The Kortz Center Heist Is Now Live in GTA Online: Payout, How to Start, and the Free Supercar
The Kortz Center Heist is now available in GTA Online. Here is how the art robbery works, how much it pays, what you need to start it, and the free Grotti Veleno GT that GTA+ members can claim.
It is here. The Kortz Center Heist is now live in GTA Online, the centerpiece of the Summer 2026 update and widely seen as the last major GTA Online drop before GTA 6. It is a multi-stage art robbery set in one of Los Santos' most prestigious cultural landmarks, and it comes with a fresh supercar, big GTA+ discounts, and a payout worth planning for. Here is everything you need to jump in: how the heist works, how much it pays, what you need to start, and how to grab the free car.
What the Kortz Center Heist is
The Kortz Center Heist is a multi-stage art robbery run out of a player-owned Mansion and its new Art Studio. From that base, you scope out the Kortz Center in Pacific Bluffs, identify the valuable paintings inside, plan your entry and escape, and steal the artwork. What you lift can then be sold for cash or displayed in your own collection.
Like the game's other landmark heists, it is built for flexibility. You can run the whole thing solo or with up to four players, so it works whether you grind alone or roll with a crew. If you want a refresher on how it stacks up against the classics, our every GTA Online heist in order guide has you covered.
How much the Kortz Center Heist pays
The money is strong, with a catch. A full first run done well can pay around $2 million. After that, repeat completions settle into a lower range of roughly $300,000 to $400,000, with a bump if you go after the specific artwork the game targets that week.
In other words, the big headline payout is front-loaded, and the long-term value comes from the weekly targeted-art bonus rather than grinding the same score over and over. We previewed the mechanics before launch in our Kortz Center Heist guide.
What you need to start it
To run the heist, you need two things:
- A Mansion property.
- The new Art Studio expansion added to it.
That is your base of operations for scoping the Kortz Center and planning the job. The properties are not cheap, which is where the GTA+ perks below make a real difference.
The free supercar: Grotti Veleno GT
The standout freebie is a new car. GTA+ members can claim the Grotti Veleno GT for free from the Vinewood Car Club showroom. On top of that, GTA+ members get sizable property discounts tied to the heist, up to GTA$3,000,000 off the Mansions and Art Studio upgrades needed to play it, including GTA$2,000,000 off any Mansion for a limited time. If you have GTA+, claiming the car and the discounts before diving in is the smart order of operations.
The weekly art bonus
There is also a recurring incentive to keep coming back. Each week, there is a bonus for the first Primary Target artwork you successfully steal and sell. As the new heist goes live, that same weekly first-time bonus applies across GTA Online's other heists and updates too, so it rewards spreading your grind around rather than farming one job.
The last big update before GTA 6
Beyond the loot, this update carries some weight. The Kortz Center Heist is broadly viewed as GTA Online's final major content drop before GTA 6 arrives on November 19. GTA Online is not going anywhere, but the era of huge landmark updates is winding down as Rockstar shifts focus to the next game. If you have unfinished business in Los Santos, this is a fitting last big score. We put it in the wider context in our what to play before GTA 6 guide.
The bottom line
The Kortz Center Heist is live now, bringing a multi-stage art robbery with a roughly $2 million top payout, a new Mansion and Art Studio to run it from, a free Grotti Veleno GT for GTA+ members, and heavy property discounts to get you started. It is the biggest GTA Online update in a while, and quite possibly the last of its size before GTA 6. Grab the car, take the discounts, and go steal some art.
