OSRS F2P Money Making Guide
Are you struggling to earn money in OSRS using a free account? Believe it or not, there are actually a lot of great F2P money making methods in the game. On this guide, you’ll see what those methods are and how you can start doing them.
F2P accounts are fairly restricted in OSRS. When it comes to making money in the game, the options are understandably few compared to what you have access to on a full account. If you want to get rich while using a free account, then you’ve come to the right place. Here are three ways to start earning money on a F2P account.
Flipping In The Grand Exchange
The Grand Exchange is basically your best shot at getting rich in OSRS without having to go through a lot of work. To make flipping work, the concept is rather simple. All you need to do is to buy items at a low price and then sell it for a higher price once the demand for the item increases.
The in-game currency in OSRS is constantly moving. If you’re able to predict how the market is moving, buying and selling items is an easy way to get rich. There are lots of online sources that will help you keep track of the changes in the economy so don’t forget to check those out.
Buy Gold
One of the easiest ways to start earning money in the game is to buy OSRS gold. As interacting and trading with other players in the game is available for all players, you can easily buy gold using real money. You’ll then be able to receive the gold via trading in the game. The process is painstakingly easy and if you know where to buy affoirdable gold, it’s not expensive.
The challenging part however, is finding where you can buy gold. There are lots of websites that are legitimate sources of OSRS gold. There are obviously going to be some scammers who are out for your details and money. If you choose to go this route, make sure to do a lot of research for the website or business that you’re going ton transact with.
Buying gold from others is completely legal in OSRS. This is the quickest way to give you account and extra boost just in case you don’t have the time to grind.
In-Game Methods
There are so many ways to get rich in OSRS. Below is a table of the methods you can try, as well as a few important details that might help.
| Method | Hourly Profit | Skills | Category | Intensity |
| High alching profitable free-to-play items | 575,000 | Magic 55 | Skilling/Magic | Low |
| Smithing rune items | 478,000 | Smithing 99 | Skilling/Smithing | Low |
| Mining runite ore (free-to-play) | 447,000 | Mining 85+, Attack 40 (optional), Defence 40+ (optional), Magic 25 (optional) | Skilling/Mining | Moderate |
| Making pie shells | 287,000 | None | Processing | Low |
| Collecting red spiders’ eggs (free-to-play) | 276,000 | Combat level 69+ recommended | Collecting | Moderate |
| Collecting steel platebodies (High Alchemy) | 251,000 | Magic 55 for High Level Alchemy, Decent Combat level and Defence, Prayer 43+ recommended for Protect from Melee | Skilling/Magic | Moderate |
| Crafting ruby jewellery | 242,000 | Crafting 50+ Crafting required | Skilling/Crafting | Low |
| Buying jug packs | 232,000 | None | Collecting | Low |
| Making dyes | 224,000 | None | Processing | High |
| Collecting nature runes | 224,000 | Decent Combat level and Defence recommended, Prayer 43 recommended for protection prayers, Magic 33 required to cast Telekinetic Grab | Skilling/Magic | Moderate |
| Buying iron ore | 203,000 | Mining 60 for access to Mining Guild | Collecting | Moderate |
| Buying team capes | 202,000 | None | Collecting | Low |
| Grinding chocolate bars | 198,000 | None | Processing | Moderate |
| Collecting anti-dragon shields (free-to-play) | 189,000 | None | Collecting | Moderate |
| Cooking plain pizzas | 188,000 | Cooking 35 (68 recommended) | Skilling/Cooking | Low |
| Tanning cowhide | 181,000 | None | Processing | Low |
| Crafting diamond jewellery | 178,000 | Crafting 56+ Crafting required | Skilling/Crafting | Low |
| Collecting cosmic runes | 176,000 | Decent Combat level and Defence recommended, Prayer 43 recommended for protection prayers | Collecting | Moderate |
| Making pastry dough | 175,000 | None | Processing | Moderate |
| Making uncooked berry pies | 174,000 | Cooking 10 | Processing | Low |
| Killing Bryophyta (free-to-play) | 166,000 | Attack 50+, Strength 50+, Defence 50+, Prayer 43+, Woodcutting 57+ | Combat/Mid | Moderate |
| Collecting tinderboxes | 165,000 | None | Collecting | High |
| Collecting chaos runes | 162,000 | Decent Combat level recommended, Magic 25 to teleport to Varrock | Collecting | Moderate |
| Killing chaos dwarves | 158,000 | Combat level 60+ recommended | Combat/Mid | Low |
| Killing ogress shamans | 145,000 | 80+ Defence Attack Strength Magic, Ranged 40 recommended | Combat/High | Moderate |
| Crafting emerald jewellery | 144,000 | Crafting 29+ required | Skilling/Crafting | Low |
| Mining adamantite ore (free-to-play) | 126,000 | Mining 70+ | Skilling/Mining | Low |
| Collecting fish food | 125,000 | None | Collecting | Moderate |
| Collecting monk’s robes | 120,000 | Prayer 31 Prayer required | Collecting | Low |
| Making uncooked apple pies | 118,000 | Cooking 30 | Processing | Low |
| Filling water containers | 115,000 | None | Processing | Low |
| Collecting bronze pickaxes | 114,000 | None | Collecting | High |
| Crafting sapphire jewellery | 112,000 | Crafting 20+ Crafting required | Skilling/Crafting | Low |
| Blessing unblessed symbols | 109,000 | Prayer 31+ | Processing | Low |
| Making pizza bases | 103,000 | None | Processing | High |
| Cutting yew logs (free-to-play) | 100,000 | Woodcutting 60 | Skilling/Woodcutting | Low |
| Killing imps | 89,000 | Combat level 30+ recommended | Combat/Low | Low |
| Killing ogress warriors | 88,000 | Ranged 40 (60+ recommended) | Combat/Mid | Low |
| Collecting wine of zamorak (free-to-play) | 87,000 | Magic 37 | Collecting | Low |
| Cooking raw lobster | 87,000 | Cooking 40 (65+ recommended) | Skilling/Cooking | Low |
| Killing monkeys | 83,000 | Combat level 5+ recommended | Combat/Low | Low |
| Smelting iron bars | 81,000 | Smithing 15 | Skilling/Smithing | Low |
| Cooking raw swordfish | 81,000 | Cooking 45 (75+ recommended) | Skilling/Cooking | Low |
| Making dough at Cooks’ Guild | 80,000 | Cooking 32 | Processing | High |
| Collecting iron ore | 76,000 | None | Collecting | Low |
| Buying ale from the Rising Sun Inn | 76,000 | None | Collecting | High |
| Making anchovy pizzas | 75,000 | Cooking 55 | Skilling/Cooking | Moderate |
| Collecting steel platebodies | 74,000 | Decent Combat level and Defence recommended, Prayer 43 recommended for Protect from Melee, Magic 25 for Varrock Teleport | Collecting | Moderate |
| Collecting and tanning cowhide | 72,000 | None | Collecting | Low |
| Mining iron ore (free-to-play) | 72,000 | Mining 15+ (41+ for Rune pickaxe, 60+ for Mining Guild), Combat level 13+ recommended | Skilling/Mining | High |
| Making uncooked meat pies | 69,000 | Cooking 20 | Processing | Low |
| Smelting bronze bars | 68,000 | Smithing 1+ | Skilling/Smithing | Low |
| Mining clay | 65,000 | None | Skilling/Mining | Low |
| Killing cows and tanning cowhide | 63,000 | Combat level 20+ recommended | Combat/Low | Low |
| Collecting spades | 58,000 | None | Collecting | Moderate |
| Killing hill giants | 57,000 | Attack 30+ (40 recommended for rune scimitar), Strength 30+ (40+ recommended), Defence 30+ (40 recommended for rune armour) | Combat/Low | Moderate |
| Shearing sheep | 56,000 | None | Collecting | Low |
| Collecting ashes | 55,000 | Firemaking 30 | Collecting | Low |
| Catching shrimp & anchovies | 53,000 | Fishing 15+ | Skilling/Fishing | Low |
| Crafting gold jewellery | 52,000 | Crafting 5+ Crafting required | Skilling/Crafting | Low |
| Collecting big bones from the Bone Yard | 51,000 | Decent Combat level and Defence recommended, Prayer 25 recommended for Protect Item | Collecting | Moderate |
| Killing bears | 49,000 | Combat level 30+ recommended | Combat/Mid | Moderate |
| Stealing Wydin’s bananas | 46,000 | None | Collecting | High |
| Collecting garlic | 43,000 | None | Collecting | Moderate |
| Mining coal and superheating Adamantite bars | 40,000 | Mining 30+ (41+ strongly recommended for Rune pickaxe, 60 recommended for access to the Mining Guild), Smithing 70, Magic 43 | Skilling/Mining | Moderate |
| Mining coal (free-to-play) | 38,000 | Mining 35+ (41+ strongly recommended for Rune pickaxe), 65+ Combat level strongly recommended | Skilling/Mining | Moderate |
| Mining gold ore (Crafting Guild) | 37,000 | Mining 40 and Crafting 40 | Skilling/Mining | Low |
| Killing Zamorak monks | 34,000 | Ranged 40+ recommended, Defence 20+ if Dragon Slayer I is not completed, Magic 37 to cast Falador Teleport (optional) | Combat/Low | Moderate |
| Mining coal and superheating Mithril bars | 33,000 | Mining 30+ (41+ strongly recommended for Rune pickaxe, 60 recommended for access to the Mining Guild), Smithing 50, Magic 43 | Skilling/Mining | Moderate |
| Making flour | 32,000 | Cooking 32 (recommended) | Processing | Low |
| Cutting oak logs | 30,000 | Woodcutting 15 (60+ recommended) | Skilling/Woodcutting | Low |
| Catching trout & salmon | 30,000 | Fishing 20 | Skilling/Fishing | Low |
| Collecting beer glasses | 29,000 | None | Collecting | Low |
| Buying kebabs in Al Kharid | 29,000 | None | Collecting | High |
| Killing chickens | 28,000 | None | Combat/Low | Low |
| Killing Ankou (free-to-play) | 27,000 | Combat level 60+ recommended, Magic 60+, Ranged 60+, Attack 60+, Strength 60+, Defence 60+ recommended, Prayer 43+ recommended for Pray Melee | Combat/Mid | Moderate |
| Killing wizards | 27,000 | Combat level 20+ recommended | Combat/Low | Low |
| Cooking raw tuna | 26,000 | Cooking 30 (55+ recommended) | Skilling/Cooking | Low |
| Buying from Wydin’s Food Store | 24,000 | None | Collecting | High |
| Catching lobsters | 23,000 | Fishing 40+ (60+ recommended) | Skilling/Fishing | Low |
| Mining gold ore (free-to-play) | 21,000 | Mining 40, Combat level 65+ recommended to avoid King Scorpion aggression | Skilling/Mining | Low |
| Catching tuna & swordfish (free-to-play) | 20,000 | Fishing 50+, 60+ recommended | Skilling/Fishing | Low |
| Getting infinite money | 19,000 | None | Collecting/None | High |
| Picking potatoes | 18,000 | None | Collecting | Low |
| Cutting willow logs | 18,000 | Woodcutting 30 (41+ recommended) | Skilling/Woodcutting | Low |
| Collecting air talismans | 17,000 | None | Collecting | Moderate |
Whille getting rich on a F2P account is hard, it’s still possible. You can work for it but there are hassle-free alternatives to start getting rich in the game. Hopefully, it won’t take you long before you find the perfect get rich methods for your account.