Last updated: November 4, 2026
How much does Buffer cost for X?
$6 a month per X account on Essentials, or $5 billed yearly. Team is $12 a month per account, or $10 billed yearly. Buffer charges per channel, and each X account is one channel. The free plan covers up to 3 channels with 10 scheduled posts each.
Figures come from Buffer's pricing page, read November 4, 2026 (Buffer dates its current pricing to November 2025). The page displays yearly prices, so the monthly figures are worked out from its "save 2 months" label. We make OpenTweet, a scheduler for X, so check the page yourself before you buy.
Buffer plans for X, side by side
USD before tax. Paid plans are unlimited under a fair use policy that Buffer says caps usage at 5,000 posts per channel.
What Buffer costs for 1, 3, 5 and 10 X accounts
Per-channel pricing is cheap for one account and grows in a straight line. A flat plan starts higher and then stays put. Monthly prices, except the yearly column.
| X accounts | Buffer Essentials | Essentials, yearly | Buffer Team | OpenTweet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $6 | $5/mo | $12 | $19.99 (Pro) |
| 3 | $18 | $15/mo | $36 | $29 (Advanced) |
| 5 | $30 | $25/mo | $60 | $49 (Agency) |
| 10 | $60 | $50/mo | $120 | $49 (Agency) |
OpenTweet Pro covers 1 X account, Advanced 3 and Agency 10. Yearly OpenTweet plans are $190, $290 and $490. Buffer counts LinkedIn, Bluesky and other networks as extra channels too.
The short version
For X alone, Buffer Essentials costs less than OpenTweet up to 8 accounts. From 9 accounts, OpenTweet Agency at $49 costs less. Price is rarely the whole decision, though: see what each one does below.Buffer or OpenTweet for X?
Pick Buffer if you post by hand to several networks, including Instagram, TikTok or Facebook, and want one calendar for all of them. At $6 a channel it is one of the cheapest ways to schedule a single X account, and the free plan is enough to try scheduling for real.
Pick OpenTweet if X is your main network and you want posts written for you, not only scheduled. Connectors read your blog, an RSS feed or your product page and write new posts from them. AI Studio writes in your voice. Every plan includes a REST API and an MCP server with 43 tools, so Claude, ChatGPT or your own agent can post. Advanced includes 10 link posts a day, X analytics and DM Campaigns.
A quick test: if you already know what to post and need a calendar, Buffer is cheaper. If the hard part is having something to post every day, look at X auto post.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Buffer cost for X?
Buffer bills per channel, and one X account is one channel. Essentials is $6 a month per channel, or $60 a year ($5 a month). Team is $12 a month per channel, or $120 a year ($10 a month). The free plan covers up to 3 channels. Buffer's pricing page was read November 4, 2026.
Is Buffer free for X (Twitter)?
Yes, with limits. The free plan connects up to 3 channels, and X is one of them. Each channel holds 10 scheduled posts at a time, refilled as posts go out, with 1 thread, 100 ideas and the AI Assistant. Unlimited scheduled posts and threads start on Essentials.
What does a channel mean in Buffer?
One connected profile on one network: an X account, a LinkedIn page, an Instagram account. Three X accounts are three channels. Buffer also counts a Start Page (its link-in-bio page) as a channel.
Is Buffer Essentials $5 or $6 a month?
Both, depending on billing. Buffer's pricing page shows $5 a month per channel billed yearly, as $60 a year, labelled "save 2 months". Ten months at $6 is $60, so monthly billing is $6 a channel. Team is the same pattern: $10 yearly, $12 monthly.
Does Buffer have an API for X?
Yes, on every plan. Free gets 1 API key and 1,000 requests per channel a month (up to 3,000), Essentials 3 keys and 3,000 per channel (up to 30,000), Team 5 keys and 10,000 per channel (up to 100,000). There are also 15-minute limits of 150, 450 and 1,500 requests, and 24-hour limits of 600, 1,800 and 6,000.
Is there a cap on how much I can post with Buffer?
Paid plans have unlimited scheduled posts under a fair use policy that, per Buffer's pricing page, caps usage at 5,000 posts per channel. The free plan holds 10 scheduled posts per channel at any one time.
When is Buffer cheaper than OpenTweet for X?
Up to 8 X accounts on Essentials, monthly billing: 1 account is $6 against $19.99, 3 are $18 against $29, 5 are $30 against $49. From 9 accounts OpenTweet Agency ($49 for 10) costs less. Buffer also covers more networks. OpenTweet adds AI that writes posts from your blog, product page or feed, an MCP server for AI agents and X analytics.
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