GTA Online Acid Lab: The Million-Dollar Solo Business (2025)

Because cooking meth was too mainstream.

🧨 TL;DR (Too Lazy; Definitely Raider)

• Do First Dose → Install Lab ($750k)

• Do 10 Fooligan Jobs → Buy Equipment Upgrade ($250k)

• Name your Acid → +5% value

• Sell during Bonus Weeks or in Public Lobbies for max payout

• Don’t forget Street Dealers — they pay, no questions asked

The Acid Lab is the single best solo business in GTA Online right now. No raids. No tedious setup. Just you, a chemical truck, and the promise of tax-free happiness.

It’s Breaking Bad meets Top Gear — if Clarkson were high on LSD and the Stig was a coked-up raccoon. Do it right, and you’ll be richer than Solomon Richards, smell worse than Trevor, and laugh like Gervais counting views on Twitter.

🧪 What the Acid Lab Is — and Why It Prints Money

The Acid Lab is what happens when Breaking Bad and IKEA had a lovechild inside a stolen Brickade truck. It’s a mobile drug empire, complete with a mad scientist named Mutt, a van that looks like it’s been through three wars, and more fumes than a Fiat Panda’s exhaust.

Once installed, this rolling lab manufactures Acid Product—an entirely legal substance in no known universe—while you’re off doing other crimes.The best part? It never gets raided. The cops don’t even pretend to care anymore.

🏗️ How to Unlock It (Without Dying of Bureaucracy)

1️⃣ Play the “First Dose” missions. These are Rockstar’s way of testing if you can follow instructions without detonating yourself.

2️⃣ Install the Acid Lab in the Brickade 6x6 for GTA$750,000. That’s cheaper than therapy and more effective.

3️⃣ Call Dax and do 10 Fooligan Jobs. These are the GTA equivalent of unpaid internships — chaotic, confusing, and mildly criminal.

4️⃣ Then buy the Equipment Upgrade from Mutt at the Freakshop for GTA$250,000.This turns your sad mobile fridge into a drug empire with ergonomic shelving.

Pro tip: Rockstar sometimes discounts the whole setup or hands it out free to GTA+ members, because apparently loyalty programs extend to felonies now.

⚙️ The Science of Crime

Here’s the chemistry:

• Equipment Upgrade = Faster Production + More Profit.

  • Don’t skip this. It’s like trying to run a coffee shop with a kettle and a bucket.

• Brand Naming Bonus:

  • You can “brand” your Acid. Yes, marketing now applies to narcotics. The first name is free; each rename costs $5,000, because rebranding a drug is apparently as easy as changing a logo.That nets you a +5% profit boost.

• No Raids. 

  • None. Ever. This business is safer than the stock market.

• Public Lobby Bonus: 

  • If you sell with 20+ players in your session, you get an up to 50% bonus. Think of it as hazard pay for existing in public.

💵 How Much Money You Actually Make

• Base (fully upgraded, branded): Around $350,000 per full sell.

• During Bonus Weeks: Double it. ($700,000)

• Public Lobby Bonus: Potentially more — if you don’t get blown to pieces by a flying clown in a jetbike.

• Street Dealers: They’ll buy your Acid daily, sometimes for a premium. They’re like drug vending machines with bad hygiene.

🧨 How to Run It Like a Pro (or at Least Not Like a Clown)

Before logging in:

• Make sure the lab’s running. Buy supplies.

• Name your brand something catchy, like “Al Dente Acid” or “The Cleese Cleanser.”

• Start production.

While you wait:

• Run Time Trials, rob a Salvage Yard, do a Dax Job, or photograph ghosts—whatever insanity Rockstar cooked up this week.

• Check Street Dealers. If they’re paying top dollar for Acid, unload a bit.

When it’s full:

• Sell in an invite-only session if you’re a coward.

• Sell in a public lobby if you crave adrenaline, respect, and insurance fraud.

• Bring snacks. Bring armor. Bring friends you trust slightly more than you hate.

🧠 Costs You Can’t Escape

Item	Price	Purpose
Brickade 6x6 Installation	GTA$750,000	Your mobile sin wagon
Equipment Upgrade	GTA$250,000	Makes Mutt work faster and smell worse
Rebrand (optional)	GTA$5,000	+5% ego boost for your Acid

💡 Advanced Criminal Strategies

• Stack Brand Bonus (+5%), Bonus Week (×2), and Public Lobby Bonus for a maximum money cocktail.

• Sell when Our Weekly Grind says “2× Acid Lab Payouts” — you’ll thank yourself later.

• If you’re into chaos, take your van to Blaine County. Nobody cares what explodes out there.

☠️ Rookie Mistakes to Avoid

❌ Running without the Equipment Upgrade.That’s like trying to sell lemonade using battery acid.

❌ Ignoring the brand bonus. It’s free money. The first rename costs nothing. Don’t be lazy.

❌ Selling in 30-player lobbies without backup. Your Acid won’t survive contact with a Mark II Oppressor. You’ll be crying into fumes that cost more than your rent.

🧾 The Math (Because Someone Has To)

Condition	Approx. Sale	Notes
Base (Upgraded)	$350,000	Regular production
Bonus Week	$700,000	Check Rockstar Newswire
Public Lobby Bonus	+25–50%	Variable, risky
Street Dealers	$60–120K daily	Easy side cash

Weekly potential:≈ $2–3 million GTA$, solo, stress optional.

That’s more than most CEOs make, and you don’t even have to wear a tie.

GTA Online Acid Lab — FAQ

Q1: How do you unlock the Acid Lab in GTA Online? You unlock it by completing all six First Dose missions, then installing the lab inside your Brickade 6x6 for GTA$750,000.

Q2: How do you get the Equipment Upgrade for the Acid Lab? Complete 10 Fooligan Jobs for Dax, then buy the upgrade from Mutt at the Freakshop for GTA$250,000.

Q3: Can your Acid Lab get raided? No — unlike MC businesses, the Acid Lab can’t be raided or seized. It’s 100% safe.

Q4: What’s the max payout for the Acid Lab? Around GTA$320,000 for a full sell (GTA$640,000 during 2× weeks), plus a permanent +5% bonus if you name your brand.

Q5: Is it better to sell in a public or private lobby? Public sessions give a 1–50% high-demand bonus but come with higher risk. Invite-only sales are safer but pay base rate.