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X (Twitter) Pricing 2026

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Limits, pricing history. Catalogue date July 2026. Last updated 2026-07-07.

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 2026-09-13, so we cannot confirm these terms today.

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⚠️ Pricing change: 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 ↗ (effective 2026-04-20) View in changelog →
Tier
Pay-per-use (no free tier)
Category
API Gateway
Pricing Page
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Catalogue date
2026-07-07
Last read
2026-07-07
The day we last read the vendor's page. We hold no confirmation of the terms we publish. We tried again on 2026-09-13 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. 'For-good' utility apps remain free. Basic fixed tier starts at $200/month

Pricing Change History (4 recorded)

model change effective 2026-04-20 high 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 ↗
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.
removed effective 2026-02-09 high impact
Free tier replaced with pay-per-use + $10 one-time credit Source ↗
Before: Free basic endpoints (Like, Follow, List, etc.)
After: Pay-per-use pricing, $10 one-time credit for existing users, free plan expired Feb 13
model change effective 2026-02-06 high 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 ↗
Before: Fixed tiers: Free (limited), Basic $100/mo, Pro $5,000/mo, Enterprise $42,000/mo
After: Pay-per-use model added: per-operation billing (read, search, write priced separately). Fixed tiers remain: Free (very limited), Basic $200/mo, Pro $5,000/mo, Enterprise $42,000/mo
removed effective 2026-02-01 high 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 ↗
Before: Free tier: ~500 posts/month read, 1,500 tweets/month write, no search, ~1 request per 15 minutes
After: No free tier. Pay-per-use credit model replaces free access. $0 voucher for existing free-tier users. For-good utility apps exempted

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Is X (Twitter) free?
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 2026-09-13. 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 2026-09-13. 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 4 recorded pricing changes. Most recently: 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: https://devcommunity.x.com (2026-04-20).
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