Pricing X Severity: low
X pay-per-use accounts can earn up to 70 dollars in free credits
What changed
On October 2, 2026 X said pay-per-use accounts can earn two one-time grants: 20 USD when an account saves its first eligible payment card, and a match of the first successful auto-recharge up to 50 USD, for 70 USD in total. Credits apply automatically and the incentives were described as rolling out now. Eligibility rules are on the Free credit incentives page.
What it means
New pay-per-use accounts can offset early costs with one-time credit grants that expire.
Who is affected
Developers starting on X API pay-per-use pricing.
What to do by 2 Oct 2026
Save an eligible payment card and use auto-recharge to receive the grants. Free credits are spent first and expire 3 months after they are granted.
Primary sources
Checked against the source 26 Oct 2026
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