X API pricing plans and cost breakdown for API credits. The data and tables below show current and historical X API pricing changes in USD. Prices are updated automatically whenever they change.
X API Pricing Changes
X API Price History Tabs
January 20, 2026 X API Pricing
As of January 20, 2026, the pricing plans for X API are as follows:
| Resource | Unit Cost | Usage | Estimated Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posts: Read | $0.005 per resource | 10k resources | $50.00 |
| User: Read | $0.010 per resource | 5k resources | $50.00 |
| DM Event: Read | $0.010 per resource | 2k resources | $20.00 |
| Content: Create | $0.010 per request | 5k requests | $50.00 |
| DM Interaction: Create | $0.015 per request | 1k requests | $15.00 |
| User Interaction: Create | $0.015 per request | 2k requests | $30.00 |
| Interaction: Delete | $0.010 per request | 0 requests | $0.00 |
| Content: Manage | $0.005 per request | 0 requests | $0.00 |
| List: Read | $0.005 per resource | 0 resources | $0.00 |
| List: Create | $0.010 per request | 0 requests | $0.00 |
| List: Manage | $0.005 per request | 0 requests | $0.00 |
| Space: Read | $0.005 per resource | 0 resources | $0.00 |
| Community: Read | $0.005 per resource | 0 resources | $0.00 |
| Note: Read | $0.005 per resource | 0 resources | $0.00 |
| Following/Followers: Read | $0.010 per resource | 0 resources | $0.00 |
| Media: Read | $0.005 per resource | 0 resources | $0.00 |
| Analytics: Read | $0.005 per resource | 0 resources | $0.00 |
| Bookmark | $0.005 per request | 0 requests | $0.00 |
| Media Metadata | $0.005 per request | 0 requests | $0.00 |
| Privacy: Update | $0.010 per request | 0 requests | $0.00 |
| Mute: Delete | $0.005 per request | 0 requests | $0.00 |
| Counts: Recent | $0.005 per request | 0 requests | $0.00 |
| Counts: All | $0.010 per request | 0 requests | $0.00 |
| Trend: Read | $0.010 per resource | 0 resources | $0.00 |
X API now uses usage-based pricing. Here is more information on what you gain or lose when switching from subscription-based to usage-based pricing.
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