API pricing
X (Twitter) API pricing
in 2026.
$0.005 a post.
X swapped its Free, Basic and Pro tiers for Pay-Per-Use in 2026: $0.005 for every post you read, from prepaid credits. Slide to see what your job costs there, and on Monocrawl.
- ~10×less per post than X’s own API
- 1 creditper 20 search results
- 0developer accounts
X’s own API
Monocrawl
$29a month · Starter planYou save $221 a month · 8.6× cheaper
x/tweets: 3 credits a page, 17 posts on the recorded page. 8,826 credits for this job. Timelines return an account’s latest 3,200 posts. The same post is charged once per UTC day.
Per 1,000 posts
What 1,000 posts cost.
Every option.
X’s own plans against Monocrawl at its plan rates. Shorter is cheaper.
- X Basic (retired)$200 for 15,000 post reads$13.33
- X Pay-Per-Use$0.005 a post read$5.00
- X Pro (retired)$5,000 for 1M post reads$5.00
- Monocrawl StarterAn account’s posts: 3 credits for 17$0.51
- Monocrawl BusinessThe same job at the Business rate$0.35
- Monocrawl Starter, searchKeyword search: 1 credit for 20$0.15
Monocrawl rates assume you use your plan’s credits: Starter is $29 for 10,000 credits, Business $799 for 400,000.
Before your first call
What it takes
to make one call.
X’s route is quick to start but comes with a contract. Ours is a key.
X API- An X account
- Accept the Developer Agreement
- Prepay credits in the console
- Enterprise contract past small-app scope
- Free API key, no card
- Call any X endpoint
The official tiers
One self-serve plan.
The old tiers are gone.
Pay-Per-Use since 6 February 2026. Basic and Pro were folded into it; Enterprise stays custom.
Pay-Per-Use
$0.005 / post
Prepaid credits. No subscription.
- Up to 3M post reads a month
- $0.010 per profile or follower
- Timelines stop at 3,200 posts
Enterprise
Custom
Not published. Committed contract.
- Streams and the firehose
- Needed past small-app scope
- Needed for government users
Basic and Pro
$200 / $5,000
Retired: moved to Pay-Per-Use in June and September 2026
- Basic: 15,000 post reads a month
- Pro: 1M post reads a month
Free
$0
Ended 6 Feb 2026, with a one-time $10 voucher
- 100 post reads a month
- Public Utility apps can still apply
What it reads
What each plan reads.
And what it can’t.
Green reads it, amber with conditions, grey can’t.
| Job | Pay-Per-Use | Enterprise | Monocrawl |
|---|---|---|---|
| An account’s recent posts | LimitedLatest 3,200 | Yes | Yes |
| Keyword search | Yes$0.005 a post | Yes | Yes1 credit a page |
| Replies to a post | LimitedThrough search | Yes | Yes |
| Followers and following | Yes$0.010 each | Yes | Yes |
| Video transcripts | No | No | Yes |
The rules
The rules
that come with it.
From X’s Developer Agreement and Policy, which cover every plan.
Small apps only
Self-serve covers hobbyist, prototype and early-stage apps. Past that, Enterprise.
X Developer AgreementNo resale
No selling, sublicensing or syndicating X content, or reselling API access.
X Developer AgreementNo AI training
The content can’t train or fine-tune a foundation or frontier model.
X Developer AgreementShare IDs, not posts
Pass on Post and User IDs only: at most 1.5M Post IDs per entity.
X Developer PolicyDelete within 24 hours
Delete content within 24 hours of a written request.
X Developer AgreementGovernment means Enterprise
Any service a government uses must be on Enterprise.
X Developer Agreement
What changed
What changed
in a year.
From monthly tiers to paying per post, in under a year.
Pay-Per-Use pilot announced: $0.005 a post.
X developer forumPay-Per-Use opens to all. Free ends.
X developer forumOwn-data reads drop to $0.001.
X developer forumReposts leave keyword search.
X developer forumBasic ($200) moves to Pay-Per-Use.
X developer forumMonthly cap rises to 3M post reads.
X pricing docs, archivedPro ($5,000) moves to Pay-Per-Use.
X developer forum
On Monocrawl
The same jobs,
priced per call.
No X developer account and no prepaid balance to top up. One key, credits by the call, and 150 free credits to start.
- An account’s recent posts
x/tweets3 credits a page - Keyword search
x/search-tweets1 credit a page - Replies to a post
x/tweet-replies5 credits a page - An account’s followers
x/user-followers3 credits a page - A profile with its counts
x/profile2 credits - A video post’s spoken words
x/tweet-transcript5 credits
Recorded 26 Sep 2026: Red Bull’s posts from x/tweets, 17 posts for 3 credits.
anything is a ramp, even an 88.91m-tall building 😮💨 it's been 365 days since this INSANE world record, let's go!!! @diassandro 🔥 🛹: @redbullskate 🤝: @Prada https://t.co/y0Jj6KaOhk
7612719,37225 Sept 2026what’s the ultimate sign of confidence? 😎
345729,51423 Sept 2026what deserves a Red Bull right now? 👀
196179151,32722 Sept 2026that's just the training? 🤯 💪: Noa Diorgina https://t.co/3zE8cmIpfK
36014867,56821 Sept 2026
Questions
X API pricing,
answered.
How much does the X API cost in 2026?
On Pay-Per-Use, $0.005 for each post read and $0.010 for each profile, follower or following account, paid from prepaid credits, up to 3 million post reads a month. Enterprise pricing is custom and not published.
Is there a free X API tier?
Not for new developers. Legacy Free ended on 6 February 2026. Free access remains only for Public Utility apps, which X reviews case by case.
What happened to the Basic and Pro plans?
Basic ($200 a month) moved to Pay-Per-Use after 1 June 2026 and Pro ($5,000 a month) after 1 September 2026.
Can I use X API data in a commercial product?
X scopes self-serve plans to hobbyist, prototype, early-stage and limited-user apps and requires Enterprise beyond that. Reselling or syndicating X content is not allowed.
How does Monocrawl compare per post?
An account’s posts cost 3 credits a page (17 posts on our recorded page), about $0.0005 a post on Starter ($29 for 10,000 credits), against $0.005 on X’s Pay-Per-Use. Keyword search is 1 credit for about 20 posts.
Do I need an X developer account for Monocrawl?
No. You use one Monocrawl API key. You start with 150 free credits.
Start free
X data without Pay-Per-Use.
3 credits a page of posts.
Start with 150 free credits. No card required.
Get a free API key