Maximize your Old School RuneScape (OSRS) profits! This calculator helps determine the true profitability and efficiency (GP/hr and XP/hr) of any Crafting skill method by factoring in the Grand Exchange (GE) prices and your expected action rate.
OSRS Crafting Profit Calculator
OSRS Crafting Profit Formula
Profit per Hour (GP/hr): $\text{Profit per Item} \times \text{Actions per Hour}$
XP per Hour (XP/hr): $\text{XP per Item} \times \text{Actions per Hour}$
Variables Explained
- Output Item GE Sell Price: The Grand Exchange price you expect to sell the final crafted item for. Always use the ‘Insta-sell’ price for a fast and conservative estimate.
- Input Material Total Cost: The total cost of all materials required to craft a single item. This should include the cost of all primary and secondary ingredients.
- Actions per Hour: The realistic number of items you can craft in one hour. This depends on your click speed, banking efficiency, and game server lag.
- XP Gained per Item: The amount of experience points received immediately upon crafting the item. This is crucial for determining XP efficiency.
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OSRS Crafting Profit is the net amount of gold coins (GP) you earn after selling a crafted item, subtracting the cost of all the materials used to create it. It’s the simplest measure of whether a method is a “money-maker” or a “money-sink.” However, to truly compare crafting methods, you must normalize this profit over time, leading to the crucial metric: **Gold per Hour (GP/hr).**
A high GP/hr method is generally considered more efficient for building wealth, while a low GP/hr or loss-making method (negative profit) might be chosen for speed (high XP/hr) or convenience. This calculator helps you balance these two variables—speed vs. profit—to find the perfect method for your current goals, be it maximizing bank value or racing to 99 Crafting.
How to Calculate Crafting Profit (Example)
Let’s calculate the profit for crafting a Dragonhide Body (Green):
- Identify Costs: The required materials (e.g., 3 Green dragonhide) cost a total of 3,000 GP. The final Dragonhide Body sells for 3,500 GP.
- Determine Profit per Item: $3,500 \text{ (Sell)} – 3,000 \text{ (Cost)} = 500 \text{ GP Profit}$.
- Estimate Rate: You can craft 2,000 Dragonhide Bodies per hour (Actions per Hour).
- Calculate Profit per Hour: $500 \text{ GP/item} \times 2,000 \text{ items/hr} = 1,000,000 \text{ GP/hr}$.
- Check XP: If each body grants 186 XP, then $186 \text{ XP/item} \times 2,000 \text{ items/hr} = 372,000 \text{ XP/hr}$.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
GE prices fluctuate constantly. For methods with low profit margins, you should check prices before every session, or at least hourly, to avoid turning a profit into a loss. For highly stable methods, daily updates are usually sufficient.
The OSRS Wiki usually lists maximum theoretical rates (e.g., tick manipulation methods). Your actual rate depends on your personal efficiency, concentration, and setup. Always use a conservative, realistic rate that you can sustain for an hour to get accurate GP/hr results.
No. Tool costs (like charge depletion on an Amulet of Glory or runes for a spell) are usually negligible or difficult to factor in precisely per item. This calculator focuses only on the primary material and output costs.
If the Profit per Item is negative, the method is a “money sink” (you are losing gold). You should only continue with this method if your primary goal is rapid XP gain, as the high XP/hr might justify the cost.