The invention relates to a method and device for preparing low-carbon olefins, and the method comprises the following steps: S1, contacting raw oil with a catalytic conversion catalyst in a catalytic conversion reactor for catalytic
conversion reaction to obtain a catalytic
conversion reaction product; s2, separating the catalytic
conversion reaction product to obtain
ethylene and propylene as well as a first circulating olefin flow containing
butene and / or a second circulating olefin flow containing C5 + olefin; s3, enabling the olefin material to enter an etherification unit, and contacting the olefin material with an
alcohol raw material under an etherification condition to obtain a circulating
ether material and etherified olefin; and S4, enabling at least one part of etherified olefin to enter an
isomerization unit, and carrying out
isomerization reaction in the presence of an
isomerization catalyst to obtain isomerized olefin. According to the method disclosed by the invention, the conversion of ethers into low-carbon olefins can be realized, the yield and selectivity of
ethylene and propylene are improved, the yield of
methane is reduced, the content of
methanol in the product is reduced to the greatest extent, and the conversion of low-cost
methanol into low-carbon olefins is realized.