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What it does

Tweepy is an MIT-licensed Python client for the X API. The library is free, but API calls are billed by X at pay-per-use rates.

Pricing

Starting priceFree
BillingOpen source (MIT); X API usage billed separately
Free tierYes
Price checked on 2026-10-21Official pricing page ↗

Mentioned in the changelog

2026-10-02X API adds free credits for new pay-per-use accounts2026-02-06X API launches pay-per-use pricing

Alternatives

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twitter-api-v2 (Node)Free
Typed Node.js/TypeScript client for the X API.
X
X APIPay-per-use
Official API, credit-based: e.g. $0.005 per post read, $0.015 per post created.
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