Story Mode only. Cheats don't work in GTA Online, and no version of GTA 5 has a money cheat. Videos and sites that promise one are pushing mods or scams.
34 cheats have a button sequence, a PC word and a phone number; 2 more are phone numbers only. Button sequences work on every console from the PS3 and Xbox 360 to the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, while PC words and phone numbers arrived with later releases (see changes by game version).
Want to see where things are rather than spawn them? The GTA 5 interactive map covers Los Santos and Blaine County, and our GTA 6 Interactive Map charts Leonida, the setting of GTA 6.
How to enter cheats
There are three ways in, and all of them trigger the same effect: a button sequence on a controller, a word typed into the PC cheat box, or a number dialed on your character's in-game phone.
On PlayStation and Xbox
- Close any menus and go back to normal play.
- Press the buttons in the order shown, quickly and without long pauses. Up, Down, Left and Right always mean the D-pad.
- Look for a confirmation above the minimap. If none appears, an input was missed: start again from the first button.
| PlayStation | Xbox | Where it is |
|---|---|---|
| Cross | A | Bottom face button |
| Circle | B | Right face button |
| Square | X | Left face button |
| Triangle | Y | Top face button |
| L1 R1 | LB RB | Shoulder buttons (bumpers) |
| L2 R2 | LT RT | Triggers |
| Up Down Left Right | Up Down Left Right | D-pad |
On PC
- During play, press the key to the left of 1 to open the cheat box. On US keyboards that is the tilde key, ~.
- Type the word from the PC column and press Enter. Capital letters don't matter.
A controller connected to the PC accepts the console sequences, and the phone numbers work on PC as well, so use whichever is easiest.
On the in-game phone
Phone cheats work on PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, but not on PS3 or Xbox 360.
- Take out the phone: Up on the D-pad, or the Up arrow key on PC.
- Open Contacts and switch to the keypad.
- Dial the full number, starting with 1-999, and call it.
Cheat numbers aren't added to your contacts, so you dial them again each time you want a cheat.
Keypad trick. Every number is 1-999 followed by a word spelled on a phone keypad, and for each cheat that has a PC word, it spells exactly that word: TURTLE (Max Health and Armor) becomes 1-999-887-853. If a number you find elsewhere doesn't spell the cheat's word, it is most likely a misprint.
Health, armor and wanted level cheats
Stay alive, restock and deal with the police. The wanted-level cheats move one star per use, so repeat them to go up or down several stars.
| Cheat | Effect | PlayStation | Xbox | PC | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invincibility | Makes you immune to damage for five minutes. | Right Cross Right Left Right R1 Right Left Cross Triangle | Right A Right Left Right RB Right Left A Y | PAINKILLER | 1-999-724-654-5537 |
| Max Health and Armor | Fills your health and armor to the maximum. If you are in a vehicle, it gets repaired too. | Circle L1 Triangle R2 Cross Square Circle Right Square L1 L1 L1 | B LB Y RT A X B Right X LB LB LB | TURTLE | 1-999-887-853 |
| Lower Wanted Level | Takes one star off your wanted level each time you enter it. | R1 R1 Circle R2 Right Left Right Left Right Left | RB RB B RT Right Left Right Left Right Left | LAWYERUP | 1-999-5299-3787 |
| Raise Wanted Level | Adds one wanted star each time you enter it, up to the five-star maximum. | R1 R1 Circle R2 Left Right Left Right Left Right | RB RB B RT Left Right Left Right Left Right | FUGITIVE | 1-999-3844-8483 |
| Recharge Special Ability | Refills the special-ability bar of the character you are playing.PC Gamer's Xbox version starts with an extra X; the other guides use the sequence shown. | Cross Cross Square R1 L1 Cross Right Left Cross | A A X RB LB A Right Left A | POWERUP | 1-999-769-3787 |
| Give Parachute | Gives you a parachute. | Left Right L1 L2 R1 R2 R2 Left Left Right L1 | Left Right LB LT RB RT RT Left Left Right LB | SKYDIVE | 1-999-759-3483 |
Movement and stunt cheats
These change how your character gets around. Super Jump, Fast Run, Fast Swim and Drunk Mode stay on until you enter them again; Skyfall is a one-off.
| Cheat | Effect | PlayStation | Xbox | PC | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Jump | Lets you jump far higher than normal on foot. Enter it again to turn it off. | Left Left Triangle Triangle Right Right Left Right Square R1 R2 | Left Left Y Y Right Right Left Right X RB RT | HOPTOIT | 1-999-467-8648 |
| Fast Run | Makes you sprint noticeably faster. Enter it again to turn it off.Several guides print 1-999-228-8463; the number shown spells CATCHME on a phone keypad, like the PC word. | Triangle Left Right Right L2 L1 Square | Y Left Right Right LT LB X | CATCHME | 1-999-228-2463 |
| Fast Swim | Makes you swim noticeably faster. Enter it again to turn it off. | Left Left L1 Right Right R2 Left L2 Right | Left Left LB Right Right RT Left LT Right | GOTGILLS | 1-999-4684-4557 |
| Skyfall | Teleports you high into the sky above where you are and drops you into a free fall. | L1 L2 R1 R2 Left Right Left Right L1 L2 R1 R2 Left Right Left Right | LB LT RB RT Left Right Left Right LB LT RB RT Left Right Left Right | SKYFALL | 1-999-759-3255 |
| Drunk Mode | Your character staggers and the camera sways as if drunk. Enter it again to sober up.Several guides print 1-999-547-861; the number shown spells LIQUOR, like the PC word. | Triangle Right Right Left Right Square Circle Left | Y Right Right Left Right X B Left | LIQUOR | 1-999-547-867 |
Weapon cheats
One cheat gives you a set of weapons with ammo; the others change what your attacks do until you switch them off.
| Cheat | Effect | PlayStation | Xbox | PC | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Give Weapons and Ammo | Gives you a set of weapons with ammo, including a knife, SMG, assault rifle, pump shotgun, sniper rifle, grenades and an RPG.IGN, PC Gamer and PCGamesN also list a pistol and a sawed-off shotgun. | Triangle R2 Left L1 Cross Right Triangle Down Square L1 L1 L1 | Y RT Left LB A Right Y Down X LB LB LB | TOOLUP | 1-999-866-587 |
| Explosive Ammo | Your bullets explode on impact. Enter it again to turn it off. | Right Square Cross Left R1 R2 Left Right Right L1 L1 L1 | Right X A Left RB RT Left Right Right LB LB LB | HIGHEX | 1-999-444-439 |
| Flaming Bullets | Your bullets set whatever they hit on fire. Enter it again to turn it off. | L1 R1 Square R1 Left R2 R1 Left Square Right L1 L1 | LB RB X RB Left RT RB Left X Right LB LB | INCENDIARY | 1-999-462-363-4279 |
| Explosive Melee Attacks | Your punches and kicks cause explosions. Enter it again to turn it off. | Right Left Cross Triangle R1 Circle Circle Circle L2 | Right Left A Y RB B B B LT | HOTHANDS | 1-999-4684-2637 |
| Slow-Motion Aim | Slows time while you aim. Each entry adds a level, up to three; the fourth entry turns it off. | Square L2 R1 Triangle Left Square L2 Right Cross | X LT RB Y Left X LT Right A | DEADEYE | 1-999-332-3393 |
World and weather cheats
These change the world around you rather than your character: gravity, tire grip, the speed of time and the weather.
| Cheat | Effect | PlayStation | Xbox | PC | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moon Gravity | Lowers gravity, so cars and loose objects fly further and fall more slowly. Enter it again to turn it off. | Left Left L1 R1 L1 Right Left L1 Left | Left Left LB RB LB Right Left LB Left | FLOATER | 1-999-356-2837 |
| Slidey Cars | Cuts tire grip so cars slide around as if on ice. Enter it again to turn it off.IGN and PowerPyx leave off the last digit (1-999-766-932); the full number spells SNOWDAY. | Triangle R1 R1 Left R1 L1 R2 L1 | Y RB RB Left RB LB RT LB | SNOWDAY | 1-999-766-9329 |
| Slow Motion | Slows down the whole game. Each entry adds a level, up to three; the fourth entry returns to normal speed. | Triangle Left Right Right Square R2 R1 | Y Left Right Right X RT RB | SLOWMO | 1-999-756-966 |
| Change Weather | Switches to the next type of weather each time you enter it, cycling through sunshine, clouds, rain, thunderstorms and snow. | R2 Cross L1 L1 L2 L2 L2 Square | RT A LB LB LT LT LT X | MAKEITRAIN | 1-999-625-348-7246 |
Vehicle spawn cheats
Each spawn cheat puts a new vehicle just in front of you, so use them outdoors where there is open space. To find vehicles parked around the map instead, see GTA 5 vehicle locations.
| Cheat | Effect | PlayStation | Xbox | PC | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comet | Spawns a Comet sports car in front of you. | R1 Circle R2 Right L1 L2 Cross Cross Square R1 | RB B RT Right LB LT A A X RB | COMET | 1-999-266-38 |
| Rapid GT | Spawns a Rapid GT sports car in front of you.PC Gamer and GamesRadar start with an extra R2 / RT; IGN, PCGamesN and the GTA wikis use the sequence shown. | R2 L1 Circle Right L1 R1 Right Left Circle R2 | RT LB B Right LB RB Right Left B RT | RAPIDGT | 1-999-727-4348 |
| Stretch Limo | Spawns a stretch limousine in front of you. | R2 Right L2 Left Left R1 L1 Circle Right | RT Right LT Left Left RB LB B Right | VINEWOOD | 1-999-8463-9663 |
| Trashmaster | Spawns a Trashmaster garbage truck in front of you.Several guides leave out a digit (1-999-872-433); the full number spells TRASHED. | Circle R1 Circle R1 Left Left R1 L1 Circle Right | B RB B RB Left Left RB LB B Right | TRASHED | 1-999-872-7433 |
| Caddy | Spawns a Caddy golf cart in front of you.The PC word ends with the digit 1, not the letter I. | Circle L1 Left R1 L2 Cross R1 L1 Circle Cross | B LB Left RB LT A RB LB B A | HOLEIN1 | 1-999-465-3461 |
| Sanchez | Spawns a Sanchez dirt bike in front of you.GamesRadar swaps the Sanchez and PCJ-600 codes. | Circle Cross L1 Circle Circle L1 Circle R1 R2 L2 L1 L1 | B A LB B B LB B RB RT LT LB LB | OFFROAD | 1-999-633-7623 |
| PCJ-600 | Spawns a PCJ-600 motorcycle in front of you.GamesRadar swaps the Sanchez and PCJ-600 codes. | R1 Right Left Right R2 Left Right Square Right L2 L1 L1 | RB Right Left Right RT Left Right X Right LT LB LB | ROCKET | 1-999-762-538 |
| BMX | Spawns a BMX bicycle in front of you. | Left Left Right Right Left Right Square Circle Triangle R1 R2 | Left Left Right Right Left Right X B Y RB RT | BANDIT | 1-999-226-348 |
| Buzzard Attack Chopper | Spawns a Buzzard attack helicopter in front of you. | Circle Circle L1 Circle Circle Circle L1 L2 R1 Triangle Circle Triangle | B B LB B B B LB LT RB Y B Y | BUZZOFF | 1-999-289-9633 |
| Stunt Plane (Mallard) | Spawns a Mallard stunt biplane in front of you. | Circle Right L1 L2 Left R1 L1 L1 Left Left Cross Triangle | B Right LB LT Left RB LB LB Left Left A Y | BARNSTORM | 1-999-227-678-676 |
| Duster | Spawns a Duster crop-dusting plane in front of you. | Right Left R1 R1 R1 Left Triangle Triangle Cross Circle L1 L1 | Right Left RB RB RB Left Y Y A B LB LB | FLYSPRAY | 1-999-3597-7729 |
Returning-player vehicles
The Dodo, Duke O'Death and Kraken cheats exist only in the PS4, Xbox One and PC versions and later.
Reported conditions, not confirmed by Rockstar. According to the GTA wikis and PC Gamer, these were bonuses for returning players (people who had played GTA 5 on PS3 or Xbox 360), and each vehicle must first be unlocked in your save: the Dodo by the Sea Plane random event, the Duke O'Death by the Duel random event and the Kraken by the Wildlife Photography Challenge. If you don't meet those conditions, the cheat won't spawn anything.
The console button sequences below come from gta.wiki alone; GTABase and PCGamesN list these three as phone-only on consoles. If a sequence does nothing, dial the number instead.
| Cheat | Effect | PlayStation | Xbox | PC | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dodo Seaplane | Spawns a Dodo seaplane in front of you. | Square R1 Square R1 Left Left R1 L1 Square Right | X RB X RB Left Left RB LB X Right | EXTINCT | 1-999-398-4628 |
| Duke O'Death | Spawns the Duke O'Death, an armored muscle car, in front of you. | Triangle R1 Triangle R1 Right Left R1 L1 Triangle Right | Y RB Y RB Right Left RB LB Y Right | DEATHCAR | 1-999-3328-4227 |
| Kraken Submarine | Spawns the Kraken, a small submarine, in front of you. | R2 Left L2 Right Right R1 L1 Square Right | RT Left LT Right Right RB LB X Right | BUBBLES | 1-999-282-2537 |
Phone-only cheats
These two numbers have no button sequence or PC word. Dial them on the in-game phone on PS4, Xbox One, PC or later.
| Cheat | Effect | PlayStation | Xbox | PC | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director Mode | Takes you straight into Director Mode, the Rockstar Editor's sandbox for staging scenes with other characters.GamesRadar and PCGamesN also give JRTALENT as a PC word, but the GTA wikis list this cheat as phone-only, so it is not shown here. | None | None | None | 1-999-5782-5368 |
| Random Explosion (Black Cellphone) | Causes an explosion nearby.IGN and PowerPyx call it Random Explosion; GamesRadar and the GTA wikis list it as Black Cellphone. | None | None | None | 1-999-367-3767 |
Things to know before you cheat
Trophies and achievements
Entering any cheat switches off Trophies and Achievements for the rest of that play session. It isn't permanent: Rockstar's support page on cheats calls it temporary and says reloading a save or restarting the game clears active cheats. Guides disagree on whether a reload is enough to earn achievements again, so if you are hunting one, restart the game first.
Saving
Rockstar says you can save while a cheat is active. The cheat's effect isn't stored in the save and your save file isn't harmed; GTABase and the GTA Wiki add that using cheats doesn't stop you from reaching 100% completion.
Missions and medals
Some cheats only work in free roam and switch off as soon as a mission starts. Others can be used mid-mission, but gta.wiki, PC Gamer and GTABase all note that doing so caps that attempt at a Bronze medal.
Turning cheats off
Cheats with a lasting effect, such as Super Jump or Explosive Ammo, go off when you enter the same cheat again; Rockstar says this usually, though not always, works. The two slow-motion cheats and Change Weather step through levels instead, and Invincibility ends by itself after five minutes. Reloading a save or restarting the game clears every active cheat.
When a cheat is refused
If a cheat can't be used at that moment, Rockstar says the game shows a "Cheat Denied" message instead of applying it. The usual reasons are an active mission or, for vehicle spawns, being indoors or short of open space.
Reported by individual guides, not confirmed:
- IGN and GTABase say pressing * on the phone keypad redials the last cheat number, handy for cycling the weather.
- GTABase says active cheats switch off when you die.
- PC Gamer says a new game has to reach free roam after the prologue before cheats work.
- Guides disagree on the pause menu: the GTA wikis and GTABase say button sequences entered there apply once you unpause, while IGN, Inverse and PowerPyx say to enter them during play. Entering them during play always works.
Changes by game version
The button sequences have stayed the same since 2013. What changed between releases is how else you can enter a cheat, and which vehicles you can spawn.
| Version | Released | What it means for cheats |
|---|---|---|
| PS3 and Xbox 360 | The original release. Cheats are button sequences only, with no PC words or phone numbers, and the Dodo, Duke O'Death and Kraken are missing, which leaves 31 cheats. | |
| PS4 and Xbox One | Same button sequences. Adds a 1-999 phone number for every cheat and the three returning-player vehicles. The two phone-only numbers also exist only on this generation and later. | |
| PC (now GTA V Legacy) | Adds the cheat box with a word for every cheat. Controller sequences and phone numbers work too. | |
| PS5 and Xbox Series X|S | No new or changed cheats have been reported: every sequence and number carries over. PS5 uses the PlayStation button names, Series X|S the Xbox ones. | |
| PC Enhanced | A free upgrade for PC owners; Legacy stays available. Guides updated for it, such as PowerPyx, list the same cheats for both. |
Sources
Every fact on this page links to its original official announcement or press report.
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- Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online Now Available for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S (Take-Two Interactive, )
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