X moved analytics behind a $40/mo paywall in March 2026

Your X Analytics, Rebuilt.
For $0.001 a Tweet, Not $40 a Month.

X locked native analytics behind Premium+ and removed per-post stats. OpenTweet rebuilds personal X analytics on the new $0.001 owned-reads tier — engagement-weighted heatmaps, posting insights, your data, your way.

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What X Took From You in 2026

In March 2026, X moved native analytics behind Premium+ ($40/mo). Free users lost most per-tweet insights overnight.

Per-tweet impressions and engagement breakdown
Audience activity heatmap
Best-time-to-post insights
Tweet-level performance comparison
Posting frequency analytics
Bookmark and reply rate tracking

The Twist: X Made Per-Creator Analytics Cheaper Than Ever

On April 20, 2026, X cut "owned reads" — a user pulling their own data — to $0.001 per call. That's a 5× drop. Reading anyone else's data still costs ~20× more under the new pay-as-you-go model.

The economics flipped overnight. Building personalized analytics for thousands of creators is now financially viable. OpenTweet was first to ship.

One analysis run per user costs us about $0.002. Even with 1,000 active users refreshing every two weeks, our X API spend stays around $4/month. We pass the value on instead of charging $40/mo.

What You Get Instead

Better than the analytics X took away — built specifically for creators who want to grow.

Engagement-Weighted Heatmap

A personal 7×24 day-of-week × hour grid showing when your tweets actually perform — weighted by likes, retweets, replies, bookmarks, and impressions, not just frequency.

AI-Generated Insights

3–5 plain-English takeaways from your data. "Your Thursday 9am posts get 2.3× more engagement than your average."

Top 5 Posting Windows

See exactly when YOUR audience is most active. Click to schedule next post at peak time.

Affordable by Design

Built on the new $0.001 owned-reads tier. Costs us pennies per analysis. No $40/mo paywall to read your own data.

Multi-Account Ready

Each connected X account gets its own analytics profile. Switch contexts in one click.

API + MCP for AI Agents

Expose your personal analytics to Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and any MCP client. Your AI knows YOUR best times.

X Premium+ vs OpenTweet

FeatureX Premium+ ($40/mo)OpenTweet ($11.99/mo)
Per-tweet engagement breakdown
Engagement-weighted best-time heatmap
AI-generated insights
Multi-account analytics
Scheduler integration
MCP/AI agent access
V1 API access
Connectors (RSS, GitHub, Stripe)
Evergreen Queue auto-recycling

Frequently Asked Questions

What happened to X's free analytics in 2026?

In March 2026, X moved most of its native analytics behind Premium+ ($40/mo), removed per-tweet analytics buttons from the timeline, and limited free users to fragmented mobile-only summaries. OpenTweet rebuilds these analytics using the new $0.001 owned-reads X API tier.

How is OpenTweet different from X Premium analytics?

X's native analytics show generic per-tweet stats. OpenTweet computes a personal engagement-weighted 7×24 heatmap from your real tweets, surfaces top posting windows, and ties insights into a scheduler, AI Studio, MCP, and V1 API.

What are 'owned reads' on the X API?

'Owned reads' refers to a user pulling their own X data — their tweets, mentions, followers, bookmarks. As of April 20, 2026, X charges only $0.001 per owned read, making per-creator analytics cheap. Reading other users' data still costs ~20× more.

Do I need an X Premium subscription to use OpenTweet?

No. OpenTweet works on any active X account. We use your standard OAuth connection — no Premium+ tier required.

Can my AI agent access these analytics?

Yes. OpenTweet exposes your analytics via a V1 API and an MCP tool. Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, or any MCP client can ask 'when should I post?' and get an engagement-weighted answer using your data.

How fresh is the data?

Run a fresh analysis any time — typically once per 24h is plenty since posting habits drift slowly. Each analysis pulls your last ~100 tweets with full engagement metrics.

Stop Paying $40/mo to See Your Own Data.

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