Key Takeaways
- The co-op component in
GTA Online
is one of the best out there, with exciting heists and missions that can be enjoyed with friends. - The Doomsday Scenario is the most thrilling co-op experience in
GTA Online
, involving espionage, sci-fi weapons, and a race against the clock to save the world from nuclear war. - Players can enjoy classic
GTA
-style missions with Franklin and Lamar, embarking on hilarious and wacky adventures in Short Trips that involve out-of-body experiences.
The lifespan of GTA Online seems to never die and for good reason. Players have enjoyed the content within GTA Online for over a decade, with exciting races, game modes, and a freemode lobby to keep them engaged and entertained whilst the world awaits Grand Theft Auto 6. Yet, one of the biggest factors that keeps GTA Online fun is the co-op component, which allows players to experience missions with friends.
Some of the best heists in GTA Online feature co-op mechanics and dependency, meaning that to those who have a friend or few who want to jump into Los Santos and really stir the pot, GTA Online is one of the best co-op experiences out there, especially when cash is flowing, and guns are being emptied.
Updated on October 5, 2024, by Jake Fillery: To get the most out of GTA Online, players are going to want to invest their time heavily into the most exciting and fun co-op missions out there. The best GTA Online heists provide so much engagement with its mission format that players can earn plenty of cash and XP, all while enjoying the thrills of working together as a team of four silent killers. As GTA Online constantly updates, so do the missions and the variety of fun that can be had in its best co-op heists.
13 The Humane Labs Raid
Unlocked By: Complete The Prison Break Heist
Potential Rewards:
- $472,500 Easy Difficulty
- $945,000 Normal Difficulty
- $1,181,250 Hard Difficulty
- Reduced Price for Insurgent, Insurgent Pick-Up, Valkyrie, Dinghy
A true co-op experience, the Humane Labs Raid is easily one of the best missions and heists of GTA Online due to the fact that players must infiltrate the highly guarded Humane Labs to extract some files in the midst of an EMP blackout. Two players enter the Humane Labs with night vision to take out the guards who remain confused and defensive, while the other two battle in the sky.
Everyone has a great level of engagement, whether it’s the dangers of the ground team treading unfamiliar gun-ho territory, or the chopper team battling it out with other helicopters in the sky. There’s a lot of fun for everyone in this epic thriller mission.
12 The Fleeca Job
Unlocked By: Purchasing an Apartment with a Heist Planning Room
Potential Rewards:
- $100,625 Easy Difficulty
- $201,250 Normal Difficulty
- $250,250 Hard Difficulty
- Reduced Price for Kuruma, Kuruma (Armored)
A heist for the true OGs out there. The Fleeca Job is fast and simple, and it only requires two players to get the ball rolling and the cash flowing. The Fleeca Job is extremely nostalgic, and there’s no harm in jumping into it again to see just how fast players can loot the bank and get out of there before chaos ensues on the road with the police.
The Fleeca Job’s requirement of having two players and its lack of action might make for a more boring approach to heists, but it’s commendable for its status as the beginning of something great, and it is as co-op as it gets due to the fact that each of the two players has an important role.
11 The Bogdan Problem
Unlocked By: Complete The Doomsday Heist – Act 1
Potential Rewards:
- $1,425,000 Normal Difficulty
- $1,781,250 Hard Difficulty
It’s time to launch a tactical operation against a foreign submarine that lurks on the coast of Los Santos. Players must amass their tools and board through the airlock of this mysterious submarine to disable and destroy it, fighting through waves of threats to find the captain and uncover the conspiracy that awaits the Doomsday Heist.
The Bogdan Problem is great for infiltration and thriller aspects, as jumping into a submarine with scuba gear and weapons to lay waste to an abundance of enemies inside is unlike any other mission. The fact that the second team who isn’t infiltrating is in charge of air combat is just as fun, providing a path for every player to enjoy.
10 Fooligan Jobs
Unlocked By: Obtaining The Freakshop
Mission List:
- Crop Dustin’
- Heavy Metal
- Liquid Assets
- Working Remotely
- Write-Off
After players have spent their cash on the Freakshop, they are going to have access to new content in the form of missions. These Fooligan Jobs give players the opportunity to make easy money and party hard, a great combination for those who need a break from the plethora of heists and Oppressor MK2s around Los Santos.
The missions themselves involve drugs, lots of drugs, and players are going to need to destroy security convoys, rig GoPostal Ponies with explosives, exterminate weed farms run by Epsilon Programs, and even steal a Bobcat XL. There is a wide range of activities involved and a pretty solid reward for those with Acid Labs at the end.
9 Cayo Perico Heist
Unlocked By: Purchase The Kosatka From Warstock Cache & Carry
Potential Payout Normal Difficulty:
- Sinsimito Tequila – $630,000
- Ruby Necklace – $700,000
- Bearer Bonds – $770,000
- Panther Statue – $1,900,000
Potential Payout Hard Difficulty:
- Sinsimito Tequila – $693,000
- Ruby Necklace – $770,000
- Bearer Bonds – $847,000
- Panther Statue – $2,090,000
The most recent heist for GTA Online was released in late 2020, and features a more expansive heist map than what has been seen before. The Cayo Perico Heist might seem unfriendly to new players, as there are plenty of setups necessary to start the heist itself, and plenty of opportunities for things to go wrong, very fast. Although this heist can be completed solo, the teamwork and skill needed to pull this off without a hitch are amazing, and the sensation of rolling into this heist in co-op feels like something out of Payday 2.
The heist itself has players infiltrate Cayo Perico, a secure and private island filled with heavily armed forces and valuables galore. Players will need to go alone or embark with a crew to try and snatch as much loot as they can before they escape, whether that’s in stealth or through loud combat.
8 The Cluckin’ Bell Farm Raid
Unlocked By: Meet Vincent Effenburger At The Vespucci Police Station
Mission List:
- Slush Fund
- Breaking and Entering
- Concealed Weapons
- Hit and Run
- Disorganized Crime
- Scene of the Crime
If players are in for doing a bit of good, then they can start the Cluckin’ Bell Farm Raid mission list with Vincent Effenburger. This set of missions has the player and their team working directly with an officer of the law, albeit, one that’s pretty chilled back. The missions themselves have a variety of different objectives, from stealing counterfeit cash to breaking into cocaine compounds.
With a team assembled, players can make a fair bit of cash, and have a barrel of laughs from the challenges that await them within. It’s a fun set of campaign missions worth checking out, especially since it’s from the most recent content update of GTA Online.
7 Pacific Standard
Unlocked By: Own A Heist Planning Board Apartment & Complete Series A Heist
Potential Rewards:
- $750,000 Easy Difficulty
- $1,500,000 Normal Difficulty
- $1,875,000 Hard Difficulty
- Reduced Price for Lectro, Savage, Boxville, Gang Burrito
It’s hard to beat the pure adrenaline that pumps from this heist mission, as 4 players are tasked with one goal: to rob one of the biggest banks in San Adreas’ Los Santos. As the finale to the original heists in GTA Online, the Pacific Standard had to be big, and it truly can be glorious to play, and rewarding to complete as a squad of 4 players, provided everyone works together and avoids getting shot.
The Pacific Standard heist mission has a rare mechanic that if the player or the money bag on their back takes damage, then they are going to lose some sweet cash, and further negate the final take from their total earnings. The heist itself is a lot of fun, with 2 players on crowd control in the bank whilst 2 others loot up the stacks of cash from the vault. What ensues is a chaotic chase and fight with the police which ends in the squad jumping off of motorcycles at the edge of a cliff and parachuting into a boat, something straight out of a Tom Cruise action movie.
6 Casino Story Missions
Unlocked By: Own The Master Penthouse At The Diamond Casino
Mission List:
- Loose Cheng
- House Keeping
- Strong Arm Tactics
- Play To Win
- Bad Beat
- Cashing Out
When players own the Master Penthouse in the Diamond Casino, they will receive a contract for a set of six missions from Agatha Baker, the highly stressed-out and busy casino manager. Although these six missions can be played solo, they are much better to experience alongside a friend or more, due to the fun content involved, especially when it’s rare for GTA Online to embark on story content.
The Casino Story Missions are a fairly fun set of missions in which the player will set off in a strange war with the Duggan family over the rights of the Diamond Casino. There’s plenty of action to be had and a true set of bizarre adventures in classic GTA Online style.
5 The Doomsday Scenario
Unlocked By: Own A Facility And Complete Act 1 & Act 2 of the Doomsday Heist
Rewards:
- $1,800,000 Normal Difficulty
- $2,250,000 Hard Difficulty
- Reduced Price For Thruster
- Remove Wanted Level is now Free
The entire set of acts in the Doomsday Heist is thrilling for co-op players. It’s most likely the definitive co-op experience in GTA Online, to have players embark on missions for the government and their good friend Lester Crest. These missions involve espionage, in which players will steal, kill, and test out new and exciting sci-fi weapons and vehicles, and all they need to do to start them is purchase a Facility in GTA Online.
However, despite every act involving a fun set of missions, it’s perhaps the Doomsday Scenario that shines the most. This is the finale of the Doomsday Heist, and it involves the players clearing out a Missile Launch Base from enemy territory, and saving the world from nuclear war. It’s an exhilarating mission, and a race against the clock, a far different mission than just robbing a bank.
4 Franklin And Lamar’s Short Trips
Unlocked By: Purchase An Agency & Complete The Contract: Dr. Dre
Mission List:
- Seed Capital
- Fire It Up
- OG Kush
Rewards:
- $50,000 Normal Difficulty
- $62,500 Hard Difficulty
After the years since Grand Theft Auto 5, the iconic buddy duo of Franklin and Lamar return in GTA Online. The two entrepreneurs have a set of contracts that they need the players’ help with, and these contracts even involve the real-life Dr. Dre. They’re a fun set of missions, but what comes after is Short Trips, another bout of classic GTA-style missions that can be replayed by 2 players, with a variety of mission targets.
Players will bound down the hills of Los Santos for Lamar and Franklin, embarking on these truly Short Trips that ensure hilarity and some truly wacky antics. Players will have some bizarre experiences as they enter an out-of-body experience, and it’s worth seeing to believe what happens in these missions.
3 Series A Funding
Unlocked By: Own A Heist Planning Board Apartment & Complete Humane Raid
Rewards:
- $353,500 Easy Difficulty
- $707,000 Normal Difficulty
- $883,750 Hard Difficulty
- Reduced Prices for Technical & Mule
One of the best characters in Grand Theft Auto was Trevor Philips, the unhinged and violent man who is unashamed of his Canadian roots. Trevor returns in classic Trevor fashion, by breaking into the player’s apartment that has a Heist planning room and settling down to tell his plans that involve a lot of killing and drugs in order to obtain a decent payout.

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This set of missions concludes in the Series A Funding heist, in which players, alongside Trevor will mow down countless enemies to try and safely transport their stolen drugs. It’s a great mission for those that enjoy the familiar characters of Grand Theft Auto’s single-player campaigns, and for those that really like killing people in video games.
2 The Prison Break
Unlocked By: Own A Heist Planning Board Apartment & Complete Fleeca Job
Rewards:
- $350,000 Easy Difficulty
- $700,000 Normal Difficulty
- $875,000 Hard Difficulty
- Reduced Prices for Velum 5-Seater & Prison Bus
The Prison Break is another heist that is available to players who own an apartment with the Heist planning room. It’s a far cry from other GTA Online missions, and definitely one of the most challenging, considering every player involved has a specific role to play in the success of this story. However, no mission has done it quite like The Prison Break, in which players will break into the Bolingbroke Penitentiary to save Professor Maxim Rashkovsky.
The team is split apart for this mission, with one player flying a plane to evade jets, another in a buzzard to shoot down said jets from destroying the player in the plane, whilst two other players take to the ground, posing as a prisoner and a prison guard as they try and infiltrate the prison to get their target. The Prison Break is intense, requires skill and teamwork, and if all things go right a smooth paycheck.
1 The Diamond Casino Heist
Unlocked By: Own An Arcade
Potential Payout Normal Difficulty:
- Cash – $2,115,000
- Artwork – $2,350,000
- Gold – $2,585,000
- Diamonds – $3,290,000
Potential Payout Hard Difficulty:
- Cash – $2,326,600
- Artwork – $2,585,000
- Gold – $2,843,500
- Diamonds – $3,619,000
Robbing banks is a high selling point of GTA Online. Yet, when the payout isn’t enough, they can always rely on the flowing bucks of the Diamond Casino. Players can rob the Diamond Casino like a rockstar, with either 2 players or 4, and there are multiple ways that players can enjoy the heist. Whether players enjoy a stealthy approach, or the chaos of loud, both are capable and viable strategies for the Diamond Casino Heist.
Even the loot inside the vault can be random, meaning players might find gold, diamonds, paintings, or cash that could net them a different profit. Teamwork is essential in the Diamond Casino Heist, as players will want to time their shots, kills, and protection of each other to maximize their efficiency when scoring this big one.