GTA 6 Pre-Order Bonus: The Free GTA+ Month That Auto-Renews (and How to Cancel It)

Pre-order any digital edition of GTA 6 and Rockstar throws in a free month of GTA+, its GTA Online subscription service. The catch: claiming it also enrolls you in auto-renewal, so if you do nothing, your card gets charged for a second month the day the free one ends. Here is exactly what the bonus includes, what it costs afterward, and how to shut off the renewal on every platform.

The essentials:

• Every digital GTA 6 pre-order - Standard, Deluxe or Ultimate edition - includes one free month of GTA+.
• Physical, disc-based copies do not qualify; the bonus is tied to a digital purchase on your platform's store.
• Claiming the free month automatically turns on auto-renewal at roughly $7.99-$9.99 (about €7.99 / £6.99) per month once the free period ends.
• PlayStation players have until March 31, 2027 to redeem the bonus; Xbox players have 180 days from the date they pre-ordered.
• You can cancel the renewal at any time and keep the free month in full - cancelling does not take away access early.

What the GTA+ pre-order bonus actually is

GTA+ is Rockstar's subscription tier for GTA Online, bundling monthly in-game cash, Shark Card discounts, free vehicles and properties, and access to a rotating library of older Rockstar titles like the GTA Trilogy, Bully and Red Dead Redemption. Rockstar has offered short free trials of GTA+ before, but the GTA 6 pre-order version is the first time it has been baked directly into buying the new game: pre-order digitally on PS5, Xbox Series X/S or PC, redeem the code, and the membership activates on your account for 30 days at no charge.

It is a genuinely useful freebie for anyone who already plays GTA Online while waiting for GTA 6, since the monthly cash and discounts apply immediately. The friction is entirely in what happens next.

Why it auto-renews (the part people miss)

Redeeming the free month does not just activate GTA+ for 30 days and stop. Like most storefront subscriptions, it enrolls the account in recurring billing through whichever platform processed the pre-order - PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store/Xbox, Steam, Epic Games Store or the Rockstar Games Launcher. When the free period ends, that platform automatically charges the linked payment method for the next month, and keeps doing so every month after that until someone actively cancels.

Nothing in the pre-order flow forces you to see this before you claim the bonus, which is exactly why so many players who preordered GTA 6 months ahead of the November 19, 2026 release end up surprised by a charge on their statement they don't recognize.

How much GTA+ costs after the free month

Once auto-renewal kicks in, GTA+ bills at roughly $7.99-$9.99 per month in the US, with similar pricing in other regions (around €7.99 in the eurozone, £6.99 in the UK). Exact pricing can vary slightly by platform and region, and Rockstar's own GTA+ page is the source of truth for your storefront.

How to cancel GTA+ before it charges you

You cancel the renewal through the store where you redeemed the bonus, not through Rockstar directly (except for Epic Games purchases, which route through Rockstar's own account page). The membership itself stays active and fully usable until the end of the period you already paid for - or, for the free month, until the free period itself runs out. There is no partial refund for cancelling early, but there is also no reason to: cancel any time before the renewal date and you lose nothing you already claimed.

Platform	How to cancel
PlayStation	Sign in to Account Management > Subscriptions, select GTA+, then Cancel. On console: Settings > Users and Accounts > Account > Payment and Subscriptions > Subscriptions > GTA+ > Cancel Subscription.
Xbox	Sign in to your Microsoft account, open Services & Subscriptions, find GTA+, select Manage, then turn off recurring billing / cancel.
Steam	Open Steam > Account details > Store & Purchase History, or your Steam subscriptions page, find GTA+ and cancel the recurring payment.
Epic Games Store	Epic does not manage the renewal itself - sign in to the Rockstar Games account linked to your GTA V/GTA 6 account and cancel GTA+ from Rockstar's membership management page.
Rockstar Games Launcher (PC)	Sign in to your Rockstar Games account online, go to the GTA+ membership section, and cancel from there.

If you are unsure which store actually billed you, check your payment confirmation email or your platform's purchase history - that is always the store to cancel through.

What happens after you cancel

Cancelling only stops future billing. It does not:

• End your current membership period early - you keep every GTA+ benefit until the date it would have renewed.
• Refund the current or free period.
• Remove anything GTA+ already gave you permanently, like a vehicle or property that came with a monthly reward (those stay in your inventory).

It does mean no further charges land on your card once the current period ends, and you can re-subscribe to GTA+ later at any time if you change your mind.

Should you cancel or just keep it?

If you are already an active GTA Online player, the monthly cash, discounts and free content can be worth $7.99-$9.99 on their own - plenty of players simply leave it running. If you only pre-ordered for the free month, or you are waiting for GTA 6 to actually launch before touching GTA Online again, set a reminder for a few days before your redemption date and cancel then. Either choice is fine; the only bad outcome is not deciding at all and getting billed by default.

For everything else in the pre-order process - editions, pricing, and whether the timing makes sense for you - see our guide on whether to pre-order GTA 6 now or wait.