Best AFK Skilling Money Makers in OSRS 2026

The methods below are some of the best AFK skilling money makers in OSRS right now, spanning a wide range of skill levels and unlocks. Several are brand new additions tied to the Sailing skill (Salvaging, Camphor Logs), while others are long-standing staples that have earned their place for years. There’s something here whether you’re an early-game Ironman scraping or a maxed main looking to print GP with minimal effort.

Each entry lists its requirements, expected profit, XP, and roughly how long you can go between clicks. Because OSRS profit is tied to the Grand Exchange, all GP rates fluctuate. Always check live margins before committing to a method.

Use the comparison table below to find the method that fits your levels and playstyle, then jump to its section for setup tips.

Profit and XP rates are approximate and fluctuate with Grand Exchange prices. “Varies” indicates rates that depend heavily on your setup, food/resource choice, or market conditions. Rates with a single ammo mould shown for Cannonballs (double mould doubles output, halves AFK time).

Pickpocketing Wealthy Citizens is currently one of the most AFK Thieving training methods in the game. With only one click roughly every 90 seconds, it offers extremely low effort compared to traditional spam-click methods.

At around 100,000 GP and roughly 60,000 Thieving XP per hour, it isn’t the most profitable method on this list, but the combination of low requirements, near-zero attention, and steady GP makes it especially strong for early-game players and ironmen.

Wealthy Citizens are found in Civitas illa Fortis, the main city in Varlamore. The loop is simple: wait for a street urchin to cry for help, wait for the Wealthy Citizen to walk over, and then pickpocket when he is distracted. You will never fail and steal around 15 coin pouches before he is no longer distracted. You’ll have to wait around 90 seconds for the next one to become distracted

Requirements

• 50 Thieving
• Completion of Children of the Sun Quest

Tips

• The Rogue’s Outfit doubles the GP from each successful pickpocket, well worth grabbing if you plan to spend serious time here
• Use the Varlamore house thieving RuneLite plugin for distraction timers
• The Ardougne Diaries increase coin pouch capacity, extending your AFK time before you need to bank

Salvaging is the most AFK skilling methods introduced with Sailing, and it’s one of the most AFK methods in the game. Once you’ve positioned your ship at a salvaging spot, your crewmates do the work automatically (earning you XP) — pulling up loot from the wreck below until your cargo hold fills or you’re logged out.

GP and XP both vary depending on the shipwreck you’re working. Your NPC workers will continue until your cargo hold is full, or you hit the logout timer. This means that you can AFK without having to touch anything for up to 30 minutes.

Because the method scales with your hook, crew, and number of crewmates, it gets noticeably better as you advance to higher level ship wrecks. A single crewmate at 40 Sailing is enough to get started, but adding a second crewmate, upgrading your hooks, or advancing to higher level shipwrecks will increase your hourly XP and GP.

Requirements

• 40 Sailing (unlocks your first crewmate)

Tips

• 55+ Sailing unlocks a second crewmate, roughly doubling salvage rates
• The higher your Deckhandiness, the better your crew performs
• Park on a double salvaging spot whenever possible for the best rates

Camphor logs are currently one of the best AFK Woodcutting money makers, added alongside Sailing content. Each tree provides around two minutes of AFK time before it depletes, so you can click once, tab away, and only return when the tree is cut down.

Profit ranges between 175k and 250k GP per hour depending on your Woodcutting level and axe, alongside 30k–55k Woodcutting XP per hour. That puts it in a rare sweet spot: GP, good AFK time, and respectable XP, rather than sacrificing one for the others.

Camphor trees are found at The Great Conch, which you unlock by starting the Troubled Tortugans quest.

Requirements

• 66 Woodcutting
• Access to The Great Conch (start the Troubled Tortugans quest)

Tips

• Bring a log basket to hold extra logs and extend your chopping time before banking
• A better axe increases your chop rate, pushing profit and XP toward the higher end of the range
• Camphor log prices fluctuate with demand — check the Grand Exchange before committing to a long session

Karambwans remain one of the most consistent AFK Fishing money makers in OSRS. The fishing spot never moves, so unlike most fishing methods you can click once and keep catching until your inventory fills. That stationary spot is the whole reason this method is so relaxed.

Profit depends on the current Grand Exchange price of raw karambwans, which fluctuates with demand, so check live margins before calculating any profits. XP is steady but secondary here — most players run this for the GP and the AFK time rather than fast levels.

You’ll fish karambwans north of the Karamja Shipyard, which requires completing the Tai Bwo Wannai Trio quest. Fairy ring access (DKP) is pretty much required to get their and to bank quickly.

Requirements

• 65 Fishing
• Completion of Tai Bwo Wannai Trio
• Access to fairy rings

Tips

• A fishing barrel from Tempoross holds extra catches, roughly doubling your AFK time before banking
• A Quest Cape unlocks the fastest banking route, tightening the trip between the fishing spot and a bank
• Bring a karambwan vessel and raw karambwanji as bait — you can’t catch karambwans without them

This method has the highest profit potential on the entire list, but it’s also the least AFK — each inventory takes around 60 seconds of fairly active clicking to process. If you’re chasing maximum GP and don’t mind staying engaged, this is the standout.

With profit reaching up to 20,000 GP per inventory, total earnings can exceed 1 million GP per hour. This method is more dependent on Grand Exchange prices than anything else on this list. A spike in material cost or a dip in bolt price can shrink your hourly rate dramatically, and in a bad market the method can even turn unprofitable.

Confirm the margin is healthy before you buy in, and re-check periodically during long sessions, since prices can shift while you fletch. The “1M+ GP per hour” figure assumes favorable margins; treat it as a ceiling, not a guarantee.

Requirements

• 72 Fletching
• Chisel

Tips

• Always check Grand Exchange margins before starting
• Buy materials in smaller batches at first to confirm the margin holds before committing a large amount of GP

Cooking is one of the most flexible AFK money makers in OSRS. Almost any food can turn a profit, but how much you make depends entirely on the gap between the raw item’s buy price and the cooked item’s sell price, a margin that shifts constantly. Cooking an inventory takes roughly 60–65 seconds, making it moderately AFK.

Because the profitable item changes with the market, the live table below pulls current Grand Exchange prices straight from the OSRS Wiki and works out the profit per cooked item for you, including the 2% GE sales tax. Sort by profit after tax to find what’s worth cooking right now, or by Profit/XP if you care more about cheap experience.

Requirements

• None to start, though the most profitable food requires higher Cooking levels

Tips

• Cook at the Myths’ Guild range to have a bank right next to a range
• Wear Cooking Gauntlets to reduce your burn rate and increase your profit
• Sort the table by Profit/XP if you want cheap, fast experience rather than raw GP
• Prices and margins move constantly — refresh before committing to a long cooking session

Mining Amethyst carries the highest skill requirement on this list at 92 Mining, but it is profitable and very AFK.

The trade-off is experience: at roughly 20,000 Mining XP per hour it won’t level you quickly. What it does deliver is steady profit, averaging around 300,000 GP per hour, since amethyst stays in constant demand for ranged ammunition. AFK time depends on how fast your rocks deplete, and that can be stretched out with the right gear.

You’ll mine amethyst at the bottom level of the Mining Guild, which is also where the Guild’s passive bonuses help you the most. Because the payoff is in the amethyst itself rather than the XP, this is a method is mainly for some AFK mining training along with some GP if you are looking to sell the amethyst.

Requirements

• 92 Mining

Tips

• Expert Mining Gloves allow you to get two amethyst before the crystals deplete
• The Celestial Ring boost stacks with the Mining Guild’s invisible Mining bonus
• Bring a chisel to craft amethyst into bolt tips, arrowtips, or dart tips

Smithing cannonballs is by far the most consistently profitable and AFK methods on this list. At 35 Smithing and the Dwarf Cannon quest completed, you can smith steel bars into steel cannonballs at a furnace.

A single inventory takes 2 minutes and 40 seconds to process, which works out to roughly 20 inventories per hour after banking. That gives you around 10,000–14,000 Smithing XP and 250,000–350,000 GP profit per hour. These rates are based on using the Edgeville furnace, which has no requirements and is accessible to everyone. The furnaces at Shilo Village and Prifddinas sit closer to a bank, so using either will nudge your XP and profit slightly higher.

If you pick up a double ammo mould from Giant’s Foundry, your AFK time is cut in half to 1 minute and 20 seconds, and both your XP and profit per hour double in return.

There’s also another upgrade at 87 Sailing. The Ancient Furnace on the island of Grimstone smiths cannonballs at twice the speed, halving your AFK time again to just 40 seconds. You’ll need to unnote your steel bars with the NPC Isles, which cuts into profit slightly, but you’ll still come out with nearly 900,000 GP and around 55,000 Smithing XP per hour.

Requirements

• 35 Smithing
• Completion of the Dwarf Cannon quest

Tips

• Rates here assume the Edgeville furnace. Shilo Village and Prifddinas are closer to a bank
• A double ammo mould from Giant’s Foundry doubles your output and halves AFK time to 1 minute 20 seconds
• At 87 Sailing, the Ancient Furnace on Grimstone creates cannonballs at twice the speed

These are some of the best AFK skilling money makers currently available in OSRS, covering everything from no-requirement starters to high-level grinds. The right pick comes down to what you’re optimizing for, and the comparison table at the top is the fastest way to match a method to your levels.

If you want the longest possible AFK time, Salvaging and cannonballs stand out. With 87 Sailing and the Ancient Furnace, smithing cannonballs allows for a 40second AFK AND nearly 900k GP per hour.

If raw profit is the goal, Fletching Moonlight Antler Bolts has the highest ceiling at over 1 million GP per hour, but it’s also highly dependent on GE pricing. And if you’re early in your account or training an ironman, Pickpocketing Wealthy Citizens, Cooking, and Salvaging all deliver steady GP with very little effort.

Whatever you choose, remember that every GP figure here moves with the Grand Exchange. Margins that look great today can shrink tomorrow, so check live prices before buying too many supplies.