Business	Type	Setup Cost	Net $/hr	Break-even	Solo
Cayo Perico Heist The Cayo Perico Heist	active	$4.20M	$1200k	4h	✓
Kosatka + Nightclub (Stacked) Combined: Cayo Perico Heist + After Hours	hybrid	$14.00M	$1100k	13h	✓
Diamond Casino Heist The Diamond Casino Heist	active	$3.80M	$800k	5h	×
Agency / VIP Contract The Contract	active	$3.60M	$600k	6h	✓
Payphone Hits The Contract	active	$2.01M	$510k	4h	✓
Special Cargo (50 Crates) Further Adventures in Finance and Felony	active	$7.00M	$500k	14h	×
Acid Lab Los Santos Drug Wars	semi-passive	$2.95M	$480k	6h	✓
Auto Shop (Contracts) Los Santos Tuners	active	$2.94M	$470k	6h	✓
Terrorbyte + Oppressor Mk2 After Hours	active	$7.35M	$420k	18h	✓
Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid	contract	$0.00M	$420k	—	✓
Garment Factory (FIB Files) The Chop Shop	active	$2.50M	$400k	6h	✓
Nightclub (Passive) After Hours	passive	$8.50M	$300k	28h	✓
KnoWay Out Money Fronts	contract	$0.00M	$300k	—	✓
Community Races Launch	active	$0.00M	$300k	—	×
Gunrunning Bunker Gunrunning	semi-passive	$4.88M	$280k	17h	✓
Salvage Yard The Chop Shop	semi-passive	$2.50M	$250k	10h	✓
Security Contracts (Agency) The Contract	active	$2.01M	$250k	8h	✓
Short Trips (Franklin & Lamar) The Contract	contract	$0.00M	$250k	—	✓
Mr. Faber Work Agents of Sabotage	contract	$0.00M	$220k	—	✓
VIP / CEO Work Further Adventures in Finance and Felony	active	$0.00M	$200k	—	✓
Exotic Exports (Weekly List) Los Santos Tuners	active	$0.00M	$200k	—	✓
Oscar Guzman Flies Again Bottom Dollar Bounties	contract	$0.00M	$200k	—	✓
Doomsday Heist — Act II The Doomsday Heist	heist	$1.25M	$200k	6h	×
Bail Enforcement Office Bottom Dollar Bounties	active	$1.50M	$200k	8h	✓
Cocaine Lockup (MC) Bikers	semi-passive	$2.38M	$180k	13h	✓
Operation Paper Trail Criminal Enterprises	contract	$0.00M	$180k	—	✓
Vehicle Warehouse (CEO) Import/Export	active	$4.50M	$150k	30h	✓
Contact Missions (Best) Core game	active	$0.00M	$150k	—	✓
Project Overthrow San Andreas Mercenaries	contract	$0.00M	$150k	—	✓
Doomsday Heist — Act I The Doomsday Heist	heist	$1.25M	$130k	10h	×
CEO Crates (Large Warehouse) Further Adventures in Finance and Felony	active	$6.90M	$130k	53h	×
Casino Work (Agatha Baker) The Diamond Casino & Resort	active	$0.00M	$120k	—	✓
Smuggler Hangar Smuggler's Run	semi-passive	$3.65M	$100k	37h	✓
Premium / Stunt Races Various	active	$0.00M	$100k	—	×
The First Dose Los Santos Drug Wars	active	$0.00M	$100k	—	✓
The Last Dose Los Santos Drug Wars II	active	$0.00M	$100k	—	✓
Time Trials (Weekly) Executives and Other Criminals	active	$0.00M	$100k	—	✓
Bounty Targets Bottom Dollar Bounties	active	$0.00M	$100k	—	✓
Client Jobs (Terrorbyte) After Hours	active	$1.37M	$95k	14h	✓
Special Vehicle Work Cunning Stunts: Special Vehicle Circuit	active	$1.00M	$90k	11h	×
Arena War Arena War	active	$1.50M	$80k	19h	×
Mobile Operations (MOC) Gunrunning	active	$1.23M	$80k	15h	×
Open Wheel Races Arena War	active	$0.00M	$80k	—	×
A Superyacht Life Los Santos Summer Special	active	$6.50M	$75k	87h	×
Gerald's Last Play Criminal Enterprises	active	$0.00M	$70k	—	✓
Transform Races Transform Races	active	$0.00M	$70k	—	×
Freemode Events Freemode Events	active	$0.00M	$60k	—	✓
Daily Objectives Heists	active	$0.00M	$60k	—	✓
Stunt Races Cunning Stunts	active	$0.00M	$50k	—	×
Methamphetamine Lab (MC) Bikers	semi-passive	$2.26M	$45k	50h	✓
Counterfeit Cash Factory (MC) Bikers	semi-passive	$2.08M	$42k	49h	✓
Hands On Car Wash (Money Front) Money Fronts	passive	$0.00M	$40k	—	✓
Smoke on the Water (Money Front) Money Fronts	passive	$0.00M	$40k	—	✓
Weed Farm (MC) Bikers	semi-passive	$1.98M	$37k	53h	✓
Higgins Helitours (Money Front) Money Fronts	passive	$0.00M	$30k	—	✓
Document Forgery Office (MC) Bikers	semi-passive	$1.90M	$22k	86h	✓
Arcade (Wall Safe) The Diamond Casino Heist	passive	$1.24M	$6k	198h	✓

Source: GTA Wiki · GTABase.com · community benchmarks · 2024 patches

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Heists // GTA Online Heists — Payout & Optimal Strategy

7 heists · ranked by $/hr

Online Heist Payouts — Player Cut, Run Time & Efficiency

Hard difficulty, 2-player split unless noted. Includes Elite bonus where applicable.

The Cayo Perico Heist Solo 1–4p

The Cayo Perico Heist (Dec 2020)

Best money in GTA Online solo. Check primary loot before committing to run. Secondary loot (gold/paintings) adds $200-400k on top.

Panther Statue: $2.09M Pink Diamond: $1.88M Madrazo Files: $1.10M Tequila: $0.99M

$340k

GTA$/hr

20min

avg run

$NaNk

per player

The Diamond Casino Heist 2–4p

The Diamond Casino Heist (Dec 2019)

Check vault contents — diamonds ($3.62M) nearly doubles cash ($2.1M). Prep Duggan Shipments for maximum vault time. Best with regular crew.

Diamonds: $3.62M Gold: $2.58M Artwork: $2.35M Cash: $2.12M

$140k

GTA$/hr

60min

avg run

$1150k

per player

The Doomsday Heist — Act III 2–4p

The Doomsday Heist (Dec 2017)

All 3 acts + setups required for first completion bonus ($1M). Act 3 finale alone pays $1.2M (Hard) split 2 ways. Worth completing once for bonus.

$80k

GTA$/hr

90min

avg run

$600k

per player

Pacific Standard Job 4–4p

Heists (Mar 2015)

Classic 4-player heist. First-time completion bonus ($100k per player) worth doing. Kuruma makes setups trivial. Elegy RH8 for finale.

$63k

GTA$/hr

60min

avg run

$250k

per player

The Humane Labs Raid 4–4p

Heists (Mar 2015)

Classic heist. Worth doing for first-time bonus.

$56k

GTA$/hr

45min

avg run

$169k

per player

The Fleeca Job 2–2p

Heists (Mar 2015)

Quick 2-player heist. Low payout but efficient. Good for unlocking subsequent heists.

$52k

GTA$/hr

15min

avg run

$58k

per player

Series A Funding 4–4p

Heists (Mar 2015)

Least popular original heist. Worth completing once for milestone.

$42k

GTA$/hr

45min

avg run

$126k

per player

Source: GTA Wiki (Fandom) · community records · Hard difficulty · 2024 patches

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Missions // Top Contact Missions by GTA$/hr

20 missions ranked · solo optimal

Best GTA Online Contact Missions — Solo Farming Guide

Solo, fully levelled, 2024 patches. Excludes heists, adversary modes, businesses.

Easy Medium Hard

#	Mission	Contact	GTA$/hr	Payout	Avg time	Difficulty
1	Chumash and Such	Simeon	$45k	$3,000	4min	Easy
2	Blow Up	Simeon	$40k	$3,500	5min	Easy
3	Out of Court Settlement	Martin Madrazo	$38k	$4,000	6min	Medium
4	Pick Up Sticks	Ron	$36k	$3,700	6min	Easy
5	Base Invaders	Trevor	$34k	$4,000	7min	Hard
6	Coveted	Trevor	$33k	$4,500	8min	Medium
7	Violent Duct	Ron	$32k	$4,300	8min	Medium
8	Death From Above	Trevor	$31k	$4,700	9min	Hard
9	Diamond in the Rough	Martin Madrazo	$31k	$5,100	10min	Hard
10	Trash Talk	Martin Madrazo	$30k	$5,000	10min	Hard
11	Rooftop Rumble	Martin Madrazo	$30k	$5,400	11min	Hard
12	Flood in the LS River	Ron	$28k	$5,100	11min	Medium
13	Extradition	Trevor	$27k	$5,400	12min	Hard
14	Landing Gear	Trevor	$27k	$5,750	13min	Hard
15	High Priority Case	Martin Madrazo	$26k	$6,000	14min	Hard