GTA Online FIB Files: Ultimate Espionage Money Guide (2025)

Corporate espionage for people who can’t spell ‘corporate.'

🧨 TL;DR (Too Lazy, Still Criminal)

• Own the Garment Factory

• Run FIB Files through your terminal or phone

• Complete Priority File first (2× pay, once per week), check Our Weekly Grind to see which it is.

• Finish bonus objectives for +$50K

• Don’t help friends before doing yours

• Average payout: $150K–$350K

• Time: 30–40 mins

• Profit: You feel like James Bond, but louder

The FIB Files are mini-heists for the sophisticated sociopath.Shorter than a regular heist, smarter than most contact missions, and surprisingly profitable — if you can resist the urge to blow up the evidence before stealing it.

You’re not just a crook anymore — you’re an operative. You infiltrate the government, steal their files, and then spend the profits on a pink lowrider and a yacht you’ll never use.

It’s capitalism, baby — just with suppressors.

💼 What the Hell Are FIB Files?

The FIB Files are GTA Online’s answer to that moment when you realize you’ve robbed every bank, stolen every car, and now need to steal government secrets just to feel something again.

Born from the Agents of Sabotage update (2024), these missions turn you into a suit-wearing, coffee-chugging operative for Darnell Bros — except you’re not cleaning textiles anymore, you’re laundering felonies.

They’re short, chaotic, and pay enough to make you feel like an overpaid intern at the CIA.

🔓 How to Unlock (a.k.a. Bureaucracy, the Heist)

1️⃣ — Buy the Darnell Bros Garment Factory. Yes, you need to own a sweatshop to access America’s top intelligence files. Seems legit.

2️⃣ — Access your factory terminal or the Darnell Inc. app on your phone. The app has more bugs than Trevor’s fridge, but it works. Usually.

3️⃣ — Pick your poison:

• 🖥️ The Black Box File – hacking, sneaking, stress

• 🎨 The Fine Art File – pretending to be cultured while committing grand larceny

• 💣 The Brute Force File – a polite way of saying “blow everything up”

• ⚙️ Project Breakaway File – industrial espionage with mild existential dread

Each File = 3 setups + 1 final “clandestine operation.” You do the chores, then the crime.

💰 Payouts — What the Government Pays (When You Rob Them)

Mission Type	Average Payout	Notes
Regular File	$150,000–$160,000	3 setups + finale
Priority File (Weekly)	$300,000–$350,000	One per week — double pay
Bonus Objectives	+ $50,000 total	Finish all stealth/time tasks
First-Time Completion	+ $50,000 each file	Because participation trophies matter

So if you’re efficient — or just very lucky — you can make $400K+ in 30 minutes, without selling a single gram of meth. For once.

📈 How It Works (In Theory, Before Chaos)

1️⃣ You select a File on your Garment Factory computer.

2️⃣ You complete three setup missions (usually stealing gadgets or deleting evidence of your existence).

3️⃣ You execute the final heist mission — infiltrate, extract, exfiltrate, explode, swear, done.

4️⃣ You collect your cash and wonder why the FIB still hasn’t learned to lock its doors.

Each non-priority file can be replayed after a 5-minute cooldown. The Priority File? One per week. Because even criminals need to clock out.

⚙️ Efficiency Tips (or How Not to Suck at Espionage)

• Always do the Priority File first. It pays double, then goes back into hibernation faster than your love life.

• Don’t help friends with their finale first. Rockstar’s mission tracking system has the memory of a goldfish on Xanax. If you run your mate’s job first, it’ll mark yours as complete too.

• Do the bonus objectives. They’re easy money: stay undetected, kill fast, or don’t drive like you’re on fire.

• Mix it up. When the cooldown hits, hop into a Time Trial or a Salvage Yard Robbery. No idle hands in the criminal economy.

🤝 Solo vs. Crew Play

You can run FIB Files solo — a clean, quiet professional.Or with friends, which guarantees two things:

1. One idiot will blow up the getaway car.

2. The other will “accidentally” shoot the objective.

Associates earn a cut, but not enough to buy snacks at Ammu-Nation. Bring them for backup, not charity.

⏱️ Time & Efficiency (for the Spreadsheet Psychopaths)

• Each full File (3 setups + finale) = ~25–40 minutes.

• So if you chain them properly with cooldowns, you can pull in $450K–$500K/hour.

• Which means one evening’s work could buy you an entire penthouse, three bad tattoos, and a lifetime ban from Cluckin’ Bell.

🎨 The Files, Rated by Criminal Fun Factor

File	Description	CRIMENET Rating
Black Box	Spy thriller for caffeine addicts	🔥🔥🔥🔥
Fine Art File	Steal paintings like a budget Bond villain	🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Brute Force File	Explosions, carnage, and paperwork	🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Project Breakaway	Industrial sabotage for nerds	🔥🔥🔥

If you’re short on time, Fine Art and Brute Force give the best balance of payout, spectacle, and satisfying explosions.

☠️ Rookie Mistakes

❌ Helping your friend with their finale first.— Boom. Your own Priority File is now locked for the week. Congratulations, Agent Dumbass.

❌ Skipping bonus objectives.— You just left fifty grand on the table because stealth “isn’t your thing.”

❌ Treating it like a heist.— It’s not. It’s a corporate raid with better lighting.

❌ Going in loud when it says “stealth optional.”— Sure, you can. So can a toddler with a megaphone.

🧠 Advanced Criminal Tactics

• Stack Priority File (x2) + Bonus Objectives (+50K) + First-Time Completion (+50K) = near half a million per file.

• Sell your Agency Contracts or Acid Lab batches between cooldowns for hybrid income.

• When event weeks hit (2× or 3× payouts), chain Priority File → Salvage Yard Robbery → Acid Sale and watch the millions rain in.

GTA Online FIB Files — FAQ

Q1: How do you unlock FIB Files missions? Purchase the Darnell Bros Garment Factory, then access the Darnell Inc. app or factory terminal to begin missions.

Q2: What are Priority Files? Each week, one FIB mission is marked “Priority” and pays double (around GTA$300K–$350K). You can only complete it once per week.

Q3: Can I play the FIB Files solo? Yes, every mission can be done solo. Associates can join for support, but your cut will decrease slightly.

Q4: How long do FIB Files take to complete? About 25–40 minutes total (3 setups + 1 finale). Bonus objectives can add a few minutes but increase payout by GTA$50K.

Q5: What’s the total payout from FIB Files? Standard files pay around GTA$150K; Priority Files pay GTA$300K+; with bonuses you can reach GTA$350K or more.