GetXAPI vs Official X API Pricing Comparison
Both GetXAPI and the official X API use pay-per-use pricing, but the cost difference is massive. GetXAPI costs $0.05 per 1,000 tweets ($0.001 per call, ~20 tweets per call). The official X API costs $5–$10 per 1,000 tweets ($0.005–$0.010 per single resource). That makes GetXAPI 100x cheaper per tweet. See the full per-endpoint breakdown below.
GetXAPI
$0.001 – $0.002
Per call, pay as you go
- Standard endpoints: $0.001 / call (~20 tweets)
- DM endpoints: $0.002 / call
- $0.05 per 1,000 tweets fetched
- $0.1 free credits, no card required
Official X API (Pay-Per-Use)
$0.005 – $0.015
Per resource, pay as you go
- Posts: Read: $0.005 / resource
- User: Read: $0.010 / resource
- DM Event: Read: $0.010 / resource
- Content: Create: $0.010 / resource
- DM Interaction: Create: $0.015 / resource
- User Interaction: Create: $0.015 / resource
Current official pricing model
As of February 9, 2026, the official X API has transitioned to a consumption-based pay-per-use model with no fixed monthly costs and no monthly caps. developer.x.com/#pricing. GetXAPI remains 5x–15x cheaper per request across all equivalent endpoint types.
Update cadence: this comparison is re-checked monthly and whenever X publishes pricing changes.
Per-Request Cost Comparison by Endpoint
| GetXAPI Endpoint | Type | GetXAPI Cost | Official X Cost | You Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|
tweet/advanced_search | read | $0.001 | $0.005 | 5x cheaper |
tweet/detail | read | $0.001 | $0.005 | 5x cheaper |
tweet/replies | read | $0.001 | $0.005 | 5x cheaper |
tweet/article | read | $0.001 | $0.005 | 5x cheaper |
tweet/create | write | $0.002 | $0.010 | 5x cheaper |
tweet/favorite | write | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
tweet/retweet | write | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
user/search | read | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
user/info | read | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
user/info_by_id | read | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
user/user_about | read | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
user/followers | read | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
user/following | read | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
user/verified_followers | read | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
user/media | read | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
user/tweets | read | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
user/tweets_and_replies | read | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
user/likes | read | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
user/home_timeline | read | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
user/bookmark_search | read | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
user/followers_you_know | read | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
user/check_follow_relationship | read | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
list/members | read | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
dm/list | read | $0.002 | $0.010 | 5x cheaper |
dm/send | write | $0.002 | $0.015 | 8x cheaper |
user_login | read | $0.001 | $0.010 | 10x cheaper |
Cost at 10,000 Requests
| Operation Type | GetXAPI | Official X API |
|---|---|---|
| 10K post reads | $10.00 | $50.00 |
| 10K user reads | $10.00 | $100.00 |
| 10K content creates | $10.00 | $100.00 |
| 10K DM reads | $20.00 | $100.00 |
Sources
Official X API pay-per-use pricing from developer.x.com/#pricing. GetXAPI pricing from getxapi.com/pricing.
Pricing values last verified on May 5, 2026.
Pricing alone does not capture the full cost of a Twitter API integration. For the per-endpoint quotas and 429-handling patterns, see the Twitter API rate limits comparison. For a worked monthly bill at your projected volume, plug numbers into the cost calculator.
What Will You Actually Pay?
Plug in your monthly read, write, and DM volumes — see the real bill against the official X API and GetXAPI side by side.
Frequently Asked Questions
The official X API uses pay-per-use pricing: reads cost $0.005–$0.010 per resource and writes cost $0.010–$0.015 per resource. GetXAPI offers the same data at $0.001 per call (~20 tweets per call) for standard endpoints and $0.002 for DM endpoints. That's $0.05 per 1,000 tweets vs $5–$10 on the official API.
No. GetXAPI uses pure pay-per-call pricing with no monthly subscriptions, no minimum spend, and no commitment. You get $0.1 in free credits at signup and only pay for what you use.
GetXAPI is 5x–15x cheaper than the official X API across all endpoint types. For example, a tweet read costs $0.001 on GetXAPI (~20 tweets per call) vs $0.005 on the official API. At 10,000 calls, you pay $10 with GetXAPI (~200K tweets) vs $50 with the official API.
GetXAPI is the cheapest Twitter API on the market at $0.001 per call (~20 tweets per call), making it just $0.05 per 1,000 tweets. The official X API starts at $0.005 per single resource — 100x more expensive per tweet.
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