GTA Online CEO and VIP Abilities Explained
Once you register as a VIP or CEO in GTA Online, a second menu opens: abilities that cost cash, work you can start in Free Mode, and the SecuroServ network that ties it together. This page explains seven terms from that menu. One of them, Staff Upgrade, belongs to businesses rather than to the CEO menu, but players meet it in the same place: the moment they start buying property as a CEO.
Prices are standard GTA$ prices as of 2 November 2026; weekly events and GTA+ months sometimes discount them. The abilities live in the Interaction Menu under SecuroServ.
| Ability | Cost | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Request Luxury Helicopter | $5,000 | SuperVolito pick-up; needs an office |
| Drop Bull Shark | $1,000 | Bull Shark Testosterone at your feet |
| Drop Ammo | $1,000 | Ammo package at your position |
| Drop Armor | $1,500 | Super Heavy Armor drop |
| Ghost Organization | $12,000 | Hides members and cargo blips for 3 minutes |
| Bribe Authorities | $15,000 | Clears your wanted level, 2 minutes of immunity |
| Spectate Bodyguards | Free | Watch your associates in an activity |
Ammo Drop
Ammo Drop sends a package of ammunition to your location. GTA Online has two versions, and they are easy to mix up:
| Version | Where | Cost | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merryweather Ammo Drop | Phone, Merryweather Security | $1,000 | Rank 12 |
| Drop Ammo | Interaction Menu, CEO/VIP Abilities | $1,000 | Registered VIP or CEO |
The Merryweather version is flown in by a Cuban 800 and drops a crate at your GPS position. Picking it up adds ammo to the weapon you are holding, so switch to the gun you need before you grab it. You cannot pick it up while unarmed or in Passive Mode. The crate is visible to other players and anyone can take it, which is why Merryweather itself tells you to call it in a secluded spot.
The CEO version spawns the package close to you and comes in the same menu as Drop Armor ($1,500, Super Heavy Armor), so a VIP can resupply a whole team between fights without a trip to Ammu-Nation.
Bribe Authorities
Bribe Authorities is a CEO/VIP ability that costs $15,000. It removes any active wanted level and gives your Organization 2 minutes of immunity, during which the cops ignore crimes your members commit. Attacking a police officer breaks the immunity.
It is often compared with Lester's phone services, which work for you alone or for players in your vehicle:
| Option | Cost | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Bribe Authorities (CEO/VIP) | $15,000 | Clears wanted level, 2 minutes immunity for the Organization |
| Lester: Remove Wanted Level | $200 per star (free after The Doomsday Heist Act 3) | Clears your wanted level |
| Lester: Cops Turn Blind Eye | $5,000, Rank 12 | 3 minutes without a wanted level |
GTA+ members have often had Bribe Authorities and Ghost Organization at 100% off as a monthly benefit, for example in September 2022, March 2025, January 2026 and March 2026. Check the current month's GTA+ list before paying.
The name has nothing to do with the police bribe pickup of the 2D and 3D-universe GTA games, which does not exist in GTA V or GTA Online.
Bull Shark Testosterone
Bull Shark Testosterone is a consumable that, for 60 seconds, doubles the damage you deal (weapons and fists) and halves the damage you take. The screen gets a yellow tint and a timer shows the time left.
| Source | Cost | Requirement | Where it lands |
|---|---|---|---|
| Call Brucie | $500 | Rank 17 | Can land a quarter of a mile or more away |
| Drop Bull Shark (CEO/VIP or MC Vice President) | $1,000 | Registered | At your feet |
| Deathmatch pickups | Free | In the job | Spread across the map |
The VIP version costs double, but it is the one people use in free-roam fights, because Brucie's package often lands too far away to reach in time.
SecuroServ
SecuroServ is the network through which Organizations work, added in the Executives and Other Criminals update on 15 December 2015. From it you register as a VIP or CEO, hire bodyguards or associates, look for work and start VIP/CEO Work.
| Status | Requirement | Time limit |
|---|---|---|
| VIP | At least $50,000 in the bank (the money stays there) | 4 real hours |
| CEO | Own an executive office | None, retire and re-register any time |
A session holds up to 10 VIPs or CEOs. A CEO keeps a permanent Organization name; renaming costs $50,000. Bodyguards and associates earn a $10,000 salary every 10 minutes, plus 100 RP a minute for bodyguards or 200 RP a minute for associates while near their boss.
The Import/Export update expanded SecuroServ with Vehicle Cargo and Special Vehicle Work. In the story of GTA Online, SecuroServ is also a private security company: its agents appear as enemies in some prep missions of The Diamond Casino Heist and again in Agents of Sabotage.
Sightseer
Sightseer is one of the original VIP Work jobs from Executives and Other Criminals, and one of the few you can run alone.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Goal | Collect 3 packages within 15 minutes |
| Package spots | 78 possible, 3 chosen at random |
| Reward | $20,000, plus a $500 to $2,500 bonus when playing alone |
| Best payout | $25,000 for a fast finish |
| Players | 1 to 4 in the Organization; up to 29 rivals |
Only the VIP or CEO can use the Sightseer app, finish the hacking mini-game and see where each package is, so associates can only defend. After the first package, everyone in the session is alerted and the boss is marked on the map for a while; it happens again after the second. The job fails if time runs out or another player kills the boss (dying by your own hand does not count). All three packages are always in the same region, Los Santos or Blaine County, so a flying vehicle saves a lot of time.
Staff Upgrade
Staff Upgrade is an optional purchase that hires more workers for a business. The effect depends on the business:
| Business | Price | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Bunker | $598,500 | Faster manufacturing and research, higher stock value |
| Document Forgery Office | $195,000 | Faster production, higher product value |
| Weed Farm / Counterfeit Cash | $273,000 each | Same as above |
| Meth Lab | $331,500 | Same as above |
| Cocaine Lockup | $390,000 | Same as above |
Bunker upgrades are bought through Disruption Logistics; the other two are Equipment ($1,155,000) and Security ($351,000). There is a running cost: while you are registered as CEO, VIP or MC president, a Bunker charges a daily fee of $2,000, or $4,500 fully upgraded, of which the Staff Upgrade adds $1,000. Before The Contract update the fees were $4,700 and $9,400. The business keeps working when you are not registered, which lets you avoid the fee.
A Nightclub also sells a staff upgrade, which adds a second bartender at each bar and bouncers inside the club. The Acid Lab has no Staff Upgrade at all: its only upgrade is Equipment, unlocked by ten Fooligan Jobs.
VIP Work
VIP Work (CEO Work when you own an office) are jobs a VIP or CEO starts from the Interaction Menu in any session type, for cash and RP. There are nine standard jobs, sorted by who they need:
| Type | Jobs |
|---|---|
| Solo-friendly | Asset Recovery, Hostile Takeover, Sightseer, Headhunter |
| Need another Organization or players | Haulage, Airfreight, Piracy Prevention, Executive Search |
| Organization vs Organization | Executive Deathmatch |
After a job you wait 5 minutes before starting another, or 10 minutes to repeat the same one; Piracy Prevention has a 60-minute cooldown. The Import/Export update added more CEO-only jobs that need a vehicle warehouse and a special vehicle, for example Fortified (Armored Boxville), Velocity (Rocket Voltic) and Stockpiling (Blazer Aqua). These have longer cooldowns.
Two more pages cover related tools. Ghost Organization costs $12,000 and hides your members and Special Cargo blips from the map for 3 minutes. Trade price discounts explain the cheaper vehicle prices you unlock through missions and businesses.
Related terms
- GTA Online businesses, missions and locations
- GTA Online vehicle upgrades and weapons
- RPG progression and loot terms
Guides and services
The business guide and the passive income guide put these costs in context, and the VIP Work money guide covers the solo routes. Onlyfarms lists GTA Online money.
FAQ
How much does it cost to become a VIP in GTA Online?
Registering is free, but you need at least $50,000 in your bank account, and that money stays there. VIP status lasts four real hours; CEO status has no timer but requires owning an executive office.
What does Bribe Authorities do?
It costs $15,000, clears any active wanted level and gives your whole Organization 2 minutes in which the cops ignore your crimes. Attacking a police officer ends it. GTA+ members have received it at 100% off in several months.
How long does Bull Shark Testosterone last?
60 seconds. It doubles the damage you deal and halves the damage you take. Brucie sells it for $500 from Rank 17, and a VIP or CEO can drop it at their feet for $1,000.
Is there a cooldown on VIP Work?
Yes. After a job you wait 5 minutes before the next one, or 10 minutes to repeat the same job. Piracy Prevention has a 60-minute cooldown, and the Import/Export jobs have longer ones.
Is the Staff Upgrade worth it?
For the Bunker it speeds up manufacturing and research and raises stock value, at $598,500 plus $1,000 a day in fees while you are registered. Whether it pays off depends on how often you sell.
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