Unkey offers a free tier ("Free"). We are not publishing a free-tier verdict for X (Twitter). We could not read the page we cite for X (Twitter) when we last looked, on 2026-09-13. We are not comparing the two pricing histories.
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The "Free" API key management plan is priced at 0 USD / mo and lists "1k API keys", "150K valid requests / mo", "1-day logs retention", "3-day audit log retention" and "Unlimited APIs".
Social media API — free tier eliminated February 2026, replaced with pay-per-use credit model. April 20, 2026 overhaul: Owned Reads (fetching your own posts, followers, likes) now $0.001/request; write cost raised to $0.015/post; URL-containing posts now $0.20/post. Following, likes, and quote-posts via API have been removed from all self-serve tiers. 'For-good' utility apps remain free. Basic fixed tier starts at $200/monthWe could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-09-13, so we cannot confirm these terms today.
Pricing Change History
Unkey
reduceddiscovered 2026-08-28 · effective date unknownmedium impact
Log retention on the free plan narrowed from 7 days to 1, and audit log retention from 30 days to 3. Keys, requests and APIs are unchanged and the plan is still priced at nothing. Source ↗
X (Twitter)
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 ↗
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 2026-02-01high impact
X/Twitter API eliminated free tier in February 2026, replacing it with a pay-per-use credit model. Active free-tier users receive a $0 voucher. 'For-good' utility apps remain free. Basic fixed tier remains at $200/month Source ↗
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