Elon Musk has introduced that X (previously often known as Twitter) will now provide options from X Premium and X Premium+ — the microblogging platform’s paid subscription — at no extra price, to particular customers on the platform. However, not all X customers will probably be eligible, in response to particulars shared by the corporate’s CEO on Thursday. Premium subscription plans on X cut back the variety of adverts 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 put up 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 for free and accounts with over 5000 will get Premium+ for free
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 28, 2024
Meanwhile, the platform’s CEO additionally stated that customers who’ve over 5,000 verified subscriber followers can be granted entry to options which might be accessible with an X Premium+ subscription, that’s at present priced at Rs. 1,300 a month (in the event you enroll from the online interface) or Rs. 13,600 for a yr. All 4 subscription costs are significantly increased when signing up from the Android and iOS apps.
Musk did not present a motive for granting entry to X Premium and X Premium+ options for choose customers, but the choice comes on the heels of a report that exposed that fewer individuals had been utilizing the microblogging service, which was struggling to retain customers. The platform has refuted these claims.
This means that you’ll want to have 2,500 followers who’ve paid for a Premium or Premium+ subscription to realize entry to those options, which additionally embrace a blue verification verify mark and the power to monetise their posts. X reveals fewer adverts to Premium subscribers, whereas those that have a Premium+ subscription don’t see any commercials.
Both subscriptions provide options like the power to edit or undo posts, elevated character restrict, put up longer movies, background video playback, video downloads, and entry to the Grok AI chatbot. Premium+ entry additionally provides subscribers the power to put up articles. The subscriptions additionally permit customers to customize the cellular app interface and conceal likes and subscriptions.
