Pricing & Billing Guide
TwexAPI pricing model: pay-per-request from $0.00005, $0 monthly fee, zero-cost failed requests, and comprehensive cost comparison against official X API credit consumption.
TwexAPI is built on a simple, developer-friendly principle: pay only for the requests you actually use, with $0 monthly minimums and no subscription locks.
While the official X (Twitter) API has transitioned to a credit consumption model (developer.x.com/#pricing), it charges per resource fetched ($0.005 per tweet, $0.010 per follower) and imposes a $0.20 surcharge per tweet with a link. In contrast, TwexAPI provides transparent, fractional-cent per-request metering from $0.000050.
Core Pricing Structure
| Category | Endpoint Type | Base Price | Billing Unit | Cookie Required? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Search & Extraction | Advanced Twitter Search, Tweets, Profiles, Quotes | $0.000050 | Per successful request | No (API Key only) |
| Social Graph | Followers, Following, User About, Media Timeline | $0.000050 | Per page/cursor batch | No (API Key only) |
| Deep Content | Thread by ID, X Article Markdown extraction | $0.000050 | Per article / thread | No (API Key only) |
| Realtime Trends | Global & Country Trending Topics | $0.000050 | Per trending snapshot | No (API Key only) |
| Account Actions (Write) | Create Tweet, Reply, Like, Retweet, DM, Follow | $0.000100 | Per confirmed action (Zero URL penalty) | Yes (BYOC: Your own Cookie/Token) |
The TwexAPI Fair Billing Guarantee
$0 Monthly Base Fee
Never pay for idle infrastructure. If your project makes 0 requests this month, your bill is exactly $0.00.
Failed Requests Are Free
If an upstream request fails (e.g. rate-limited by Twitter or target post deleted), TwexAPI returns an error code and deducts $0.00 from your balance.
No URL Penalty
Posting updates with website links or blog URLs is charged at the standard $0.000100 rate, bypassing Official X’s $0.200 per-link fee.
Instant Balance Top-Up
Deposit funds via credit card, crypto, or enterprise invoices. Funds never expire.
TCO Comparison: TwexAPI vs Official X API
Understanding the total cost of ownership (TCO) across different usage volumes:
| Monthly Usage Scenario | Official X API (Credit Pay-As-You-Go) | TwexAPI (Per-Request Pay-As-You-Go) | Your Cost Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,000 requests (~50,000 tweets read) | $250.00 ($0.005 / resource) | $0.25 ($0.000050 / req) | 99.90% saved |
| 25,000 requests (~250,000 tweets read) | $1,250.00 ($0.005 / resource) | $1.25 ($0.000050 / req) | 99.90% saved |
| 100,000 requests (~1,000,000 tweets read) | $5,000.00 ($0.005 / resource) | $5.00 ($0.000050 / req) | 99.90% saved |
| Exporting 20,000 Followers | $200.00 ($0.010 / resource) | $0.01 (Cursor pagination) | 99.99% saved |
| Posting 1,000 Tweets with URLs | $200.00 ($0.200 / URL request) | $0.10 ($0.000100 / req) | 99.95% saved |
| 2,000,000 requests (Enterprise scale) | Exceeds 2M read cap ❌ ($10,000+ Enterprise) | $100.00 | Massive savings |
For an in-depth breakdown of endpoint restrictions, OAuth requirements, and hidden per-resource multipliers, see our TwexAPI vs Official X API Comparison.
Checking Your Account Balance
You can monitor your remaining account balance programmatically via our balance API or within your user dashboard:
curl -X GET "https://api.twexapi.io/api/balance" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"Example response:
{
"code": 200,
"msg": "success",
"data": {
"balance": 48.7525,
"currency": "USD",
"tier": "standard",
"rate_limit_per_minute": 6000
}
}Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
How does pay-per-request billing work?
Each time you make a successful HTTP request with your Authorization: Bearer <KEY>, our gateway atomically deducts the endpoint’s micro-rate (e.g. $0.000050) from your prepaid balance. Responses returning 4xx or 5xx status codes are never deducted.
Why is Official X Pay-As-You-Go more expensive than TwexAPI?
Official X bills per individual resource returned ($0.005 per post, $0.010 per follower) and adds a $0.20 fee for posts with links. A single search request returning 50 tweets costs $0.25 on Official X, but costs only $0.000050 on TwexAPI (where you pay for the single HTTP call, not per item in the list).
Is there any monthly subscription or expiration on credits?
No. Your deposited balance never expires. You can top up once and use the API over weeks, months, or years without recurring subscription charges.
Can I set up automated balance alerts or auto-recharge?
Yes. Through the dashboard or webhook integrations, you can configure email notifications when your balance dips below a custom threshold (e.g. $10) to avoid any interruption to your live production bots.
How does TwexAPI compare to building an in-house Puppeteer scraper?
A self-hosted scraping setup costs an average of $350–$800/month for residential proxies, anti-bot CAPTCHA solvers, and headless browser servers, plus dozens of engineering hours maintaining broken DOM selectors. TwexAPI handles all proxies and browser fingerprinting internally for a fraction of the cost. Read the Self-Hosted Scraper vs TwexAPI Analysis for full cost modeling.