We publish a substitute list only where a record says what kind of product it is. X (Twitter)'s does not yet, so this page names none. The API Gateway category lists every offer we track alongside it.
Current X (Twitter) Situation
Risk Level:source unconfirmed
Why: Tier "Pay-per-use (no free tier)" is usage-billed from the first request. We do not rate an offer we do not list. We are not publishing a stability judgement for it until that is fixed.
On 2026-08-14 X announced the end of its paid legacy Pro plans (monthly and annual). Each Pro subscription ended at the end of the subscriber's billing cycle after September 1, 2026 and moved to Pay-Per-Use. Source ↗
model changeeffective 2026-06-01medium impact
On 2026-05-21 X announced the end of its paid legacy Basic plans (monthly and annual). Each Basic subscription ended at the end of the subscriber's billing cycle after June 1, 2026 and moved to Pay-Per-Use. Opting out meant losing API access. Source ↗
model changeeffective 2026-04-20high impact
X API per-request pricing overhaul: Owned Reads now $0.001/request; writes raised to $0.015/post (from ~$0.01); URL-containing posts now $0.20/post (massive increase). Following, likes, and quote-posts via API removed from all self-serve tiers. Announced on X Developer Community. Source ↗
model changeeffective 2026-02-06high impact
Pay-per-use pricing model introduced alongside existing fixed tiers. Legacy free tier users migrated to pay-per-use with $10 voucher. Free tier effectively reduced to proof-of-concept only (~500 posts/month read, no search) Source ↗
removedeffective 2026-02-06high impact
X replaced its Legacy Free API tier with pay-per-use pricing, announced 2026-02-06. Recently active free-tier users moved to pay-per-use with a one-time $10 voucher. Only apps X classifies as Public Utility Apps keep free scaled access. Source ↗