Quick answer: The GTA Online update that went live on Thursday, November 12, 2026 is a three-week event that runs through Wednesday, December 2, the last one before GTA 6 launches on November 19. Every Contact Mission pays 2X GTA$ and RP, and GTA+ members get 4X. That covers Madrazo Dispatch Services, Gerald's Last Play, Premium Deluxe Repo Work and Lamar's Lowriders. Also live through December 2: 4X GTA$ and RP on Freemode Challenges, 3X on the Stunt Race Series and the Community Series, and 2X on Sumo (Remix). Win two Stunt Races for a GTA$100,000 Weekly Challenge, and ten vehicles are 30% off, including the Dewbauchee Vagner (GTA$1,535,000 down to GTA$1,074,500).
This is the cheapest kind of bonus Rockstar runs. You don't need a business, a heist setup or a Kosatka. Madrazo Dispatch Services and Premium Deluxe Repo Work unlock at Rank 1, Madrazo, Gerald and Simeon's series all run solo, and a classic Contact Mission hits its maximum payout at 15 minutes. Below you'll find the full list, which missions pay best under the multiplier, and a three-week plan to bank as much GTA$ as possible before you move to Leonida.
What's in the GTA Online weekly update for November 12 – December 2, 2026?
Rockstar's GTA Online page lays out the event: "Celebrate GTA Online's colorful cast of supporting characters from November 12 through December 2. All Contact Missions — including Madrazo's Dispatch Services, Gerald's Last Play, Premium Deluxe Repo Work, and Lowriders — are paying out Double Rewards (stacking to 4X for GTA+ Members)." It adds that "from November 12 through December 2, Freemode Challenges are paying out 4X GTA$ and RP, and the Stunt Race Series is rewarding 3X GTA$ and RP for all competitors." u/PapaXan mirrors the full listing in the r/gtaonline weekly thread, and Rockstar's copy there signs off with "See you in Leonida on November 19."
| Bonus | Reward | Runs until |
|---|---|---|
| All Contact Missions (Madrazo, Gerald, Simeon, Lamar, Lester, Trevor, Ron) | 2X GTA$ & RP, 4X for GTA+ | December 2 |
| Freemode Challenges | 4X GTA$ & RP | December 2 |
| Stunt Race Series | 3X GTA$ & RP | December 2 |
| Community Series | 3X GTA$ & RP | December 2 |
| Sumo (Remix), Featured Series | 2X GTA$ & RP | December 2 |
| Weekly Challenge: win two Stunt Races | GTA$100,000 | see below |
| Ten vehicles incl. Vagner, Hotring Sabre, Rebla GTS | 30% off | see below |
Rockstar dates the cash and RP multipliers to December 2. It doesn't put a date on the discounts, showrooms, Podium Vehicle or rotating heist targets. Those normally change at the Thursday reset (10:00 UTC, so November 19 next), but Rockstar hasn't said whether a new weekly update drops on GTA 6 launch day. If you want a discounted car, buy it before November 19.
Which GTA Online Contact Missions pay 2X this event?
Rockstar says all of them. The r/gtaonline listing names the contacts as Madrazo, Gerald, Simeon, Lamar, Lester, Trevor and Ron, and these are the four series Rockstar calls out:
- Madrazo Dispatch Services (Martin Madrazo): six assassination missions, solo-friendly since San Andreas Mercenaries, started from the corona at Madrazo's ranch (GTA Wiki).
- Gerald's Last Play (Gerald): six drug-war missions, 1 to 4 players, started from Gerald's apartment in Strawberry (GTA Wiki).
- Premium Deluxe Repo Work (Simeon Yetarian): eight steal-or-destroy vehicle missions, 1 to 4 players, started from Simeon's office inside Premium Deluxe Motorsport (GTA Wiki).
- Lamar's Lowriders (Lamar Davis): eight story missions that Lamar offers in a set order, though you can play them out of sequence by joining other players' invites (GTA Wiki).
All four series already pay more than they used to. Rockstar's Title Update 1.69 notes (Bottom Dollar Bounties, June 25, 2024) list "Base GTA$ payout rates for the following content have been increased" for Lamar's Lowriders, Gerald's Last Play, Madrazo Dispatch Services, Premium Deluxe Repo Work, A Superyacht Life, Operation Paper Trail, Casino Story and Project Overthrow. This event doubles those raised base rates, which is why Contact Missions aren't the dead weight they were in 2019.
The weekly launch screen shows the active multiplier on every mission. If it doesn't say 2X (or 4X on GTA+), the mission isn't covered, and that's worth checking before you start story finales that have their own fixed payouts.
How much do Contact Missions pay with 2X and 4X?
Classic Contact Missions pay more the longer they take, up to a cap. Rockstar's 2014 payout rebalance tied cash to difficulty and mission time and added a group bonus. GTABoom's Contact Mission payout guide maps the tiers: 4–6 minutes pays 50% of the maximum, 10–12 minutes 80%, and 15+ minutes 100%. Normal pays 25% more than Easy, Hard pays 50% more, and each player in a group of 2, 3 or 4 gets 10%, 20% or 30% more.
Using GTABoom's worked example of a mission with a GTA$20,400 solo Easy maximum:
| Setup | Base | 2X (everyone) | 4X (GTA+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solo, Easy, 15+ min | GTA$20,400 | GTA$40,800 | GTA$81,600 |
| Solo, Hard, 15+ min | GTA$30,600 | GTA$61,200 | GTA$122,400 |
| Solo, Hard, 10–12 min (80%) | GTA$24,480 | GTA$48,960 | GTA$97,920 |
| 4 players, Hard, 15+ min (+30%) | GTA$39,780 | GTA$79,560 | GTA$159,120 |
Other missions have different base payouts, so treat this as the shape of the curve rather than a promise for every job. Four rules hold either way:
- Play on Hard. It's +50% before the multiplier, and the mission time goes up anyway, which helps the payout.
- Per run vs per hour are different goals. Stretching a job to 15 minutes maximises the payout for that run, but quick clears earn more per minute. On the solo Hard 2X example, a 5-minute clear (50% tier) pays GTA$30,600, about GTA$6,120 a minute, against GTA$61,200 for 15 minutes, about GTA$4,080 a minute. Loading screens and restarts shrink that gap: add roughly 3 minutes of overhead per run and it's about GTA$3,800 versus GTA$3,400 a minute. Clear missions you know fast, and only let a run go long when it's a hard one you'd risk failing by rushing.
- Bring a friend if you can. The group bonus stacks with 2X and also adds RP.
- Grind it on GTA+ if you're subscribed. 4X turns a GTA$30,000 run into roughly GTA$120,000.
Want the same cash without the grind? GTA 5 Money tops up your balance directly, so you can spend the event on cars instead of farming.
What are the best Contact Missions to grind for money right now?
Pick by mission style, not by contact. On a 2X event, the best mission is one you can clear reliably and quickly, because a failed run pays nothing and costs you a reload.
- Premium Deluxe Repo Work. Eight missions, short drives, mostly steal-a-car or destroy-a-lot objectives. It's easy solo and starts inside PDM, so there's no travel between runs.
- Madrazo Dispatch Services. Stealth assassinations that pay well on Hard and reward slow, careful play, which is exactly what the time-based payout wants.
- Gerald's Last Play. Six replayable missions, solo-friendly, mixing hits, stash raids and drug deliveries, so the runs vary more than Repo Work's do.
- Lamar's Lowriders. Worth playing through once for the RP, but because Lamar offers them in a set order they make a worse repeat grind than Repo Work.
The best repeat loop is the one that keeps you in one place: queue Repo Work at PDM, replay it on Hard, and rotate to Madrazo when you get bored. For a broader comparison against businesses and heists, see our GTA Online highest-paying missions ranked by money per hour.
Is the 4X Freemode Challenges bonus worth chasing?
Yes, if you're in a public lobby anyway. Freemode Challenges fire every 20 minutes (alternating with Business Battles) in sessions with at least 3 unaffiliated players, and the top three finishers get paid (GTA Wiki). The wiki lists base rewards of about GTA$7,150 (Sniper Kills) to GTA$15,750 (Inverted Flying). At 4X, that's roughly GTA$28,600 to GTA$63,000 for five to ten minutes of driving, flying or bailing, with no setup cost.
The catch: you can't start them, and other players can beat you. Treat them as a bonus while you wait for a Contact Mission to load or a business to fill, not as your main grind.
How do you get the GTA$100,000 Weekly Challenge and the free bike?
- Weekly Challenge: win two Stunt Races for GTA$100,000. Stunt Races also pay 3X during the event, so you get paid for the two wins and the attempts before them.
- Prize Ride: finish Top 4 in an LS Car Meet Series race on two consecutive days to win the Western Powersurge motorcycle for free.
- Podium Vehicle: spin the Diamond Casino Lucky Wheel for a shot at the Karin Everon.
- Premium Race: Down the Drain (Muscle only). Time Trial: Calafia Way. HSW Time Trial (PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC Enhanced): Sandy Shores to La Puerta.
Other rotating content: the Kortz Center Heist primary targets are In Excess of Success, What are Melons? and Breathless, the FIB Priority File is The Brute Force File, and the Salvage Yard Robberies are The Gangbanger Robbery (Canis Seminole Frontier), The McTony Robbery (Karin Hotring Everon) and The Cargo Ship Robbery (Grotti Stinger TT).
Which cars are discounted in GTA Online this week?
Ten vehicles are 30% off, as listed on GTABase's weekly tracker:
- Dewbauchee Vagner (Super): GTA$1,535,000, now GTA$1,074,500 (you save GTA$460,500)
- Declasse Hotring Sabre (Sports)
- Übermacht Rebla GTS (SUV)
- Obey I-Wagen (SUV)
- Canis Castigator (SUV)
- Karin Vivanite (SUV)
- Declasse Tahoma Coupe (Muscle)
- Declasse Impaler LX (Muscle)
- Obey Tailgater S (Sedan)
- MTL Wastelander (Service)
On show at Luxury Autos: the Declasse Tampa GT and Pfister Astrale. Premium Deluxe Motorsport has the Hotring Sabre, Vivanite, Tailgater S, Tahoma Coupe and Castigator. The Gun Van has the Tactical SMG at 40% off, a free Baseball Bat and Knife, plus 80% off Armor and 40% off the Combat Shotgun for GTA+ members.
Of the ten, only the Vagner is a real buy. It's a top-tier supercar at a 30% discount. The rest are mid-tier SUVs and muscle cars. If a rarer car is what you want, GTA 5 Modded Cars delivers removed and hard-to-get vehicles.
Should you still grind GTA Online before GTA 6 comes out?
It depends on what you want from it. Rockstar hasn't said GTA Online money moves to GTA 6. We cover what's known about carry-over in Does GTA Online carry over to GTA 6?. So the money you make this month is for spending in GTA Online, not for saving.
Three weeks of 2X is a good time to finish what you never got around to: the Vagner at 30% off, a mansion, a business you skipped. Our best things to buy in GTA Online post ranks the buy order from GTA$750K up to GTA$16M, and what to unlock in GTA Online before GTA 6 covers the trophy and collection angle.
A three-week plan:
- Week 1 (Nov 12–18): buy the Vagner before the likely Nov 19 rotation, win two Stunt Races for the GTA$100K, and go for the Powersurge.
- Launch week (Nov 19–25): you'll be in Leonida. If you jump back, run a few Hard Repo Work missions for quick 2X cash.
- Final week (Nov 26–Dec 2): grind Contact Missions on Hard and finish any purchases before the bonus ends on Wednesday, December 2.
Short on time before GTA 6? Skip the grind and spend your last weeks before GTA 6 on the cars and properties you actually want.
- GTA 5 Money — fast & safe — top up your cash · secure
- GTA 5 Account Boost — levels · RP · unlocks
- GTA 5 Modded Cars — rare rides · delivered
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What did last week's GTA Online update have?
The November 5–11 update was the Heist Event: a guaranteed Panther Statue in Cayo Perico, a guaranteed Outcome of Endeavour in the Kortz Center Heist, and doubled first-time completion bonuses. The full breakdown is in our GTA Online weekly update for November 5–11. If you still have a Cayo setup open, our Cayo Perico loot values show what each target pays now.
FAQ
When does the GTA Online November 12 update end? Rockstar dates the Contact Mission, Freemode Challenge, Stunt Race, Community Series and Sumo (Remix) bonuses through Wednesday, December 2, 2026. The vehicle discounts and rotating targets aren't dated and usually change at the Thursday reset, so plan for November 19.
Do all Contact Missions pay double in GTA Online right now? Yes. Rockstar says all Contact Missions pay Double Rewards, naming Madrazo Dispatch Services, Gerald's Last Play, Premium Deluxe Repo Work and Lowriders, with work from Madrazo, Gerald, Simeon, Lamar, Lester, Trevor and Ron covered. Check that the launch screen shows the 2X tag before you start.
Is it 4X for GTA+ members? Yes. GTA+ members get 4X GTA$ and RP on Contact Missions for the whole event. Freemode Challenges are 4X for everyone.
Is this the last GTA Online update before GTA 6? It's the last weekly update before GTA 6 launches on November 19, 2026, and it runs through launch week to December 2. Rockstar's copy signs off with "See you in Leonida on November 19."
What's the fastest money this event without a business? Premium Deluxe Repo Work and Madrazo Dispatch Services on Hard, cleared as fast as you reliably can (quick clears earn more per minute than stretched 15-minute runs), plus the GTA$100,000 for two Stunt Race wins. If you'd rather skip the grind, GTA 5 Money adds cash directly.
What is the GTA Online podium car this week? The Karin Everon is on the Diamond Casino Lucky Wheel, and the LS Car Meet Prize Ride is the Western Powersurge (Top 4 in the LS Car Meet Series on two days in a row).
