How is gold per hour calculated?

Gold per hour is gold per run divided by run minutes, multiplied by sixty. A run yielding 500,000 gold in ten minutes earns 500,000 / 10 × 60 = three million gold per hour, the rate the tool uses to rank methods.

Why rank by gold per hour instead of gold per run?

A method with a huge per-run reward can still be inefficient if each run is slow. Gold per hour normalises for time, so the ranking reflects which route actually fills your stash fastest given equal play time.

Does run time include resets and travel?

It should. Enter the full real-world minutes a run takes including loading, travel, and reset, not just the active fight, or the gold-per-hour figure will be optimistic and mislead your ranking.

Can I compare different currencies?

Yes, as long as you stay consistent within a comparison. Enter all methods in the same currency — gold, Obols, or a season material — and the per-hour ranking is valid for that currency.

How accurate is the projection?

The projection assumes your measured per-run rate holds steady across your time budget. Real sessions vary with fatigue and luck, so treat the total as a planning estimate rather than a guarantee.

Diablo 4 Gold / Currency Farm Rate

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Not all Diablo 4 farming routes are equal: a method with a big per-run payout can lose to a faster one once you account for time. This calculator converts each method’s reward and run length into gold per hour, ranks them, and projects your total over the time you actually have to play.

How it works

Each method’s efficiency is its per-run reward normalised to an hour, and the projection scales that rate by your time budget:

gold per hour = gold per run / run minutes × 60
projected     = gold per hour × budget hours

Ranking by gold per hour rather than gold per run is the key step — it is the only fair comparison when run lengths differ.

Example and tips

A boss that drops 800,000 gold but takes fifteen minutes earns 3.2 million per hour, while a five-minute Helltide loop yielding 300,000 earns 3.6 million per hour and wins despite the smaller per-run number. Time every method honestly, including resets, and re-measure after gear upgrades — your most efficient route changes as your character gets stronger.