GTA Online: Agents of Sabotage — The Ultimate Money Guide (2025)

TL;DR

• Buy Darnell Bros. Garment Factory (GTA$2,350,000). No upgrades to buy later—one and done. It gives a tiny passive safe (collect when convenient) and unlocks the FIB Files mini-heists.

• Every week: do the Priority File once (it pays double—~GTA$300k base; up to ~GTA$350k with bonus objectives). Then loop the fastest regular files for steady cash.

• Each regular File run: pay GTA$20,000 setup, then clear 3 preps + 1 finale for ~GTA$150k base, up to ~GTA$200k with the bonus objectives. (GTA+ raises the bonus-objective pot to GTA$150k total.) With 20–30 min competent runs, you’re looking at ~GTA$300k–400k/hr solo; faster with a duo.

• Cooldowns: ~5 min between files; ~20 min before you can repeat the same file. Fill the gaps with CEO/VIP jobs, Payphone Hits, or quick contact missions.

• Best files to grind: Fine Art and Project Breakaway are widely reported as the quickest and easiest to 3-star bonus, i.e., best $/minute.

You want a money-making method that doesn’t treat you like a chump, lets you feel powerful and gives you the kind of payouts where you can buy stupidly expensive cars just for fun (because obviously). The Agents of Sabotage Files deliver exactly that.

If you follow the steps, you’ll go from “wannabe bank-robber with empty pockets” to “distinguished villain with a helicopter fleet and a stable of intoxicated supercars” in a handful of hours.

So, put on your villain grin, enter the Darnell Bros. factory, hit that terminal, and let the cash roll in. The FIB might hate you (they always do) — but we’ll be laughing all the way to the offshore account.

Step 1: Buy the factory, stop whining

Buy the Darnell Bros. Garment Factory (cost: GTA$2,350,000) — yes, that many bucks. But unlike that overpriced sports car you bought last week, this one actually earns you money. The price is locked in; you don’t need to buy extra upgrades like you’re playing “Property Tycoon: Los Santos Edition”.

It includes the 10-car garage, Mk II weapon workshop, fast travel tunnel network, and the base for the new Files missions.

Yes, it’s expensive. But if you sit there complaining about money while the safe is ticking over — you’re doing it wrong.

Step 2: Know the missions, know the payouts

The files you’ll run (and love)

• The Fine Art File

• Project Breakaway File

• Brute Force File

• The Black Box File 

Each file has 3 setup missions + 1 finale. And yes, you pay a GTA$20,000 setup cost for each run.

The base payout for a standard (non-Priority) file: ≈ GTA$150,000 (some sources list $153k–$158k) Then there are three “bonus objectives” in the finale. Knock them out and you get extra cash. For standard players: ~GTA$50,000 bonus. For GTA+ subscribers: ~GTA$150,000 bonus.

Once per week, one of the files becomes the Priority File — that means “double payout”. So your ~150k becomes ~300k (plus bonus) if you hit it.

Math time (I know you love it)

• Cost to run a normal file: pay GTA$20,000 setup → earn ~GTA$150,000 base + bonus ~GTA$50,000 = ~GTA$200,000 gross → net ~GTA$180,000 (because of the 20k cost).

• If you’re GTA+ and hit the bonus: ~GTA$150,000 bonus → gross GTA$300,000 for the file (or more depending which source) → net GTA$280,000.

• For the Priority File: base ~GTA$300,000 + bonus ~GTA$50–150k = ~GTA$350,000–450,000 in one sitting.

• If you're spinning these like a coin in a laundromat: 20-30 minutes per file (experienced players). At 3 files per hour you’re looking at ~GTA$600k/hour (if bonus and speed align). Conservative estimate: ~GTA$300k-400k per hour solo.

If you spend ~6–8 hours grinding (with no interruptions) you’ll pay back the 2.35 M investment and start earning.

Step 3: How to do it properly, so no fuss

Solo

• First thing after login: find out which is the Priority File this week. Do that one first — leave nothing to chance.

• Then rotate between Fine Art & Project Breakaway (they’re the fastest and easiest for bonus objectives). Community consensus backs this.

• After each file there’s ~5 minutes cooldown before you can start another file. And you can’t do the same file again for ~20 minutes. So fill the gaps with quick jobs: Payphone Hits, CEO/VIP work, etc.

• Don’t neglect the passive safe in the factory: ~GTA$1,500-2,000 every 48 minutes (in-game hour) — yes, very minor but every little helps.

Duo or small crew

• Two disciplined players: one hacks/controls, one covers. You’ll likely beat solo times by ~20-30%.

• If you drag in randoms who treat the file like a sightseeing tour of Los Santos, your time balloons — stick to two pros who know routes.

• More players = more chaos, more fails. Stealth bonuses drop if one guy mucked up. So unless your team is tight: two is enough.

Step 4: Gear up like you mean business

• Have Mk II weapons with AP/HP rounds and suppressors for the stealth-optional sections.

• Terrorbyte upgrades: get Silent Running and the Lock-On Jammer, so griefers can’t spoil your run. (Yes – you want that extra safety)

• Vehicles: Kuruma (armored) for drive segments, agile bike for time-saves, helicopter or Sparrow for air cover if needed.

• Outfit: Heavy Armor + snacks + whiskey… well maybe not whiskey (you’ll mess up the mission). But keep Armor + Snacks on deck.

Step 5: Event weeks & stacking bonuses

Whenever Rockstar Games drops a time-limited bonus (e.g., “complete X number of finales for GTA$200k extra”) — you leap on that like a villain on a superyacht. Those weeks, your profits spike massively. Always check the Weekly Grind before logging in. Example: GTA+ players reported 3× bonus on the bonus payout during one early week.

Step 6: What to not waste time on (because we’re efficient criminals)

• Don’t expect the safe income to pay your rent. It’s nice, but this isn’t your retirement plan.

• Don’t grind the same file non-stop without rotation: you’ll hit the ~20-minute cooldown and waste time standing around whining.

• Don’t rely on random crew members who treat the mission like a sightseeing bus. They ruin your time and your bonus.

• Don’t forget to do the Priority File first — you will regret it if you do everything else and leave the big payout for later.

FAQ

Q: What’s the fastest way to make money in Agents of Sabotage? A: Grind the Priority File once per week (≈ GTA$350 k–450 k) and loop Fine Art + Project Breakaway for steady ~ GTA$300 k–400 k /hr solo. Always hit all three bonus objectives.

Q: How do I unlock the FIB Files? A: Buy the Darnell Bros. Garment Factory on Maze Bank Foreclosures for GTA$2.35 million. That’s your base of operations—no extra upgrades required.

Q: How much do I actually earn per File? A: Roughly GTA$150 k base + GTA$50 k bonus (standard) or GTA$150 k bonus (GTA+) = ~GTA$200 k–300 k per File (20–30 min run).

Q: What’s the “Priority File”? A: One File rotates weekly with double payout—basically Rockstar’s way of dangling a shiny carrot. Do that one first each week.

Q: Can I repeat the same File? A: You can, but there’s a ~20 min cooldown on repeating the same one, and a ~5 min cooldown between any Files. Rotate between missions to stay productive.

Q: How’s the solo experience? A: Perfectly viable. You’re Jason Bourne without the memory loss. Just stay stealthy to bag those bonus objectives.

Q: Duo or full crew? A: A disciplined duo is best—split objectives, finish faster, no chaos. Three-plus players = extra gunfire, fewer stealth bonuses, and everyone shouting.

Q: Does the Darnell safe make real money? A: No. It spits out GTA$1.5–2 k every 48 min, max GTA$100 k. Treat it like pocket change, not a paycheck.

Q: What’s the total ROI on the factory? A: Around 6–8 hours of grinding recoups your 2.35 M investment. After that, it’s pure profit and smugness.

Q: Are there event bonuses? A: Yes. Rockstar routinely throws extra GTA$200 k or 2× finale rewards for FIB Files. Check the Weekly Grind before grinding.

Q: What should I do between cooldowns? A: CEO/VIP jobs (Headhunter, Sightseer), Payphone Hits, or other quick gigs. Never waste a minute—crime waits for no one.

Q: Which Files are fastest? A: Fine Art and Project Breakaway—short routes, easy objectives, excellent $/minute.

Q: Worth it overall? A: Absolutely. It’s the most stylish way to rob the government without a real-world prison sentence.