Fill jugs with water
- Skill reqs
- No skill requirement
- Method type
- Processing
Fresh accounts • low stats • live GE prices
OSRS Early Game Money Making
for your account.
Choose F2P or Members, then use your OSRS username and cash stack to find early-game and low-level money makers you can start now. We’ll flag any quest, item or area reqs you still need to check.
60 early-game methods0 GP starting options includedLive GE prices
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Your account
Find Early-Game Money Makers for Your Account
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Live GP/hr for your stats and cash
What You Can Do Now and Unlock Next
Your early-game methods will appear here
Choose F2P or Members, enter your cash stack and pick an effort level. Add your username if you want us to check your stats.
Quick answer
Start with reviewed OSRS money makers classified for fresh, starter and progressing accounts. The examples below show stable requirements and source evidence, while the finder uses your cash, F2P or Members access, effort and optional Hiscores levels to separate ready methods from nearby unlocks.
Reviewed examples · not personalized
12 starting pointsCollecting beer glasses
- Skill reqs
- No skill requirement
- Method type
- Collecting
Make pie shells
- Skill reqs
- No skill requirement
- Method type
- Processing
Tan cowhide into leather
- Skill reqs
- No skill requirement
- Method type
- Processing
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String gold amulets
- Skill reqs
- 1 Crafting
- Method type
- Crafting
Smelt steel bars
- Skill reqs
- 30 Smithing
- Method type
- Smithing
Cooking raw chicken
- Skill reqs
- 20 Cooking
- Hands-off stretch
- 1 min 7 sec · Mobile-friendly
Make prayer potions
- Skill reqs
- 38 Herblore
- Method type
- Herblore
Making baked potatoes
- Skill reqs
- 7 Cooking
- Method type
- Skilling
Making guam potions
- Skill reqs
- 3 Herblore
- Method type
- Processing
Smith steel dart tips
- Skill reqs
- 34 Smithing
- Hands-off stretch
- 1 min 7 sec · Mobile-friendly
Catching lobsters (free-to-play)
- Skill reqs
- 40 Fishing
- Method type
- Skilling
Method facts reviewed Sep 1, 2026–Sep 2, 2026. The next source-review deadline is Oct 1, 2026. Live GP/hr is calculated only after you run the finder.
OSRS early game money making guide
Make GP and Keep Progressing Your Account
On a fresh or low-level account, the highest GP/hr on the Wiki is usually out of reach. You need a money maker your stats, quests and cash stack can support now. Some methods give XP. Others are worth doing long enough to pay for runes, teleports or quest items before you get back to training.
IIIAccount stage
What Counts as Early Game?
There is no official early-game cutoff. We start with the method’s highest skill req, then move it later when a quest, area, tool or risky setup makes it harder to start. The ranges below describe the method, not your combat level or total level.
Fresh
The highest skill req is usually 1–20, with little setup.
Starter
Usually needs a 21–40 skill or an early quest, area or tool.
Progressing
Usually needs a 41–60 skill, a longer trip or more setup.
Check the reqs
A method with no skill req can still need a quest, specific account state or gear.
IVSource ledger
Reviewed Early-Game Starting Points
These examples cover fresh, starter and progressing account stages. They are not personalized recommendations and may still need quests, items, gear or area access checked in game.
Collecting beer glasses
- Skill reqs
- No skill requirement
- Method type
- Collecting
Cooking raw chicken
- Skill reqs
- 20 Cooking
- Hands-off stretch
- 1 min 7 sec · Mobile-friendly
Fill jugs with water
- Skill reqs
- No skill requirement
- Method type
- Processing
Make pie shells
- Skill reqs
- No skill requirement
- Method type
- Processing
Making baked potatoes
- Skill reqs
- 7 Cooking
- Method type
- Skilling
Making guam potions
- Skill reqs
- 3 Herblore
- Method type
- Processing
String gold amulets
- Skill reqs
- 1 Crafting
- Method type
- Crafting
Tan cowhide into leather
- Skill reqs
- No skill requirement
- Method type
- Processing
View the remaining 4 reviewed methods
Catching lobsters (free-to-play)
- Skill reqs
- 40 Fishing
- Method type
- Skilling
Make prayer potions
- Skill reqs
- 38 Herblore
- Method type
- Herblore
Smelt steel bars
- Skill reqs
- 30 Smithing
- Method type
- Smithing
Smith steel dart tips
- Skill reqs
- 34 Smithing
- Hands-off stretch
- 1 min 7 sec · Mobile-friendly
Method facts reviewed Sep 1, 2026–Sep 2, 2026. The next source-review deadline is Oct 1, 2026. Live GP/hr is calculated only after you run the finder.
VYour results
Check the Reqs Before Chasing GP/hr
A high GP/hr number is useless if you are missing the quest, item or area that makes the method work. The finder separates methods you can start from methods that still need an in-game check or a few more levels.
- Ready now.Your stats and cash are enough. Read the notes, then start with a small batch.
- Check before you start.Your stats and cash are enough. Confirm the quest, item, gear or area shown.
- Next unlock.See which levels or how much more GP you need.
Loading a username checks public Hiscores. It cannot see your quests, bank, inventory, diaries, gear or new-account trade restrictions.
VIYour first stack
Start With GP You Can Actually Spend
Enter 0 on a fresh account with an empty cash stack. Gathering methods with no GE input can still appear. Processing methods stay out of Ready now until you can afford the first batch.
Your cash stack≥First batch cost=Enough GP to start
Banked items are not valued, and a profitable estimate does not guarantee an instant fill. Test a small batch before committing the cash you need for teleports, runes or training.
VIIYour worlds
Early-Game Money Makers for F2P and Members
Choose F2P to see free-world methods only. Members includes both Members and F2P methods, then checks your cash, stats, effort and Wilderness setting.
Compare all F2P money makers
Open the F2P finder for every free-world method, including methods outside this early-game list.
Members unlocks
Members quests and skills open more options. Check every quest, item and area req before buying supplies.
Compare AFK-ish methods
Open the AFK finder if time between clicks matters more than account stage.
Compare all money makers
Open all money makers when you are ready to compare the full list.
VIIIQuestions
OSRS Early Game Money Making FAQ
What is the best early-game money maker in OSRS?
There is no single best method for every early-game account. Your best option depends on your stats, cash stack, F2P or Members access and preferred effort. Ready now ranks the live options that fit.
Can a fresh account make money with zero GP?
Yes. Enter 0 as your cash stack. Gathering or collection methods with no Grand Exchange input can still appear when they fit your other settings.
Why does a method say Check before you start?
Hiscores can confirm stats, but not quests, banked items, gear or area access. Check the requirement shown on the card before buying supplies.
Is Early Game defined by combat level?
No. A combat 3 account can have high non-combat stats, and a higher-combat account can still be missing key quests. The finder uses method requirements and setup instead of one combat-level cutoff.
Does this page work for Ironman accounts?
No. This page assumes a main account can buy inputs and sell outputs on the Grand Exchange. Ironman money making needs a separate supply and value model.
Use your current stats and cash stack to find a method you can start.
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