TwittrAPI vs TweetAPI: Price per Call, Plans, Limits (2026)

Q: How do TweetAPI units compare with TwittrAPI calls?

most calls use one unit; some endpoints cost more (as of October 2026). For those calls, 1,000 units cost $0.0985 to $0.50 per 1,000 units (as of October 2026) depending on plan; 1,000 calls on TwittrAPI cost $0.065 to $0.10.

TweetAPI and TwittrAPI both sell access to public X data without an X developer account. TweetAPI counts units (most calls are one unit) on monthly plans or prepaid packs. We bill per call from a prepaid balance.

We run TwittrAPI. TweetAPI details below come from its own pages, checked on 14 October 2026. Each number links to its source.

At a glance (as of October 2026)

TwittrAPITweetAPI

Billing unitPer API callPer unit; most calls use one unit; some endpoints cost more^{as of Oct 2026}

Price per 1,000 calls$0.065 to $0.10$0.0985 to $0.50 per 1,000 units^{as of Oct 2026}

Per 1,000 tweets, 20 per call$0.00325 to $0.005Page size not published; $0.004925 to $0.025 at 20 per call

How you payPrepaid balance, no subscriptionPro $17/month for 100,000 units ($0.17 per 1,000), Ultra $57/month for 500,000 units ($0.11 per 1,000), Mega $197/month for 2,000,000 units ($0.0985 per 1,000)^{as of Oct 2026}; or pay as you go from $5 for 10,000 units ($0.50 per 1,000), valid 365 days^{as of Oct 2026}

Free to start$0.10 test credit, 7 days100 one-time units, no card required^{as of Oct 2026}

PaymentCrypto (USDT or USDC on Polygon, USDT on Tron, or Litecoin); card top-upscard or crypto^{as of Oct 2026}

Rate limit30 requests/s after the first top-up; 50 to 1,000 booked; 3,000 on request10 requests/minute free, 60 on Pro and pay as you go, 120 on Ultra, 180 on Mega^{as of Oct 2026}

Account monitoringWebhooks; $19/month for 10 accounts (Real-time, checked at least every 1 s)monitoring is a separate product (TweetNotify) with its own pricing^{as of Oct 2026}

EndpointsReads across users, tweets, search, lists, communities and trends82 documented endpoints^{as of Oct 2026}

Write endpoints for your own accountsOn requestwrite endpoints (posting, engagement, DMs)^{as of Oct 2026}

MCP for AI agentsHosted, sign-in with OAuth; also locala hosted MCP server, connected through its dashboard with OAuth^{as of Oct 2026}

SDKsPython, Node.js, GoSDKs for Python and Node.js^{as of Oct 2026}

AuthX-API-KEY headerX-API-Key header

Monthly plans count as if used in full. Per 1,000 tweets assumes 20 tweets per search or timeline call, as other providers count.

Price in the same unit

Most TweetAPI calls use one unit, so a price per 1,000 units is close to a price per 1,000 calls. Pay as you go costs pay as you go from $5 for 10,000 units ($0.50 per 1,000), valid 365 days^{as of Oct 2026}. That is about 5x our Standard price of $0.10 per 1,000 calls.

On its largest plan, used in full, TweetAPI is close to our price: Pro $17/month for 100,000 units ($0.17 per 1,000), Ultra $57/month for 500,000 units ($0.11 per 1,000), Mega $197/month for 2,000,000 units ($0.0985 per 1,000)^{as of Oct 2026}. Our range is $0.065 to $0.10 per 1,000 calls with no monthly commitment, and the balance never expires.

Where TweetAPI is the better fit

More endpoints: 82 documented endpoints^{as of Oct 2026}, including Spaces.
A steady, high monthly volume that fits its largest plan.
A free start without any payment: 100 one-time units, no card required^{as of Oct 2026}.

Where TwittrAPI is the better fit

No subscription: one price per call from a balance that never expires.
Higher rate limits: 30 requests/s after the first top-up, against 10 requests/minute free, 60 on Pro and pay as you go, 120 on Ultra, 180 on Mega^{as of Oct 2026}.
Account monitoring in the API: webhooks within 1, 5 or 60 s for any public account (monitoring). On TweetAPI, monitoring is a separate product (TweetNotify) with its own pricing^{as of Oct 2026}.
Refunds on 400, 408, 409 or 5xx responses.

Both have a hosted MCP server with OAuth sign-in (ours). Write endpoints for your own accounts (posting, replies, likes, follows) are available on request.

Switching

Both send the key in a header named X-API-Key (case does not matter in HTTP) and return JSON, so a switch is mostly paths and field names. Our endpoints are in the reference.

TwittrAPI is not affiliated with X Corp. Reading data needs no X account.

Frequently asked questions

How do TweetAPI units compare with TwittrAPI calls?

most calls use one unit; some endpoints cost more^{as of Oct 2026}. For those calls, 1,000 units cost $0.0985 to $0.50 per 1,000 units^{as of Oct 2026} depending on plan; 1,000 calls on TwittrAPI cost $0.065 to $0.10.

Which has higher rate limits?

TwittrAPI: 30 requests/s after the first top-up; 50 to 1,000 booked; 3,000 on request. TweetAPI: 10 requests/minute free, 60 on Pro and pay as you go, 120 on Ultra, 180 on Mega^{as of Oct 2026}.

Do I need a monthly plan?

Not on either. TweetAPI has prepaid packs: pay as you go from $5 for 10,000 units ($0.50 per 1,000), valid 365 days^{as of Oct 2026}. We have a prepaid balance only.

TwittrAPI vs TweetAPI: price per call, plans, limits (2026)