: 6	Combat/High	High	Members	+1.68M	+10.1M
Chambers of Xeric (Challenge Mode)95 Attack · 85 Prayer · 55 Farming · 78 Herblore · 30 Construction · 84 Woodcutting · 80 Mining · King's RansomKills per hour: 2	Combat/High	High	Members	+5.68M	+9.66M
Killing the Maggot King (Ranged)80 Attack · 85 Strength · 80 Ranged · 74 Prayer · 84 Crafting · The Blood Moon RisesKills per hour: 20	Combat/High	High	Members	+467K	+9.25M
Theatre of Blood95 Attack · 99 Strength · 95 Defence · 95 Hitpoints · 99 Ranged · 94 Magic · 77 Prayer · Morytania access quest · Desert Treasure IKills per hour: 3	Combat/High	High	Members	+3.03M	+9.09M
Chambers of Xeric (Normal Mode)90 Attack · 74 Prayer · 55 Farming · 78 Herblore · 30 Construction · 70 Woodcutting · 70 Mining · King's RansomKills per hour: 3	Combat/High	High	Members	+2.69M	+8.07M
Killing Vardorvis90 Strength · 90 Attack · 90 Defence · 70 Prayer · Desert Treasure IIKills per hour: 32	Combat/High	High	Members	+263K	+8.02M
Enchanting opal dragon bolts at the fountain of rune9 MagicSets of bolts enchanted per hour: 5,400	Processing	High	Members	+1,240	+6.70M
Killing The Leviathan90 Ranged · 70 Defence · 74 Prayer · Desert Treasure IIKills per hour: 24	Combat/High	High	Members	+275K	+6.60M
Killing The Whisperer90 Magic · 77 Prayer · Desert Treasure IIKills per hour: 20	Combat/High	High	Members	+317K	+6.34M
Killing Venenatis80 Strength · 80 Attack · 70 PrayerKills per hour: 26	Combat/High	High	Members	+253K	+6.28M
Killing Phantom Muspah (Twisted bow)90 Ranged · 80 Defence · 74 Prayer · 85 Magic · Secrets of the NorthKills per hour: 25	Combat/High	High	Members	+247K	+5.93M
Killing Tormented Demons80 Attack · 85 Strength · 80 Defence · 80 Hitpoints · 85 Ranged · 82 Magic · 74 Prayer · A grandmaster quest (unlocks tormented demons)Kills per hour: 55	Combat/High	High	Members	+105K	+5.77M
Killing zombie pirates (Max efficiency)80 Ranged · 37 Prayer · Animal Magnetism · Dwarf Cannon · Haunted MineKills per hour: 1,200	Combat/Low	High	Members	+4,238	+4.95M
Killing Araxxor80 Attack · 90 Strength · 86 Ranged · 80 Magic · 70 Prayer · 92 Slayer · 72 Smithing · 86 Crafting · Morytania access questKills per hour: 39	Combat/High	High	Members	+126K	+4.90M
Killing demonic gorillas80 Attack · 85 Strength · 80 Defence · 80 Hitpoints · 85 Ranged · 70 Magic · 70 Prayer · 69 Slayer · Monkey Madness IIKills per hour: 70	Combat/High	High	Members	+71,690	+4.79M
Killing Vet'ion43 PrayerKills per hour: 37	Combat/High	High	Members	+125K	+4.64M
Killing Spindel80 Strength · 80 Attack · 70 PrayerKills per hour: 60	Combat/High	High	Members	+83,723	+4.62M
Completing The Corrupted Gauntlet80 Attack · 85 Strength · 85 Ranged · 80 Magic · 77 Prayer · Song of the ElvesKills per hour: 6	Combat/High	High	Members	+719K	+4.31M
Crafting sunfire runes98 Runecraft · 75 Firemaking · Children of the Sun (partial) · Desert Treasure II (partial)Trips per hour: 55	SkillingRunecraft	High	Members	+78,396	+4.31M
Pickpocketing elves85 Thieving · 50 Agility · 47 Magic · 93 Herblore · Song of the Elves · A Kingdom DividedSuccessful pickpockets per hour: 560	SkillingThieving	High	Members	+7,488	+4.16M
Killing Vorkath (Dragon hunter lance)90 Attack · 85 Defence · 70 Prayer · Dragon Slayer IIKills per hour: 30	Combat/High	High	Members	+149K	+4.04M
Killing the Alchemical Hydra95 Slayer · 75 Ranged · 74 Prayer · 85 HitpointsKills per hour: 25	Combat/High	High	Members	+158K	+3.96M
Killing revenants (Craw's bow)45 Defence · 90 Ranged · 43 Prayer · 65 AgilityKills per hour: 150	Combat/Mid	High	Members	+29,709	+3.95M
Mining and crushing infernal shale (Tick manipulation)78 Mining · 43 Prayer · A Kingdom DividedCrushed infernal shale per hour: 1,600	SkillingMining	Moderate	Members	+2,461	+3.94M
Killing Vorkath (Dragon hunter crossbow)90 Ranged · 80 Defence · 74 Prayer · Dragon Slayer IIKills per hour: 30	Combat/High	High	Members	+149K	+3.64M
Killing the Corporeal Beast37 PrayerKills per hour: 10	Combat/High	High	Members	+347K	+3.47M
Crafting blood runes77 Runecraft · 62 Firemaking · 74 Agility · 78 MiningTrips per hour: 70	SkillingRunecraft	High	Members	+49,728	+3.47M
Crafting double nature runes (Achievement Diary Cape teleport)91 Runecraft · 90 FiremakingTrips per hour: 110	SkillingRunecraft	High	Members	+31,253	+3.44M
Crafting wrath runes95 Runecraft · Dragon Slayer IITrips per hour: 80	SkillingRunecraft	High	Members	+42,616	+3.41M
Crafting aether runes using scarred extract90 Runecraft · 82 Magic · 75 Firemaking · 66 Agility · 80 Construction · Lost City · Desert Treasure II (partial)Trips per hour: 65	SkillingRunecraft	High	Members	+51,578	+3.35M
Smithing oathplate armour83 Smithing · A Kingdom DividedArmour pieces per hour: 4	Skilling	Moderate	Members	+836K	+3.34M
Killing Cerberus91 Slayer · 85 Attack · 70 PrayerKills per hour: 50	Combat/High	High	Members	+75,348	+3.29M
Smelting runite bars at Blast Furnace (Player-to-player trading)85 Smithing · The Giant Dwarf (partial)Bars made per hour: 2,160	SkillingSmithing	High	Members	+1,501	+3.21M
Killing revenants (Magic shortbow)45 Defence · 80 Ranged · 43 Prayer · 89 AgilityKills per hour: 110	Combat/Mid	High	Members	+29,709	+3.07M
Killing Callisto90 Combat · 60 Hitpoints · 70 Ranged · 94 Magic · 70 DefenceKills per hour: 25	Combat/High	High	Members	+141K	+3.07M
Looting Eldric the Ice King70 Attack · 70 Strength · 70 Ranged · 70 Prayer · 75 Magic · 50 RunecraftKills per hour: 48	Combat/High	High	Members	+69,104	+3.05M
Killing the Abyssal Sire85 Slayer · 85 Attack · 85 Ranged · 92 Magic · 70 Prayer · 84 ConstructionKills per hour: 39	Combat/High	High	Members	+82,005	+3M
Pickpocketing vyres82 Thieving · 50 Agility · 47 Magic · Sins of the Father · A Kingdom DividedSuccessful pickpockets per hour: 720	SkillingThieving	High	Members	+4,057	+2.88M
Looting Branda the Fire Queen70 Attack · 70 Strength · 70 Ranged · 70 Prayer · 75 Magic · 50 RunecraftKills per hour: 48	Combat/High	High	Members	+65,504	+2.87M
Cutting raw yellowfinYellowfin per hour: 11,000	Processing	High	Members	+258	+2.84M
Smelting runite bars at Blast Furnace85 Smithing · The Giant Dwarf (partial)Bars made per hour: 2,160	SkillingSmithing	High	Members	+1,277	+2.73M
Crafting blood runes through the Abyss77 Runecraft · 62 Firemaking · 21 Mining · 70 Hitpoints · Sins of the Father · Enter the AbyssLaps per hour: 55	SkillingRunecraft	High	Members	+49,532	+2.72M
Cutting raw marlinMarlins per hour: 11,000	Processing	Moderate	Members	+235	+2.58M
Making sanfew serum(4)65 Herblore · Zogre Flesh EatersPotions per hour: 250	SkillingHerblore	Moderate	Members	+9,900	+2.48M
Buying mixed hide bases46 Hunter · Children of the SunBank trips per hour: 55	Collecting	Moderate	Members	+45,333	+2.47M
Killing Vorkath (Toxic blowpipe)90 Ranged · 80 Attack · 74 Prayer · Dragon Slayer IIKills per hour: 22	Combat/High	High	Members	+149K	+2.46M
Stealing from Rogues' Castle chests84 Thieving · 43 PrayerChests looted per hour: 385	SkillingThieving	High	Members	+6,337	+2.43M
Killing Dagannoth Kings (Solo tribrid)85 Attack · 85 Ranged · 85 Magic · 70 Defence · 74 Prayer · 85 Agility · The Fremennik TrialsKills per hour: 25	Combat/High	Moderate	Members	+96,930	+2.42M
Creating eternal gloriesHeroes' QuestTrips per hour: 72	Processing	Moderate	Members	+33,355	+2.40M
Slaying Venators74 Slayer · 80 Hitpoints · 55 Magic · 70 Prayer · 73 Agility · 67 Construction · The Blood Moon RisesKills per hour: 85	Combat/Mid	Moderate	Members	+29,112	+2.38M
Deep sea trawling for marlin78 Sailing · 91 Fishing · 72 Construction · 62 Crafting · 66 Woodcutting · PandemoniumFish per hour: 725	SkillingSailing	Moderate	Members	+3,314	+2.37M
Killing Zalcano70 Mining · Song of the ElvesKills per hour: 48	Skilling	High	Members	+49,026	+2.32M
Killing Frost dragons (on-task)87 Sailing · 75 Magic · 80 Attack · 80 Strength · 43 PrayerKills per hour: 143	Combat/High	Low	Members	+17,896	+2.29M
Degriming grimy cadantine65 Herblore · 70 Magic · A Kingdom DividedCasts per hour: 600	SkillingHerblore	High	Members	+3,793	+2.28M
Smelting adamantite bars at Blast Furnace70 Smithing · The Giant Dwarf (partial)Bars made per hour: 2,700	SkillingSmithing	High	Members	+811	+2.16M
Making toy cats85 Crafting · 42 ConstructionCats made per hour: 576	Processing	High	Members	+3,693	+2.13M
Crafting death runes through the Abyss65 Runecraft · 75 Firemaking · 21 Mining · 70 Hitpoints · Enter the Abyss · Mourning's End Part IILaps per hour: 50	SkillingRunecraft	Moderate	Members	+42,497	+2.12M
Killing Calvar'ion43 PrayerKills per hour: 55	Combat/High	High	Members	+38,362	+2.11M
Completing The Gauntlet80 Attack · 85 Strength · 85 Ranged · 80 Magic · 77 Prayer · Song of the ElvesKills per hour: 7	Combat/High	High	Members	+300K	+2.10M
Killing Hueycoatl (Solo)80 Attack · 90 Strength · 70 Prayer · 76 Magic · Children of the SunKills per hour: 7	Combat/High	High	Members	+300K	+2.10M
Crafting astral runes85 Runecraft · 75 Firemaking · 69 Magic · Lunar DiplomacyTrips per hour: 76	SkillingRunecraft	High	Members	+27,175	+2.07M
Degriming grimy snapdragon59 Herblore · 70 Magic · A Kingdom DividedCasts per hour: 600	SkillingHerblore	High	Members	+3,442	+2.07M
Casting Tan Leather78 Magic · Lunar DiplomacySpell casts per hour: 1,600	SkillingMagic	Moderate	Members	+1,279	+2.05M
Killing Zalcano (Experience)70 Mining · Song of the ElvesKills per hour: 48	Skilling	Moderate	Members	+42,409	+2M
Crafting mud runes13 Runecraft · 75 Firemaking · 82 Magic · 70 Construction · 60 Agility · Lunar Diplomacy · Enter the AbyssTrips per hour: 160	SkillingRunecraft	Moderate	Members	+12,526	+2M
Opening sinister chests49 Agility · 58 MagicChests per hour: 500	Processing	High	Members	+3,975	+1.99M
Wilderness Agility Course52 AgilityKills per hour: 83	SkillingAgility	High	Members	+23,625	+1.96M
Sac jacking55 Magic · Morytania access questKills per hour: 700	Collecting	Low	Members	+2,799	+1.96M
Making raw wild pies85 CookingRaw wild pies per hour: 740	Processing	High	Members	+2,608	+1.93M
Killing Scorpia82 Magic · 40 PrayerKills per hour: 72	Combat/Mid	Moderate	Members	+31,382	+1.92M
Killing Frost dragons (off-task)87 Sailing · 75 Magic · 90 Attack · 90 Strength · 43 PrayerKills per hour: 138	Combat/High	Low	Members	+15,816	+1.91M
Killing Blood Moon75 Attack · 75 Strength · 75 Defence · 70 Prayer · 20 Hunter · 30 Cooking · 38 Herblore · Perilous MoonsKills per hour: 19	Combat/High	High	Members	+97,156	+1.85M
Moons of Peril70 Attack · 70 Strength · 70 Defence · 70 Prayer · 20 Hunter · 30 Cooking · 38 Herblore · Perilous MoonsKills per hour: 10	Combat/High	High	Members	+184K	+1.84M
Killing zombie pirates (Budget)60 Attack · 37 Prayer · Haunted MineKills per hour: 400	Combat/Low	Moderate	Members	+4,447	+1.76M
Killing the Thermonuclear smoke devil93 Slayer · 90 Combat · 94 MagicKills per hour: 80	Combat/High	High	Members	+25,001	+1.76M
Hallowed Sepulchre (Floor 5)87 Agility · 66 Thieving · 54 Prayer · 56 Construction · 62 Ranged · Sins of the FatherKills per hour: 7	SkillingAgility	High	Members	+247K	+1.73M
Mastering Mixology60 Herblore · Children of the SunPotions per hour: 260	SkillingHerblore	Moderate	Members	+6,590	+1.71M
Killing Chaos Elemental60 Hitpoints · 75 Ranged · 43 PrayerKills per hour: 60	Combat/High	High	Members	+34,222	+1.71M
Degriming grimy toadflax50 Herblore · 70 Magic · A Kingdom DividedCasts per hour: 600	SkillingHerblore	High	Members	+2,794	+1.68M
Creating crystal keysCrystal keys created: 5,000	Processing	High	Members	+329	+1.65M
Killing adamant dragons90 Hitpoints · 75 Magic · Dragon Slayer IIKills per hour: 60	Combat/High	Moderate	Members	+31,339	+1.63M
Delivering food in Gnome Restaurant42 Cooking · 61 Magic · Troll Romance · Eadgar's Ruse · Fishing Contest · The Grand Tree · The Giant DwarfDeliveries per hour: 30	Collecting	High	Members	+54,335	+1.62M
Killing brutal black dragons77 Slayer · 37 Prayer · 45 Construction · 85 RangedKills per hour: 65	Combat/High	Low	Members	+27,274	+1.60M
Smelting steel bars at Blast Furnace30 Smithing · The Giant Dwarf (partial)Bars made per hour: 5,400	SkillingSmithing	High	Members	+298	+1.58M
Killing Artio60 Hitpoints · 75 Ranged · 70 Magic · 43 PrayerKills per hour: 52	Combat/High	High	Members	+38,004	+1.58M
Killing lava dragons80 Ranged · 75 Magic · 70 Defence · 43 PrayerKills per hour: 100	Combat/High	Moderate	Members	+15,668	+1.57M
Killing rune dragons90 Hitpoints · 75 Magic · Dragon Slayer IIKills per hour: 50	Combat/High	Moderate	Members	+35,723	+1.55M
Crafting mist runes6 Runecraft · 75 Firemaking · 82 Magic · 70 Construction · 60 Agility · Lunar Diplomacy · Enter the AbyssTrips per hour: 160	SkillingRunecraft	Moderate	Members	+9,588	+1.53M
Completing the Fortis Colosseum (Wave 1)80 Attack · 80 Strength · 80 Defence · 80 Ranged · 86 Magic · 43 Prayer · Children of the SunKills per hour: 60	Combat/High	High	Members	+25,506	+1.53M
Crafting steam runes19 Runecraft · 75 Firemaking · 82 Magic · 70 Construction · 60 Agility · Lunar Diplomacy · Enter the AbyssTrips per hour: 160	SkillingRunecraft	Moderate	Members	+9,543	+1.53M
Mining and crushing infernal shale (Infernal shale rocks)78 Mining · 43 Prayer · A Kingdom DividedCrushed infernal shale per hour: 620	SkillingMining	Moderate	Members	+2,461	+1.53M
Crafting aether runes90 Runecraft · 75 Firemaking · 82 Magic · 66 Agility · 99 Crafting · 80 Construction · Lost CityTrips per hour: 75	SkillingRunecraft	High	Members	+20,307	+1.52M
Crafting double law runes through the Abyss95 Runecraft · 75 Firemaking · 70 Hitpoints · Enter the Abyss · Heroes' QuestLaps per hour: 55	SkillingRunecraft	Moderate	Members	+27,462	+1.51M
Killing araxytes (off-task)92 Slayer · 80 Ranged · 55 Magic · 43 Prayer · Morytania access quest · Dwarf CannonKills per hour: 380	Combat/High	Moderate	Members	+5,246	+1.50M
Making mahogany planks (max efficiency)Kills per hour: 6,900	Processing	High	Members	+219	+1.50M
Smelting mithril bars at Blast Furnace50 Smithing · The Giant Dwarf (partial)Bars made per hour: 3,600	SkillingSmithing	High	Members	+415	+1.46M
Killing the Giant Mole (Twisted bow)85 Ranged · 77 PrayerKills per hour: 85	Combat/Mid	Low	Members	+19,981	+1.45M

Profit uses current Grand Exchange mid prices and takes off the 2% GE tax on what you sell. Rates assume a practised player with the listed requirements; your own rate may be lower at first.

How to read the profit numbers

Profit per hour is worked out from the inputs you buy and the outputs you sell, at current prices, with 2% GE tax off anything you would sell. Kills, trips or actions per hour are realistic rates for a player who knows the method, not records. Three things often make your real hour lower than the table:

Buy limits. Processing methods assume you can buy as much as you can process. Many inputs have a four-hour limit that runs out well before you do, so you may need to stock up over a few days.
Learning time. Your first hours at a boss make far less than the listed rate. Bossing figures assume no deaths and a practised kill time.
Selling time. A huge pile of a low-volume item takes time to sell and may need a lower price to move.

Effort is marked Low, Moderate or High. Low means you can watch something else; High means full attention, usually combat or tick-precise skilling.

Good methods for each stage of an account

The live table is the place to compare exact profit. These are the methods worth looking at first for each type of account, with what they need:

Account stage	Method	Requirements	Why it fits
Free-to-play, any level	Tanning cowhide	None	Buy hides, tan them in Al Kharid, sell the leather. Easy to learn, needs a little starting cash.
Free-to-play, high skills	Mining runite ore or smelting runite bars	85 Mining or 85 Smithing	Among the best free-to-play earners once you have the level.
New member	Making unfinished ranarr potions	30 Herblore, Druidic Ritual	Fast processing with no combat, limited mainly by buy limits.
New member	Tanning dragonhide	None	Same idea as cowhide with much bigger hides.
Mid-level, low effort	Hunting pyre foxes	57 Hunter, Children of the Sun	Steady profit plus good Hunter xp, easy to do on a second screen.
Mid-level, low effort	Crafting blood runes at Arceuus	77 Runecraft	No supplies to buy and very low attention.
Mid-level, low effort	Mining salts or basalt	72 Mining, Making Friends with My Arm	Very AFK, sells in bulk.
High skilling	Pickpocketing elves	85 Thieving, Song of the Elves	One of the best skilling earners, with fast Thieving xp.
Sailing	Deep sea trawling	Pandemonium, plus Sailing and Fishing levels that rise with the shoal	Strong profit that trains Fishing at the same time.
High combat	Vorkath or Phantom Muspah	Dragon Slayer II, or Secrets of the North	Reliable boss income before raids, with big uniques on top.

Above Vorkath and the Muspah sit the raids and endgame bosses, where profit leans heavily on rare uniques. Their hourly figures are averages over many hours, and a single session can land far above or below them. The Vorkath guide covers the gear and kill times behind its figure.

Recurring money between other activities

Some of the steadiest gold comes from things you do in a few minutes and then leave. These are not ranked by hour, since their value is per run:

Herb runs. Planting herbs in every patch you have unlocked, usually ranarr, snapdragon or whichever herb is paying best that week. Herb prices also feed the Herblore money makers.
Bird house runs. Four bird houses on Fossil Island after Bone Voyage, giving Hunter xp and bird nests. The birdhouse calculator shows xp and nest value per run.
Kingdom of Miscellania. After Throne of Miscellania, your subjects gather resources each day while you pay them from the coffer.

Choosing a method that suits you

Raw gp per hour is not the whole story. A method that trains a skill you need anyway is worth more than its number suggests: blood runes build Runecraft, elves build Thieving, and deep sea trawling builds Sailing and Fishing together. The Sailing money makers page breaks out the Sailing methods on their own.

If you have more gold than time, merchanting can beat any of these. The OSRS flipping page lists items by profit after tax, and the high alchemy list shows which items still turn a profit when alched, which is handy for using up Magic training time.

Questions players ask

What is the best money making method in OSRS?

At the very top it is endgame bossing and raids, which need high combat stats and expensive gear. For most accounts the best method is the highest one in the table that you meet the requirements for and will actually enjoy doing for hours, since a method you quit after twenty minutes earns nothing.

What is the best money maker for free-to-play?

With high levels, mining runite ore and smelting runite bars are among the best. With no levels, tanning cowhide is the classic start: buy hides, have them tanned in Al Kharid and sell the leather. Compare the free-to-play methods in the table at today's prices.

What is the best AFK money making method in OSRS?

Good low-attention options include crafting blood runes at Arceuus with 77 Runecraft, hunting pyre foxes with 57 Hunter, and mining salts or basalt with 72 Mining. Compare the Low effort methods in the table to see which pays best right now.

Do the profits include Grand Exchange tax?

Yes. Anything a method sells on the GE has 2% taken off its value, capped at 5 million coins per item. Inputs and outputs are valued at the current mid price between instant buy and instant sell, so if you buy and sell instantly your real margin will be a little thinner.

How do I make money as a low-level player?

Start with processing methods that need no levels, such as tanning hides, and quest along the way. Quests open the methods worth far more, including Druidic Ritual for Herblore, Bone Voyage for bird houses and Dragon Slayer II for Vorkath. Then move up the table as your stats grow.

By OSRS Math Team · 16 Oct 2026