Tier 1 — Solo Grind (New Players)
VIP / CEO Work
$30,000–$50,000 per job. Register as VIP (need $50k), run Headhunter and Sightseer jobs. Fast, solo, reliable. Best starting grind in 2026.
MC Businesses (Passive)
Set up cocaine lockup or meth lab, resupply regularly, sell in full lobbies for 2x money during bonus weeks. Set and forget money printer.
Bunker
Paleto Bay bunker is cheap. Stock it, let it run, sell $210k worth when full. One of the best passive businesses in the game.
Tier 2 — Mid Game
Import/Export
$80,000–$100,000 per top-range vehicle. Buy CEO office + vehicle warehouse. Source and export top-range cars only. Skip standard and mid-range entirely.
Nightclub
Links all your businesses and generates passive income. Takes time to set up but prints money once it's running. Don't neglect the safe.
Tier 3 — Endgame
The Cayo Perico Heist (Solo)
Up to $1.9M per run. Solo heist. Preps take ~45 mins, finale ~15 mins. Best money per hour in the game if you're efficient. Run it on repeat during 2x money events.
The Diamond Casino Heist (Group)
$2.1M–$3.6M with a good crew. Needs 2–4 players. Best payout in the game with the right team. Silent & Sneaky approach for max cash.
Bonus Week Strategy
Rockstar runs 2x/3x money events every week. Check what's boosted before grinding — doing the wrong thing at 1x when you could wait for 2x is leaving money on the table. Check the Rockstar Newswire every Thursday.
Best route in 2026 💀
VIP work → Bunker → Import/Export → Cayo Perico on repeat. Stack $5M, buy a Nightclub, then you're printing passive money while running heists. We are not okay with how much the Cayo pays fr fr.