The benefits of OSRS for me aren't really gameplay-related; it has UI scaling (nice for my 4K display), runs on iOS (gives my iPad purpose), and although it doesn't seemingly affect me directly, it has a larger player base. I don't particularly like how there's a few BiS content areas for skills though (WT for Firemaking, Motherload mine for mining, NMZ for meele; the last one being a terrible cheap implementation).
RS3 however is just overall more engaging to me.
I'm relatively low-level in RS3, but here's some of my feedback: