Highest Paying GTA 5 Online Heists Ranked [2021]

GTA 5 is no doubt one of the best games ever produced. While there are many things players can do in the world of GTA 5, nothing comes free. Want to buy good guns, cars? You got to have the money to get it! However, mostly it’s not easy for players to get money in GTA 5 fast, especially new players. Meanwhile, some GTA 5 heists can pay you enough to get yourself one of the fastest cars or one among the beautiful-looking muscle cars.

Additionally, if you want to make money faster in GTA 5, some heists will let you; since they pay higher than others. Meanwhile, it’s crucial to know which heist pays up more. Since not every GTA 5 heist pays the same, the payout depends on the level of difficulty.

Highest Paying and Best GTA 5 Online heists

After getting to rank 12 or higher and buying a luxury apartment, players can start to accept or request heist missions. To make the most out of the heist in GTA 5, players must carefully assemble their team and execute the tasks with finesse. Furthermore, here are the highest paying and best GTA 5 heists.

1. The Diamond Casino (Highest paying GTA 5 heist)

For those who wish to risk big, this is the heist for you. With a potential payout of $10,340,000, the Diamond Casino heist is the highest paying heist in GTA 5 Online. Many targets are available in the Diamond Casino heist; from cash to diamonds, it’s all there. Now, since the payout of any heist depends on the difficulty, lowering the difficulty will result in a lower cut from a heist.

Moreover, the highest payout from the Diamond Casino heist offers the diamonds, with the final cut of $3,619,000, at the hardest difficulty that is. Indeed, you can lower the difficulty of the Diamond Casino heist to normal, but that will reduce the final payout to $3,290,000.

Apart from diamonds, here is all the loot you can get from the Diamond Casino heist.

Target	Price (Normal difficulty)	Price (Hard difficulty)
Diamonds	$3,290,000	$3,619,000
Gold	$2,585,000	$2,843,500
Artwork	$2,350,000	$2,585,000
Cash	$2,115,000	$2,326,500
Total	$10,340,000	$11,374,000

2. The Cayo Perico Heist

The Cayo Perico heist is the latest one to be added to GTA 5 Online. Additionally, out of all the ones in GTA 5 Online, the Cayo Perico heist has the most payout. The heist requires the players a set-up cost of around $2,000,000. While this amount might seem like a lot, the Cayo Perico heist makes up for it with its whopping $6,200,000 potential takeout.

The Cayo Perico heist gives the players multiple primary and secondary targets options, each with a different payout. Although the main target of the heist, the Madrazo files must be obtained on the first go, which is worth $1,100,000. Meanwhile, let’s look at all the targets in the Cayo Perico heist in GTA 5 Online.

Targets (Other primary targets)	Price (Normal difficulty)	Price (Hard difficulty)
Sinsimito Tequila	$900,000	$990,000
Ruby Necklace	$1,000,000	$1,100,000
Bearer Bonds	$1,100,000	$1,210,000
Pink Diamond	$1,300,000	$1,430,000
Panther Statue	$1,900,000	$2,090,000
Total	$6,200,000	$6,820,000

Note: The Panther statue mentioned is only available for events and can not be looted on every Cayo Perico heist. In addition, players can only grab the Madrazo file on the first playthrough. As a primary target, it’s not available in further playthroughs.

3. The Doomsday Heist

The Doomsday heist was added with the Doomsday heist update of GTA 5 Online. This GTA 5 Online heist requires players to first register as a CEO, VP, or President and must first buy a facility at the Maze Bank to be available. Furthermore, the job requires a massive set-up amount of $1,945,000. Although the set-up amount of the Doomsday heist is downright crazy high, the payout is worth every amount spent.

In addition, the Doomsday heist is spanned across three smaller heists – ‘The Data Breaches,’ ‘The Bogdan Problem,’ and ‘The Doomsday Scenario.’ Meanwhile, let’s have a look at all the payouts of the Doomsday heist.

Heist	Price (Normal difficulty)	Price (Hard difficulty)
The Data Breaches	$650,000	$812,500
The Bogdan Problem	$950,000	$1,187,500
The Doomsday Scenario	$1,200,000	$1,500,000
Total	$2,800,000	$3,500,000

So there you have it, the three best GTA 5 Online heists to make you filthy rich in GTA. In conclusion, out of the three best heists mentioned in this article, the Diamond Casino heist is the best GTA 5 heist with the highest payout. However, players should note that the diamonds would not be available in every Diamond Casino heist, as they have limited time availability. Also, check out our article on best GTA for android here!