GTA+ Is a Monthly Membership Layered on Top of GTA Online
GTA+ is Rockstar's optional subscription for GTA Online. It costs US$7.99 a month, and it does not unlock the game itself — you still need to own GTA Online, and everything the membership adds is perks, cash and convenience on top.
The structure is deliberately simple: a set of standing benefits that stay the same while you subscribe, plus a rotating bundle of extras that changes with each GTA+ Event Period, roughly every month.
This explainer covers that standing structure — the deposit, The Vinewood Club, the Games Library and the everyday perks — and finishes with an honest answer to the only question that matters: who should actually pay for it.
Key Takeaways
- GTA+ costs US$7.99 / £6.99 / €7.99 per month, renews automatically, and can be cancelled at any time. There is no annual plan.
- Members receive GTA$500,000 deposited into their Maze Bank account every billing cycle, plus 15% bonus GTA$ on member Shark Cards.
- The Vinewood Club is the centrepiece: a showroom with a free monthly claim vehicle, a 100-car garage, its own workshop and a phone app for managing businesses.
- Rotating Event Period extras add boosted payouts, member discounts, early access and free cosmetics on top of the standing benefits.
- GTA+ covers GTA Online in GTA V only. Rockstar has announced no GTA+ benefits for GTA 6.
1. Price, Platforms and How Billing Works
GTA+ launched on March 29, 2022 at US$5.99 a month, and the price rose to US$7.99 in April 2024, where it remains at the time of writing. UK members pay £6.99 and eurozone members €7.99.
It began as a current-generation console service for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, bought through the PlayStation Store or Microsoft Store. PC players joined in March 2025 with the Enhanced edition, subscribing through the Rockstar Store, Steam or the Microsoft Store.
Billing is monthly only, with no annual option, and the membership renews automatically until you cancel. Cancel and your benefits run to the end of the paid period rather than stopping immediately.
There is no version of GTA+ for PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, and the membership is tied to the platform account you buy it through.
2. The Standing Money: GTA$500,000 a Month and the Shark Card Bonus
The foundation benefit is a deposit of GTA$500,000, paid automatically into your Maze Bank account with each billing cycle. It is the same every month, requires no claiming and no gameplay, and it is the figure the whole value calculation starts from.
On its own, that deposit is best understood as a slow, reliable trickle — one of several passive income streams in GTA Online, except this one is paid for with real money rather than play time.
Members who buy Shark Cards get a member version with 15% bonus GTA$ on top of the card's normal value. If you were going to buy GTA$ anyway, that bonus — stacked on the monthly deposit — is where the membership quietly starts paying for itself.
Rockstar has also occasionally sweetened the deposit itself during special events, but the guaranteed, every-month figure to plan around is GTA$500,000.
3. The Vinewood Club: Car Club, 100-Car Garage and the App
The Vinewood Club, added in June 2023, is the membership's physical home in Los Santos, and for many players it is the real reason to subscribe.
The Vinewood Car Club is a showroom of desirable vehicles that rotates with each Event Period. Members can test-drive the stock freely in Freemode, buy any of it at member discounts of 20% or more, and — the headline — claim one featured vehicle completely free each month.
The Vinewood Club Garage is a five-floor facility in Pillbox Hill holding up to 100 personal vehicles, by far the largest storage in the game. It has its own vehicle workshop offering Hao's Special Works, Benny's conversions and drift tuning under one roof.
The Vinewood Club App lives on your in-game phone and handles chores remotely: managing business staff, claiming outstanding business safe earnings, requesting vehicles and replenishing ammo without travelling to each property.
If your membership lapses, vehicles you claimed and stored remain yours. What you lose is the ability to add further vehicles to the club garage's extra capacity until you subscribe again.
4. The Rotating Extras in Each Event Period
Around the standing structure, each GTA+ Event Period — running on roughly the same cadence as the weekly reset cycle — adds a fresh bundle of time-limited extras.
The recurring categories are boosted GTA$ and RP on selected activities, where members often earn more than the public bonus (during Halloween 2025, for instance, the Featured Series paid 4X to members against 2X for everyone else), member-only discounts on properties, vehicles and upgrades, free clothing and liveries, Chameleon Paints, and occasional early access to new content.
Examples show the range: in July 2026 members claimed the new Grotti Veleno GT a week early, free at the Car Club, alongside a GTA$2,000,000 member discount on Mansion properties. During October 2026, members could claim a free Pegassi Oppressor with the Skulls livery.
For the current period at the time of writing, running into early December 2026, the headline claim is a free Grotti Itali RSX at the Car Club plus new Chameleon Paints. Treat any such list as a snapshot — the rotation is the point.
5. The GTA+ Games Library
Membership also opens the GTA+ Games Library, a rotating catalogue of classic Rockstar titles playable at no extra cost while you subscribe.
The library has included Red Dead Redemption, Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition, Bully, L.A. Noire, GTA: Liberty City Stories and GTA: Chinatown Wars, with titles coming and going over time.
In November 2025 the library gained a notable addition: GTA Online itself, letting console members play the standalone game through their membership. As with the rest of the library, that is access while subscribed, not a copy you keep.
6. The Everyday Perks
Beneath the headline benefits sits a layer of quality-of-life perks that frequent players feel every session. Rockstar's standing list includes free VIP and CEO vehicle requests and abilities, and shorter waits for the Downtown Cab Co.'s Skip to Destination taxi feature.
Members also get exclusive discounts at the Gun Van, on top of the van's normal member-agnostic rotation, and extra spins of the Diamond Casino's Lucky Wheel are among the perks Rockstar lists for the service.
Individually these are small. Together they describe what GTA+ really sells: less waiting, fewer fees, and a game that gets out of your way more often.
7. Is GTA+ Worth It?
The honest answer depends entirely on how much GTA Online you play. The value test is simple: in a typical month, does the GTA$500,000 deposit plus the free claim vehicle — cars that often cost GTA$2–3 million at the dealership — exceed what you would get by spending the subscription money on Shark Cards or your time making money fast in GTA Online instead? For regular players, it usually does.
GTA+ makes most sense if you play every week, collect vehicles, run businesses the Vinewood Club App can help manage, or already buy Shark Cards and can use the 15% bonus. The 100-car garage alone is a genuine quality-of-life upgrade for serious collectors.
It makes little sense if you play a few hours a month, mainly play Story Mode, or already sit on more GTA$ than you spend. Nothing in the membership is exclusive power — it is convenience and cosmetics, and the game is complete without it.
One current wrinkle: digital GTA 6 pre-orders made before November 20, 2026 include one free month of GTA+, redeemable by March 31, 2027. That month is for GTA Online in GTA V — Rockstar has announced no GTA+ perks inside GTA 6 itself, so treat it as a free trial of this service, and remember it will auto-renew if you do not cancel.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does GTA+ cost?
US$7.99 per month in the United States, £6.99 in the UK and €7.99 in the eurozone, at the time of writing. It launched at US$5.99 in March 2022 and rose to the current price in April 2024.
Which platforms have GTA+?
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via the Enhanced edition of GTA V. It is not available on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One. Console memberships are sold through the PlayStation and Microsoft stores; PC memberships through the Rockstar Store, Steam or the Microsoft Store.
Do I need GTA+ to play GTA Online?
No. GTA+ is entirely optional. You need to own the game itself, and on console a PlayStation Plus or Game Pass subscription for online play — GTA+ is a separate perks layer on top of both.
What happens to my benefits if I cancel?
Benefits continue until the end of the billing period you have paid for. Vehicles you claimed stay in your collection permanently; the extra storage capacity of The Vinewood Club Garage is suspended for new additions until you resubscribe.
Is there an annual GTA+ plan?
No. GTA+ is monthly only, renewing automatically each month until cancelled. There is no discounted yearly option.
Does GTA+ include GTA 6?
No. GTA+ covers GTA Online in GTA V and the classic titles in its Games Library. Rockstar has announced no GTA+ benefits for GTA 6; the free month bundled with some GTA 6 digital pre-orders is a GTA Online membership.
How do I claim the free monthly vehicle?
Visit The Vinewood Car Club in Los Santos while your membership is active and claim the featured vehicle for free, or order it through the in-game vehicle websites where offered. Unclaimed vehicles do not roll over — claim before the Event Period ends.
How much GTA$ do members get each month?
GTA$500,000 is deposited automatically into your Maze Bank account each billing cycle. Members also receive 15% bonus GTA$ on member Shark Cards bought while subscribed.
Can I use one GTA+ membership on multiple platforms?
No. The membership is bought through a specific platform store and applies to that platform account. Playing on both console and PC would require a separate membership for each.
Is GTA+ worth it for a new player?
Usually not yet. New players get more from learning the game's free money routes first. GTA+ pays off once you play weekly, collect vehicles, or run businesses — at which point the monthly deposit and free cars start outvaluing the fee.
In Short
GTA+ is a US$7.99 monthly convenience package for people who already live in GTA Online: GTA$500,000 a month, a free car, a 100-car garage, a genuinely useful phone app and a rotating layer of bonuses.
Subscribe for a month when a free vehicle or discount you actually want appears, cancel when it stops earning its keep, and the membership becomes a tool rather than a tax. That is the way Rockstar's structure rewards playing it.
