AFK-ish methods • live GE prices

OSRS AFK Money Making
for your account.

Set your cash, levels, world access and Wilderness preference. We rank reviewed methods with a hands-off stretch of at least one minute, using live Grand Exchange prices.

14 reviewed AFK-ish methods1m+ hands-off stretchesLive GE prices

AFK account setup

Find AFK Money Makers That Fit

AFK-ish methods ranked with live GE prices

AFK Money Makers That Fit

Your matches will appear here

Set your world access, cash, Wilderness preference and optional username above. Every result has a reviewed hands-off stretch of at least one minute.

OSRS AFK money making guide

Pick an AFK Money Maker You Can Actually Run

AFK in OSRS is a sliding scale, not a promise that you can walk away from the game. Start with the time between clicks, then check the levels, cash and risk needed for the method. The finder ranks the matches by estimated GP/hr using current GE prices.

IIIThe finder

Start With AFK Time, Not Just GP/hr

Every method on this page has a reviewed hands-off stretch of at least one minute somewhere in its normal loop. Choose your world access, enter the GP you can spend, and load Hiscores if you want skill requirements checked.

Pick your worlds.Use Members for the full pool, or F2P for free-world methods only.
Check your setup.Leave out methods that need more levels, cash or Wilderness risk than you allow.
Compare the rhythm.Read the AFK stretch on each card before comparing the live GP/hr.

The AFK stretch is the average longest hands-off part of the loop. Banking, dropping, moving to another spot and restarting an action still need input.

IVThe rhythm

Compare Time Between Interactions

Two methods can both be called AFK and feel completely different in game. Use these bands as a quick way to choose the amount of attention you can spare.

About 1–2 minutes

Cooking inventories, sacred eels, amethyst, yew logs and steel dart tips give short, repeatable gaps.

About 2–5 minutes

Cannonballs, anglerfish, camphor, karambwan and redwoods give longer stretches with the right setup.

5m+

Five minutes or more

Dark crabs and infected roots can run much longer, but they need extra setup and are not equally safe.

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Risk changes the answer

A long timer is not automatically better. Dark crabs put you in the Wilderness, where PKers can end the trip.

Your actual interval can be shorter if a fishing spot moves, an inventory fills early, or another part of the loop needs attention. Treat the number on the result card as a planning estimate, not a logout timer.

VYour account

F2P and Members AFK Money Makers

F2P has three reviewed AFK-ish methods in the current finder. Members opens another eleven, including longer Fishing, Woodcutting, Mining, Smithing and Sailing loops. Members mode also keeps F2P methods in the comparison when they fit your account.

F2P

Free-world AFK methods

Cooking raw chicken, cooking raw anchovies and cutting yew logs are the current reviewed choices.

P2P

Members AFK methods

Higher skill requirements and useful unlocks create more choices and longer hands-off stretches.

Hiscores loaded

Your public levels can rule out methods you cannot run yet. Quests, gear and diaries still need a manual check.

Your cash stack

Methods that need more starting GP than you entered stay out, even when their estimated profit is higher.

VIThe margins

Why AFK GP/hr Changes

AFK does not mean fixed profit. GE margins move, gathering spots behave differently from trip to trip, and banking or missed clicks reduce the rate you actually get.

Net GP per action×Reviewed action rate=Estimated GP/hr

Inputs use the latest instant-buy price and outputs use the latest instant-sell price, with GE tax deducted where it applies. Buy limits, slow fills, travel, competition, mistakes and deaths are outside the estimate. Test a small batch before tying up your cash stack.

OSRS Wiki AFK skilling guide ↗OSRS Wiki real-time prices ↗

VIIQuestions

OSRS AFK Money Making FAQ

Does AFK mean I can leave the game?

No. Every OSRS money maker still needs input. Here, AFK-ish means the normal loop has a reviewed hands-off stretch of at least one minute; banking, moving and restarting actions still need you.

What is the longest AFK money maker in the finder?

Infected roots has the longest reviewed hands-off stretch at about 30 minutes with a log basket. That is one part of the loop, not 30 minutes with no input from login to banking.

Are there F2P AFK money-making methods?

Yes. The current finder has three reviewed F2P AFK-ish methods: cooking raw chicken, cooking raw anchovies and cutting yew logs.

Why did an AFK method disappear from my results?

Your world access, cash, levels or Wilderness setting may rule it out. A method can also drop out temporarily when the live prices needed for a positive profit estimate are unavailable.

Which AFK methods work well on mobile?

Check the attention note on each result card. Simple inventory or gathering loops are usually easier on mobile; dark crabs are marked as a poor mobile fit because Wilderness risk rewards faster reactions.

Use your own account settings for the shortlist.

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