Home Industry Technology Elon Musk forsakes Twitter’s free-for-all framework, launches subscription plans for X The basic tier is priced at $3 per month but is not ad-free by Reuters October 29, 2023 Image credit: Getty Images Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, rolled out two new subscription plans on Friday, including a Premium+ tier for users willing to pay for an ad-free experience. The Premium+ plan, priced at about $16 per month, includes all the tools and features offered by the platform, minus the ads, the company said in a post on the platform. It will, however, be available for users accessing the platform through a web browser for now, it added. 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://t.co/Ywvyijo9CQ — Premium (@premium) October 27, 2023 X’s new pricing plan The basic tier is priced at $3 per month but is not ad-free. X is also planning to bundle video and audio calling for some users, in a push to turn the platform into an everything app. Musk has been exploring several options to extensively monetise the social media platform, which he acquired for $44bn in October 2022. Tags Elon Musk everything app premium subscription plan Twitter X You might also like Elon Musk unveils AI-bot ‘Grok’, announces plan to integrate xAI with his social media platform SpaceX signs deal with European Space Agency to launch key satellites UAE minister Omar Al Olama in Time’s list of 100 most influential people in AI Elon Musk says X will offer video and audio calls