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GTA Online Weekly Update: Oct 22–28, 2026

Halloween week four: survive the waves, run Short Trips, bank the mask before the clock runs out.

ENDED Oct 29, 2026→ This week's update

Your week

9
  • Tech Demon MaskLog in once. Free, gone after Oct 28.
  • Short Trips x3GTA$500K bonus, deadline Oct 28.
  • Survival, all wavesGTA$150K + Gray Interloper Outfit; counts toward the $2M chain.
  • Prize RideTop 2 in the Car Meet Series, 2 consecutive days, for the Itali Classic.
  • Spin the PodiumPfister Comet S2.
  • Grab The ShockerFree at the Gun Van.
  • Salvage YardOcelot Virtue, Albany Fränken Stange, Vapid Caracara 4x4.
  • FIB Priority FileRun The Fine Art File.
  • Halloween collectiblesJack O' Lanterns 2X (4X GTA+), Ghosts Exposed 2X GTA$ (4X GTA+).

Priority board

Ended Oct 29, 2026

  1. 01Free Tech Demon Mask

    Log in before the Thu Oct 29 reset (6:00 AM ET / 3:00 AM PT).

    FreeEnded Oct 29, 2026

  2. 02Short Trips x3

    Finish all three Short Trips before the Thu Oct 29 reset. Paid within 72 hours.

    GTA$500,000Ended Oct 29, 2026

  3. 03Clear a Survival

    GTA$150,000 + Gray Interloper Outfit. Also keeps the GTA$2,000,000 all-challenges chain alive (through Nov 4; ends Thu Nov 5, 5:00 AM ET / 2:00 AM PT).

    GTA$150,000Ended Oct 29, 2026

  4. 043X Halloween Survivals (6X GTA+)

    Ludendorff Cemetery, Cayo Perico and Alien Survivals. Pairs with the weekly challenge.

    3XEnded Oct 29, 2026

  5. 05Prize Ride Itali Classic

    Place top 2 in the LS Car Meet Series two days in a row.

    Prize RideEnded Oct 29, 2026

  6. 06Halloween Featured Series

    3× GTA$ + RP · Slasher, Ramius – Slasher.

    3× GTA$Ended Oct 29, 2026

Best use of the week

Solo

Fine Art File, then 2X bounties

Run The Fine Art File, then farm 2X Bail Office bounties between cooldowns.

Full route ↓Duo

Short Trips, then 2X Dispatch

Grab a partner and clear all three Short Trips for the $500K bonus on top of the payouts, then flip to 2X Dispatch Work.

Full route ↓Crew

3X Survivals, then Slasher

Full lobby on 3X Halloween Survivals.

Full route ↓

Boosted payouts

9
  • Halloween Survivals3× GTA$ + RP (6× GTA+)
  • Halloween Featured Series3× GTA$ + RP
  • San Andreas Super Sport Series3× GTA$ + RP
  • Community Mission Series3× GTA$ + RP
  • Bail Office Bounties2× GTA$ + RP
  • Dispatch Work2× GTA$ + RP
  • UFO Business Battles2× GTA$ + RP
  • Jack O' Lanterns2× GTA$ + RP (4× GTA+)
  • Ghosts Exposed2× GTA$ (4× GTA+)

Discount desk

40% off
  • Agency properties incl. mods & upgrades40% off
  • Albany Brigham, Albany Fränken Stange, Albany Lurcher, Declasse Tornado Rat Rod, LCC Sanctus40% off
  • Annis Euros X32, Bravado Dorado, Canis Freecrawler, Dinka Veto Classic, HVY Dump30% off
  • Karin Boor, Ocelot Swinger, Pfister Astron, Vapid Desert Raid, Vulcar Nebula Turbo30% off
  • Gun Van: The ShockerFree
  • Gun Van: Service Carbine30% off
  • Gun Van: Unholy Hellbringer, Up-n-Atomizer, Widowmaker50% off (GTA+)

This week

Priority board

  1. 01

    Free White & Red Tech Demon Mask

    Log in before the Thu Oct 29 reset (6:00 AM ET / 3:00 AM PT).

    Illustration: white-and-red tech demon mask on black cloth
  2. 02

    GTA$500,000 for Short Trips

    Finish all three Short Trips before the Thu Oct 29 reset. Paid within 72 hours.

    Illustration: two figures in a lowrider with a cash bag at night
  3. 03

    Weekly Challenge: clear every wave of a Survival

    GTA$150,000 + Gray Interloper Outfit. Also keeps the GTA$2,000,000 all-challenges chain alive (through Nov 4; ends Thu Nov 5, 5:00 AM ET / 2:00 AM PT).

    Illustration: gray tactical outfit hanging in a dim locker room
  4. 04

    3X Halloween Survivals (6X GTA+)

    Ludendorff Cemetery, Cayo Perico and Alien Survivals. Pairs with the weekly challenge.

    Illustration: survivor reloading behind a gravestone in fog
  5. 05

    Prize Ride: Grotti Itali Classic

    Place top 2 in the LS Car Meet Series two days in a row.

    Illustration: classic Italian-style GT coupe at a night car meet
Best opportunity

3X Survivals + the weekly challenge

One clean run of every Survival wave clears the weekly challenge for GTA$150K and the Gray Interloper Outfit, all at 3X payouts (6X GTA+).

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Weekly challenge

Clear every wave of a Survival

GTA$150,000 + Gray Interloper Outfit

Keeps the GTA$2,000,000 all-challenges chain alive through Nov 4 (ends Thu Nov 5, 5:00 AM ET).

Operator routes

Best use of the week

Illustration: lone operator reading a dossier in a dark car
Solo01

Fine Art File, then 2X bounties

Run The Fine Art File, then farm 2X Bail Office bounties between cooldowns. Hit the Duggan Robbery for the Virtue if your Salvage Yard is set up.

Open linked guide
Illustration: two operators walking to a car under a streetlight
Duo02

Short Trips, then 2X Dispatch

Grab a partner and clear all three Short Trips for the $500K bonus on top of the payouts, then flip to 2X Dispatch Work.

Open linked guide
Illustration: four-person crew in formation in a foggy graveyard
Crew03

3X Survivals, then Slasher

Full lobby on 3X Halloween Survivals. One clean run of every wave clears the weekly challenge. Then chain Slasher and Ramius – Slasher at 3X.

Open linked guide
Illustration: banded cash and shell casings under a lamp

Boosted payouts

Halloween Survivals

Survival

Ludendorff Cemetery, Cayo Perico, Alien.

3× GTA$ + RP (6× GTA+)

Halloween Featured Series

Series

Slasher, Ramius – Slasher.

3× GTA$ + RP

San Andreas Super Sport Series

Series

Hotring Races, Random Transform Races.

3× GTA$ + RP

Community Mission Series

Series

Halloween set.

3× GTA$ + RP

Bail Office Bounties

Bail Office

Standard & Most Wanted Targets.

2× GTA$ + RP

Dispatch Work

Freemode

Dispatch Work missions.

2× GTA$ + RP

UFO Business Battles

Freemode

UFO Business Battles.

2× GTA$ + RP

Jack O' Lanterns

Halloween

Jack O' Lantern collectibles.

2× GTA$ + RP (4× GTA+)

Ghosts Exposed

Halloween

Ghosts Exposed photos.

2× GTA$ (4× GTA+)

Illustration: car keys and a key fob on a dim counter

Discount desk

Agency properties incl. mods & upgrades

Agency properties, mods and upgrades.

40% off

Albany Brigham, Albany Fränken Stange, Albany Lurcher, Declasse Tornado Rat Rod, LCC Sanctus

Vehicle discounts.

40% off

Annis Euros X32, Bravado Dorado, Canis Freecrawler, Dinka Veto Classic, HVY Dump

Vehicle discounts.

30% off

Karin Boor, Ocelot Swinger, Pfister Astron, Vapid Desert Raid, Vulcar Nebula Turbo

Vehicle discounts.

30% off

Gun Van: The Shocker

Tracker-reported

The van moves daily.

Free

Gun Van: Service Carbine

Tracker-reported

The van moves daily.

30% off

Gun Van: Unholy Hellbringer, Up-n-Atomizer, Widowmaker

Tracker-reported

The van moves daily.

50% off (GTA+)

Active rotations

Illustration: unbadged sports coupe on a dim casino turntable

Casino Podium

Spin the Lucky Wheel.

Pfister Comet S2

Illustration: classic Italian-style GT coupe at a night car meet

LS Car Meet Prize Ride

Top 2 in the LS Car Meet Series on 2 consecutive days; claim from the Interaction menu inside the Car Meet.

Grotti Itali Classic

Illustration: three unbadged cars lined up in a dark test garage under a single sodium light.

Test Rides

HSW Premium Test Ride: Maibatsu MonstroCiti (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC Enhanced).

Declasse Vamos, Dewbauchee Seven-70, Ocelot Locust

Illustration: a modern coupe and sport sedan behind a rainy dealership window at night.

Luxury Autos

Showroom vehicles this week.

Dewbauchee Rapid GT X, Übermacht Sentinel XS4

Illustration: case file and rolled painting under a desk lamp

FIB Priority File

Unconfirmed

The highlighted priority file this week. 2X payout: unconfirmed.

The Fine Art File

Illustration: three target vehicles in a dark salvage yard

Salvage Yard

Duggan Robbery: Ocelot Virtue; Cargo Ship Robbery: Albany Fränken Stange; McTony Robbery: Vapid Caracara 4x4.

Three robberies

Illustration: framed paintings in a dim gallery corridor

Kortz Center Heist

"Stacks Study V", "Trust", "Brother Brother".

New Primary Targets

Race events

Unconfirmed

Premium Race: Route 68 · HSW Time Trial: North Chumash · Time Trial: Casino.

Premium Race, HSW Time Trial, Time Trial

Community signals

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Verified Oct 22, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC. Values are editorial summaries; in-game menus remain the final authority.

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