GTA 6 glossary

Every term the super-app uses, defined in plain English. Each entry has a stable URL — link straight to a definition any time.

Leonida

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The fictional U.S. state where Grand Theft Auto VI is set. Includes Vice City, the Leonida Keys, Mount Kalaga, Grassrivers, Ambrosia, and Port Gellhorn.

Heist approach

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A pre-selected strategy for a heist (Big Con, Silent & Sneaky, Aggressive, etc.). Different approaches change the setup missions, payout, and crew loadout.

Setup missionSetup

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A preparatory mission that unlocks tools, vehicles, or intel for a heist's finale. Required before a finale can launch.

Crew

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A persistent group of Leonida players who run missions, heists, and events together. Crews share emblems, motto, and stats.

Lobby

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An online instance of Leonida (public, invite-only, friends-only). Determines who you can see and interact with in the open world.

Stat tracker

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A dashboard that pulls a player's public Rockstar stats and renders historical trends — K/D, $/hour, mission win rate, and more.

Pre-launch tools

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Tools that run on Leonida-projected data today and update to live GTA 6 figures the moment Rockstar's API opens on November 19, 2026.

$/hourDollars per hour

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Average GTA$ earned per real-time hour for a given activity, accounting for cooldowns and setup time. The cleanest way to compare grinds head-to-head.

Pole sitter

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The fastest car on a given race track. The Race Tuner publishes a current pole sitter for every track in the database.

Meta

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The set of weapons, vehicles, and loadouts that win in current play. Shifts every patch — the Build Simulator scores against the live meta.