Kortz Center Update 1.73: What Changes for Your Earnings
Title Update 1.73 on July 14, 2026 added The Kortz Center Heist, cut the value of Cayo Perico targets and created a big bonus for the first completion of each week on several older heists. In short: grinding Cayo on repeat pays less, and doing several bonus heists once a week pays more.
What did Rockstar officially change?
According to the Title Update 1.73 notes, as relayed by GTABase:
- New heist: the Kortz Center, in Pacific Bluffs, playable solo or with up to 4 players. It requires a Mansion with the Art Studio upgrade. Stolen artworks can be sold or displayed in your Mansion.
- Cayo Perico: primary and secondary target values are reduced. Target spawns on repeat completions now follow a weekly rhythm.
- Weekly first-completion bonus: several heists and missions pay much more on their first completion of the week (reset on Thursday). The list includes the original heists (The Fleeca Job, The Humane Labs Raid, Series A Funding, The Pacific Standard Job, The Prison Break), all three acts of The Doomsday Heist, the Diamond Casino Heist finale, the Dr. Dre Contract, the Cluckin' Bell Farm Raid and KnoWay Out, among others.
- Better-paid setups: setup missions for the original heists and The Doomsday Heist pay more.
- Seven new vehicles on release day, with more added over the summer.
How much does the Kortz Center pay?
| Situation (Normal) | Payout | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Primary target, first sale of the week | Up to 1,925,000 GTA$ | GTA BOOM; Game Rant |
| Available secondary targets | About 2.3 to 2.65 million in total, but a solo player cannot carry it all | GTA BOOM; Game Rant |
| First solo completion, in practice | Around 2.2 million | Game Rant; GTA Intel |
| Later completions that week | About 300,000 to 400,000 GTA$ | GTA BOOM; Game Rant |
| Restarting the setup | 100,000 GTA$ (the first one after the reset is free) | GTA BOOM |
| Cooldown before replaying | 2 hr 24 min solo, 48 min with a crew | Game Rant |
Values published between July 15 and September 2026. Sources disagree on Hard mode amounts: we do not include them until they are checked.
Is Cayo Perico still worth it?
Rockstar confirms the cut without giving numbers. According to Game Rant and GTA Intel, the Pink Diamond drops from 1,300,000 to 910,000 GTA$ on Normal, and secondary targets lose about 10%. Any Cayo figure published before July 14, 2026 should therefore be treated as outdated.
Cayo is still doable solo and without a Mansion, which keeps it relevant if you already own the Kosatka. But it is no longer the automatic answer to "how do I make money solo".
Were other heists cut too?
The official notes only mention a cut for Cayo Perico. Game Rant also reports lower values for the Diamond Casino Heist finale and The Doomsday Heist, offset by the weekly first-completion bonus. Sources do not agree with each other on this point: we flag it without settling it, until it is checked in game.
What does it change for your routine?
- Think per week, not per hour. Most of the money now comes from the first completion of several heists, after the Thursday reset.
- Spread it out. Several bonus heists once each beat the same heist on repeat.
- With a crew, check who gets what. Before you start, agree on the cut split: several players are asking whether the weekly bonuses only benefit the host.
If you are also getting ready for GTA 6, note that GTA Online continues after its release according to Take-Two: see GTA 6 launches without an online mode: what happens to GTA Online? For a routine built around your account and your play time, 1v1 coaching is made for that, and the ebook covers the 30, 60 and 120-minute routines.
FAQ
How much does the Kortz Center Heist pay solo?
According to GTA BOOM, the primary target is worth up to 1,925,000 GTA$ on the first sale after the Thursday reset, on Normal. Later completions that week pay around 300,000 to 400,000 GTA$ depending on the source. Figures not checked in game by WantedWise.
Is Cayo Perico still worth it after Title Update 1.73?
It pays less: Rockstar reduced the value of primary and secondary targets. According to Game Rant, the Pink Diamond drops from 1,300,000 to 910,000 GTA$ on Normal. It is still playable, but no longer the only obvious option.
What is the cooldown between two Kortz Center runs?
According to Game Rant, 2 hr 24 min solo and 48 minutes with a crew, before Raf calls. This cooldown is not given in the official notes.
What do you need to own to start the Kortz Center?
A Mansion with the Art Studio upgrade, according to the update notes. The total cost depends on the Mansion, and the amounts published by different sites disagree: check the price shown in game.
Sources
- Rockstar Newswire: The Kortz Center Heist Now Available in GTA Online (July 14, 2026)
- Rockstar Support: GTAV Title Update 1.73 Notes (July 14, 2026)
- GTABase: GTA Online Summer 2026 DLC, Title Update 1.73 patch notes (July 14, 2026)
- GTA BOOM: Kortz Center Heist payouts, primary targets, bonuses and solo take (July 2026)
- Game Rant: GTA Online Kortz Center Heist cooldown times and payout mechanics (July 15, 2026)
- Game Rant: GTA Online heist nerfs, all old vs new payouts explained (July 15, 2026)
- GTA Intel: GTA Online's 2026 payout rebalance (July 2026)
Guide prepared with the help of AI tools from the sources cited, then reviewed by the WantedWise team. Independent site, not affiliated with Rockstar Games.
