Elon Musk has introduced that X (previously generally known as Twitter) will now supply options from X Premium and X Premium+ — the microblogging platform’s paid subscription — at no extra value, to particular customers on the platform. Nonetheless, not all X customers shall be eligible, in response to particulars shared by the corporate’s CEO on Thursday. Premium subscription plans on X scale back the variety of advertisements on the timeline, whereas permitting customers to entry to premium options in addition to Grok, a synthetic intelligence (AI) chatbot created by xAI, the startup based by Musk.
In a publish on X, Musk stated that each one accounts on the platform which have “over 2,500 verified subscriber followers” may have entry to options accessible with an X Premium subscription. In India, an X Premium subscription prices Rs. 650 a month (when subscribing from the web site) whereas an annual subscription is priced at Rs. 6,800.
Going ahead, all 𝕏 accounts with over 2500 verified subscriber followers will get Premium options without cost and accounts with over 5000 will get Premium+ without cost
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 28, 2024
In the meantime, the platform’s CEO additionally stated that customers who’ve over 5,000 verified subscriber followers could be granted entry to options which are accessible with an X Premium+ subscription, that’s presently priced at Rs. 1,300 a month (when you join from the online interface) or Rs. 13,600 for a 12 months. All 4 subscription costs are significantly larger when signing up from the Android and iOS apps.
Musk did not present a cause for granting entry to X Premium and X Premium+ options for choose customers, however the determination comes on the heels of a report that exposed that fewer folks have been utilizing the microblogging service, which was struggling to retain customers. The platform has refuted these claims.
This implies that you’ll want to have 2,500 followers who’ve paid for a Premium or Premium+ subscription to achieve entry to those options, which additionally embody a blue verification verify mark and the flexibility to monetise their posts. X reveals fewer advertisements to Premium subscribers, whereas those that have a Premium+ subscription don’t see any commercials.
Each subscriptions supply options like the flexibility to edit or undo posts, elevated character restrict, publish longer movies, background video playback, video downloads, and entry to the Grok AI chatbot. Premium+ entry additionally offers subscribers the flexibility to publish articles. The subscriptions additionally permit customers to customize the cell app interface and conceal likes and subscriptions.