not_a_free_offer Tier "Pay-per-use (no free tier)" is usage-billed from the first request. How we use this.
Limits, pricing history. Catalogue date July 2026. Last updated 2026-10-06.
Tier "Pay-per-use (no free tier)" is usage-billed from the first request. Social media API — free tier eliminated February 2026, replaced with pay-per-use credit model… We could not read the page we cite for this offer when we last looked, on 2026-11-09, so we cannot confirm these terms today.
⚠️ Pricing change: 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 ↗ (effective 2026-09-01)View in changelog →
The day we last read the vendor's page. We hold no confirmation of the terms we publish. We tried again on 2026-11-09 and did not read the page, so that attempt confirmed nothing.
Free Tier Details
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. Only apps X classifies as Public Utility Apps keep free access. X no longer sells its Basic or Pro plans. Self-serve API access is sold only as prepaid credits with no subscription or minimum spend.
Data correction - X announced pay-per-use pricing in place of the Legacy Free tier on 2026-02-06, not 2026-02-01, and recently active free users got a one-time $10 voucher, not a $0 one. X's developer announcement dates it. Source ↗
Before: Recorded 2026-03-09 as free_tier_removed, dated 2026-02-01: 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
After: free_tier_removed, dated 2026-02-06 from X's announcement
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 ↗
Before: The paid Pro plan at $5,000 a month, sold beside Pay-Per-Use.
After: No Pro plan and no fixed monthly self-serve plan; self-serve API access is sold only as prepaid Pay-Per-Use credits, with no subscription or minimum spend.
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 ↗
Before: The paid Basic plan at $200 a month, sold beside Pay-Per-Use.
After: No Basic plan; former Basic monthly subscribers on Pay-Per-Use with a $200 initial credit charged to their card, annual subscribers with prorated credits.
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 ↗
Before: Pay-per-use credits with undifferentiated read pricing, writes ~$0.01/post, URL-containing posts priced the same as text posts. Following/likes/quote-posts accessible via self-serve API.
After: Owned Reads $0.001/request, writes $0.015/post, URL-containing posts $0.20/post. Following, likes, and quote-post endpoints removed from self-serve tiers.
Retracted — this record was our error (2026-10-06). Retracted 2026-10-06: a duplicate. Our X (Twitter) record dated 2026-02-06 describes the same change to X's API under the listing's vendor name, from X's own announcement. Source ↗
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 ↗
Before: Free tier: ~500 posts/month read, 1,500 tweets/month write, no search, ~1 request per 15 minutes
After: No free tier. "Starting now, only apps classified as Public Utility Apps will continue to receive free scaled access." "If you've been recently active on our Legacy Free tier, you'll be transitioned to Pay-Per-Use with a one-time $10 voucher" (X Developers announcement, 2026-02-06)
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Tier "Pay-per-use (no free tier)" is usage-billed from the first request. We cannot confirm that today. We could not read the page we cite for X (Twitter) when we last looked, on 2026-11-09. 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; writ... We have not confirmed these terms against the source we cite, so treat them as unverified.
Is X (Twitter)'s free tier reliable?
We cannot say. We could not read the page we cite for X (Twitter) when we last looked, on 2026-11-09. Nothing we have read describes these terms, so we are not publishing a stability judgement for this vendor until that is fixed.
Is X (Twitter)'s free tier good for production?
Tier "Pay-per-use (no free tier)" is usage-billed from the first request. There is no free tier here to run in production.
What changed in X (Twitter)'s pricing?
X (Twitter) has had 5 recorded pricing changes. Most recently: 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: https://devcommunity.x.com/t/important-update-legacy-x-api-pro-plans-are-moving-to-pay-per-use-ppu/273255 (2026-09-01).
What category is X (Twitter) in?
X (Twitter) is categorized under API Gateway on AgentDeals.