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18 changes: 7 additions & 11 deletions overview.mdx
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The X API uses **pay-per-usage** pricing. No monthly subscriptions—pay only for what you use.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
<Card title="Flexible" icon="sliders">
Scale up or down based on your needs. Costs grow with your usage.
<Card title="Pay-per-usage" icon="coins" href="/x-api/getting-started/pricing">
Flexible, credit-based pricing. Scale up or down based on your needs with no commitments or minimum spend.
</Card>
<Card title="Accessible" icon="door-open">
Lower barriers for small projects. No tier jumps or commitments.
<Card title="Enterprise" icon="building" href="/forms/enterprise-api-interest">
Dedicated support, complete streams, and custom integrations for high-volume needs.
</Card>
</CardGroup>

<div className="mt-4">
<Button href="https://console.x.com">View pricing in Developer Console</Button>
</div>

For enterprise needs with dedicated support, complete streams, and custom integrations:

<Button href="/enterprise/forms/enterprise-api-interest">Contact Enterprise Sales</Button>
<Tip>
Earn free [xAI API](https://docs.x.ai) credits when you purchase X API credits—up to 20% back based on your spend. [Learn more](/x-api/getting-started/pricing#free-xai-api-credits)
</Tip>

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title: Pricing
sidebarTitle: Pricing
description: Pay-per-usage pricing for the X API
keywords: ["X API pricing", "API pricing", "pay-per-usage", "API credits", "billing", "deduplication", "API costs", "auto-recharge", "spending limit", "spend cap"]
keywords: ["X API pricing", "API pricing", "pay-per-usage", "API credits", "billing", "deduplication", "API costs", "auto-recharge", "spending limit", "spend cap", "xAI credits", "free credits", "Grok API"]
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import { Button } from '/snippets/button.mdx';
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</Card>
</CardGroup>

<Tip>
Earn free [xAI API](https://docs.x.ai) credits when you purchase X API credits—up to 20% back based on your spend. [Learn more](#free-xai-api-credits)
</Tip>

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## Deduplication
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## Free xAI API Credits

When you purchase X API credits, you can earn free [xAI API](https://docs.x.ai) credits based on your cumulative spend during a billing cycle.

### How it works

Your cumulative spend is tracked throughout each billing cycle. As you cross spending thresholds, you unlock higher reward rates. When a new billing cycle starts, your cumulative spend resets to $0.

| Cumulative spend | Rate |
|:-----------------|:-----|
| &dollar;0 – &dollar;199 | 0% |
| &dollar;200 – &dollar;499 | 10% |
| &dollar;500 – &dollar;999 | 15% |
| &dollar;1,000+ | 20% |

<Note>
The rate applies to your **entire cumulative balance**, but you only receive the delta—what's newly owed minus what was already credited.
</Note>

### Example

Suppose you make two purchases in the same billing cycle:

| Purchase | Cumulative spend | Rate | Total owed | Already credited | You receive |
|:---------|:-----------------|:-----|:-----------|:-----------------|:------------|
| &dollar;200 | &dollar;200 | 10% | &dollar;20 | &dollar;0 | **&dollar;20** |
| &dollar;300 | &dollar;500 | 15% | &dollar;75 | &dollar;20 | **&dollar;55** |

**Total xAI credits received: $75**

This is the same amount you'd receive from a single $500 purchase—the order and size of purchases doesn't affect your total rewards.

<Tip>
View your xAI credit balance and manage your account at [console.x.ai](https://console.x.ai). For more details on xAI API billing, see the [xAI billing documentation](https://docs.x.ai/docs/key-information/billing).
</Tip>

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## Monitoring usage

Track your API usage programmatically with the [Usage endpoint](/x-api/usage/introduction):
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</Card>
</CardGroup>

<Tip>
Earn free [xAI API](https://docs.x.ai) credits when you purchase X API credits—up to 20% back based on your spend. [Learn more](/x-api/getting-started/pricing#free-xai-api-credits)
</Tip>

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<Button href="/x-api/getting-started/pricing">Pricing details</Button>
<Button href="https://console.x.com">Purchase credits</Button>
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