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title: "Free X API posting cost calculator"
url: "https://get1post.com/tools/x-api-cost-calculator.md"
canonical_url: "https://get1post.com/tools/x-api-cost-calculator"
last_updated: "2026-10-23"
type: "tool"
summary: "Work out the monthly cost of creating posts through the X API from posts per day and the share with links, at X's published pay-per-use prices."
related: ["https://get1post.com/tools.md", "https://get1post.com/data/x-api-costs.md", "https://get1post.com/tools/posting-limits.md"]
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# Free X API posting cost calculator

Work out the monthly cost of creating posts through the X API from posts per day and the share with links, at X's published pay-per-use prices.

Enter how many posts you create a day through the X API and what share carry a link. The calculator multiplies by X's published pay-per-use prices of $0.015 for a post and $0.200 for a post with a URL, and shows the month's total. Reads, deletes and other calls are not included.

## How it works

X lists a write price per request. A plain post costs $0.015. A post that includes a URL costs $0.200, more than thirteen times as much, so the share of posts with links decides most of the bill.

Prices are as X published them on the date below and can change. The calculator covers post creation only.

> It runs in your browser. Nothing you type or choose is uploaded, and the page works without an account. To publish what you made, [start a trial](https://get1post.com/signup.md) and open it in the composer.

## Questions

**Why does a link cost so much more?**

X prices a post with a URL at $0.200 and a plain post at $0.015. The tool shows the split so you can see what links add.

**Does it include reading or deleting posts?**

No. Only creating posts. X lists other actions at their own prices on its pricing page.

**Are there posting limits too?**

Yes. X limits creating posts per app and per user in a time window, shown on X's rate limit page. 1Post also keeps its own daily cap per connected account.

## Sources

- [X API pricing](https://docs.x.com/x-api/getting-started/pricing), read 2026-10-22
- [X API rate limits](https://docs.x.com/x-api/fundamentals/rate-limits), read 2026-10-22

## Related

- [Free social media tools: counters, previews and more](https://get1post.com/tools.md)
- [X API prices and posting limits, dated](https://get1post.com/data/x-api-costs.md)
- [Social media posting limits table, every network](https://get1post.com/tools/posting-limits.md)