Two years after revamping its developer programs and pricing, X is expanding the closed beta of a pay-per-use plan for its API to more developers.
The social network is accepting applications from developers who want to be a part of the program, the company’s developer account wrote in a post on X.
“We are expanding a closed beta to both new & power users who want to ship amazing apps on X,” the post read.
Announcing our beta launch: X API pay-per-use model.
We are expanding a closed beta to both new & power users who want to ship amazing apps on X.
All selected users will receive a $500 voucher to build with the X API. 🤑💻🚀 pic.twitter.com/Rc6KxMIPOZ — Developers (@XDevelopers) October 20, 2025
X’s new API page shows the costs of different kinds of requests, such as reading, creating posts, DMs, trends and pulling bookmarks. The page also has a calculator that lets developers estimate how much a bundle of API usage might cost. This differs from X’s older system, where all requests cost the same.
A section on the new API page compares the new pricing with the old tier-based system. It is not yet clear if X eventually wants to get rid of the older plan-based system. We have asked X to clarify and will update this story if we hear back.
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