OSRS Skill Calculators
All 24 skills in one table, ranked by the time you actually have - with the low-attention rate beside the record rate, so a 30-minute session picks a different skill than a weekend binge would.
A list of calculators is a link farm. This is a decision table: every row shows the fastest method, the best low-attention method, the GP per XP and the hours to 99 on the same idealized route each skill page uses. Set your daily play time and the last column turns into a calendar. The numbers come from the method tables on the individual skill pages, so this page cannot disagree with the page it links to.
Pick by the time you actually have
At 30 minutes a day, 1-99 runs from 30 days (Cooking) to 422 days (Runecraft). That is active time, so bank standing and grow timers are not in it.
Every skill, by the numbers
| Skill | Fastest method | Low-attention option | Best GP/XP | Hours to 99 | Days at your pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cooking | 1-Tick Karambwan 900,000 XP/hr at level 30 | Sharks 270,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 3s | +0.8 Sharks | 15 hrs | 30 days |
 Construction | Gnome benches 950,000 XP/hr at level 77 | Mahogany Homes (expert) 170,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 93s | -1.8 Mahogany Homes (beginner) | 15 hrs | 30 days |
 Farming | Magic tree runs 1,000,000 XP/hr at level 75 | Hespori 15,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 3024s | +100 Herb runs (ranarr) | 16 hrs | 33 days |
 Fletching | Dragon darts 1,150,000 XP/hr at level 95 | Magic longbows (stringing) 200,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 2s | +3.0 Headless arrows | 17 hrs | 34 days |
 Prayer | Gilded altar (superior dragon bones) 780,000 XP/hr at level 70 | Bonecrusher during Slayer 8,000 XP/hr 路 measured by runs | +22 Green dragons (bury on kill) | 17 hrs | 34 days |
 Ranged | Black chins (maniacal monkeys) 750,000 XP/hr at level 65 | Ammonite Crabs 55,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 26s | +85 Vorkath (blowpipe + dragon hunter) | 20 hrs | 40 days |
 Herblore | Saradomin brews 400,000 XP/hr at level 81 | Stamina potions 260,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 1s | +25 Mastering Mixology | 34 hrs | 69 days |
 Firemaking | Redwood logs 410,000 XP/hr at level 90 | Maple logs 180,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 3s | +0.2 Wintertodt | 35 hrs | 70 days |
 Smithing | Blast Furnace Gold Bars 370,000 XP/hr at level 40 | Steel Cannonballs 15,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 6s | +18 Blast Furnace Steel Bars | 35 hrs | 71 days |
 Crafting | Black d'hide bodies 400,000 XP/hr at level 84 | Glassblowing (unpowered orbs) 85,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 2s | +4.0 Drift nets | 36 hrs | 72 days |
 Magic | Ice Barrage maniacal monkeys 330,000 XP/hr at level 94 | Plank Make 100,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 3s | +25 Charge Air Orbs | 47 hrs | 95 days |
 Thieving | Rogues' Castle Chests 280,000 XP/hr at level 84 | Wealthy Citizens (Varlamore) 72,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 5s | +18 Pickpocketing Vyres | 51 hrs | 102 days |
 Defence | Chinning maniacal monkeys (Long fuse) 250,000 XP/hr at level 60 | Sand Crabs (Defensive) 30,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 29s | +5.0 Ogress Warriors | 54 hrs | 109 days |
 Sailing | Barracuda Trials: The Gwenith Glide 190,000 XP/hr at level 72 | Shipwreck Salvaging 25,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 10s | +2.0 Deep Sea Trawling | 74 hrs | 148 days |
 Woodcutting | Bloodwood Trees 165,000 XP/hr at level 77 | Redwood Trees 65,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 21s | +3.3 Magic Trees | 81 hrs | 162 days |
 Hunter | Hunters' Rumours 170,000 XP/hr at level 72 | Red Salamanders 85,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 12s | +9.0 Black Chinchompas | 84 hrs | 169 days |
 Hitpoints | Red chins at maniacal monkeys 150,000 XP/hr at level 70 | Nightmare Zone 30,000 XP/hr 路 measured by runs | +120 Vorkath | 107 hrs | 214 days |
 Attack | Sulphur Naguas 115,000 XP/hr at level 70 | Ammonite Crabs 55,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 26s | +10 Slayer tasks | 116 hrs | 232 days |
 Strength | NMZ Dharok's 105,000 XP/hr at level 70 | Gemstone crab 40,000 XP/hr 路 measured by runs | +3.0 Slayer tasks | 127 hrs | 254 days |
 Mining | Granite (3t4g) 95,000 XP/hr at level 45 | Motherlode Mine 50,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 4s | +11 Amethyst | 138 hrs | 276 days |
 Fishing | Leechfin (Varlamore) 100,000 XP/hr at level 78 | Anglerfish 18,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 24s | +15 Anglerfish | 141 hrs | 282 days |
| Slayer | Smoke Devils (Cannon + Barrage) 110,000 XP/hr at level 93 | Bloodveld (Catacombs) 35,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 17s | +110 Alchemical Hydra | 141 hrs | 283 days |
| Agility | Hallowed Sepulchre (Floor 5) 92,000 XP/hr at level 92 | Colossal Wyrm (Advanced) 40,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 67s | +27 Wilderness Agility Course | 195 hrs | 390 days |
 Runecraft | Lava runes 62,000 XP/hr at level 23 | Blood runes (Arceuus) 38,000 XP/hr 路 one action every 2s | +15 Nature runes (Abyss) | 211 hrs | 422 days |
Hours assume you switch to the fastest unlocked method at every level and never bank. Rates are reviewed averages, not tick-perfect records. Best GP/XP is the most profitable method in the skill, which is usually not the fastest one - the sub-line names it, so the two columns can be read against each other. Every figure comes from the skill data files reviewed 16 October 2026; XP thresholds use the exact OSRS curve.
Three different answers to "which 99 next?"
The same table ranks differently depending on what you are optimising. These three short lists are computed from the rows above, not written by hand.
- Cooking - 15 hrs (30 days at 30 min)
- Construction - 15 hrs (30 days at 30 min)
- Farming - 16 hrs (33 days at 30 min)
- Farming - 15,000 XP/hr, one action every 3024s via Hespori
- Construction - 170,000 XP/hr, one action every 93s via Mahogany Homes (expert)
- Agility - 40,000 XP/hr, one action every 67s via Colossal Wyrm (Advanced)
How to read this table without being misled
The hours column is a floor
Every row assumes the fastest unlocked method at every level, zero banking, zero travel and an average rate rather than a personal best. Real sessions land 20-40% above these numbers. Because every row carries the same optimism, the ranking survives that error much better than the raw hours do - Cooking really is roughly 14x faster than Runecraft.
AFK rate is the rate you will actually run
A 900,000 XP/hr method is worth nothing at 30 minutes a day if it needs a tick-perfect click every three seconds. The low-attention column is the honest comparison for a half-watching player: Farming drops from 1,000,000 to 15,000 XP/hr when you stop paying attention, and that gap is what separates a realistic plan from a spreadsheet.
GP/XP, not GP per hour
Cost per XP is stable across levels and sessions; GP per hour depends on your execution, the market and how many kills you actually get. That is why this table shows GP/XP and reserves GP/hour for the live price tools where it can be measured.
Two deliberate exceptions
- Farming counts active time only. Growth timers mean the days column understates it more than any other skill.
- Prayer and Herblore are buyable: their hours are short because the GP column is doing the work. A cheap route to the same 99 is far slower, and the skill page shows both.
Only combat stats move your combat level - plan those in the OSRS Combat Calculator. For one skill and one goal, the XP Calculator converts a level gap into actions, hours and GP. If your next 99 is funded by raiding rather than skilling, the ToA and Fractured Archive loot calculators price the per-hour purple rate instead.
Skill calculator FAQ
How long does it take to get 99 in every skill?
On the idealized route behind this table, 1-99 in a single skill ranges from 15 hrs (Cooking) to 211 hrs (Runecraft). At 30 minutes a day that is 30 days to 422 days. Summed across all 24 skills the XP total is 312,826,344, and the calendar is dominated by the slowest few rather than by the count.
Which OSRS skill is the fastest 99?
Cooking at about 15 hrs of active training, because 1-Tick Karambwan reaches roughly 900,000 XP per hour. Speed is not the same as convenience: the fastest methods usually need full attention and a bank balance.
Which skill makes the most money while training?
Hitpoints tops the list at roughly 120 gp per XP with Vorkath. That is the best-paying method in the skill, not the fastest one - the GP/XP column on this page is the skill's earning ceiling, while the fastest method is what speed costs. Prayer is the mirror image: even its best-paying method costs about 5 gp per XP, and its fastest costs -45 gp.
What is the most AFK skill to train?
Farming has the slowest click cadence in the table: Hespori at 15,000 XP/hr is one action every 3024 seconds. 13 of the 24 skills have a low-attention method at 50,000+ XP/hr, which is the filter on this page. Cadence matters more than the rate: a 900,000 XP/hr method that wants a click every three seconds is not a 30-minute-a-day method.
Are these hours to 99 realistic?
Treat them as a floor, not an average. They assume you switch to the fastest unlocked method at every level, never bank, never travel to the GE and hold an average rate rather than a record pace. Real sessions usually land 20-40% higher. The ranking between skills is far more reliable than the absolute number, because every row carries the same optimism.
Why is Farming's number so low?
Farming only counts active time: planting, checking and re-planting. The hours between a tree run and the next one are not training time, so the days column understates Farming more than any other skill. Use it as a rank, and check the growth timer on the Farming calculator before planning a route.
Do I need membership for all 24 of these?
No. 15 skills are free to play and 9 need membership. The free set - Cooking, Prayer, Ranged, Firemaking, Smithing, Crafting, Magic, Defence, Woodcutting, Hitpoints, Attack, Strength, Mining, Fishing, Runecraft - is enough to fund a first bond if you pick one that earns GP per XP, and every F2P row here still lists a members method you will unlock later.