X adds a $16/mo. Premium+ plan with no ads in For You or Following and the “largest reply boost”, and a $3/mo. Basic plan with a “small boost” but no checkmark
X, the platform previously known as Twitter, has introduced a new $16 per month Premium Plus plan …
Later coverage shows X continuing to reshape subscription entitlements, from free Premium access for some large accounts to narrower access to X Pro for the highest-paying tier. This makes the initial tier split important as an early step in a more fluid paid-access model.
First-order effects
Users can choose between a low-priced plan that offers limited ranking help without a checkmark and a higher-priced plan that removes ads from the main feeds and offers the strongest reply boost.
X gains a clearer way to charge separately for two scarce benefits: reduced advertising exposure and greater visibility in reply threads.
Second-order effects
Creators, brands, and heavy users seeking attention face a more explicit pay-to-prominence ladder, while non-subscribers and Basic subscribers may find themselves comparatively less visible in replies.
Separating the checkmark from the entry tier weakens its role as a simple subscription marker and gives X more flexibility to distribute or withhold verification independently of price.
Third-order effects
If X keeps moving features between tiers—as in its later restriction of X Pro to Premium+—subscription status can become an increasingly important determinant of both reach and professional workflow access.
The broader structural shift is toward social platforms treating advertising load, distribution, verification, and power-user tools as configurable paid entitlements rather than a single premium bundle.
The trend: Social platforms are evolving from one-size-fits-all subscriptions toward tiered monetization of attention, ad avoidance, and account privileges.
I have no interest in paying for X. — That said, I can see some X users seriously considering Basic over other plans, simply for that “no checkmark” option. — No ads would be great, if X's blue checks weren't posting so much spam and toxic content that makes the whole platfor…
introducing Premium+ - no ads in For You or Following - largest boost for your replies (vs other Premium tiers or unverified users) - access to our full suite of creator tools now available on Web ✌️ subscribe here → https://twitter.com/...
So $16 a month now for this or $3 a month for a “basic” premium subscription. I guess the whole $8 a month genius business plan didn't work out so well after levelling off at around 1 million subscribers. Now it is time to try to milk the simps some more. [image]
I still find it odd that the Twixter* feature I most crave, and would pay for, doesn't even seem to be on anyone's radar screen: Being able to share more than 4 photos in a tweet. (* Henceforth, that is what I'm going to call this service.) https://www.theverge.com/...
NEWS: In the coming weeks, X will be launching the ability to easily upgrade or downgrade your subscription tier. If you're interested in subscribing to a new tier, they recommend waiting till then. [image]
‘you too can recover some of the functionality you once took for granted by directly funding a far-right billionaire manchild as he continues to make this site worse’
Eventually they will launch TwitterUltraPremium+++++ which just lets you finance the purchase of Twitter via Affirm in 42069 payments (because you know Musk would absolutely price it that way...)
@greg16676935420 This page shows the features behind each tier: https://help.twitter.com/... For now, you'd need to cancel your current subscription to upgrade to Premium+. Soon we'll support upgrading without needing to first cancel your current subscription. You'll briefly lose…