How to Cancel X Premium (Formerly Twitter Blue) in 2026

X Premium costs $8-16/month for a blue checkmark and extra features. If you're tired of paying for a verification badge that used to be free, here's how to cancel on every platform.

Cancel on Web (x.com)

1. Go to x.com → click More (left sidebar)
2. Click Monetization → Subscriptions
3. Click Manage Subscription via Stripe portal
4. Click Cancel plan → confirm

Cancel on iPhone

1. iPhone Settings → your name → Subscriptions
2. Find X (or Twitter) → tap Cancel Subscription

iOS subscriptions cost $11/month (Apple's 30% markup) vs $8 on web. If you re-subscribe later, do it on x.com to save.

Cancel on Android

1. Google Play Store → Profile → Payments & subscriptions
2. Find X → tap Cancel subscription

X Premium Tiers

• Basic ($3/mo): Edit tweets, longer posts, no blue checkmark
• Premium ($8/mo): Blue checkmark, fewer ads, reply boost, longer video uploads
• Premium+ ($16/mo): No ads, largest reply boost, Grok AI, creator revenue share

What You Lose

• Blue checkmark disappears from your profile
• Tweets go back to 280 characters (from 25,000)
• Edit tweet button removed
• Reply boost goes away (less visibility in threads)
• Grok AI access revoked (Premium+ only)
• Ad revenue sharing stops
• Video upload length reverts to 2:20

What You Keep

• Your account, followers, tweets, and DMs
• Full read access to the timeline
• Ability to tweet, reply, repost, and like
• Spaces (audio rooms) access
• Communities access

Is X Premium Worth It?

For most users: no. The main benefits are:

• Blue checkmark: Once a status symbol, now just means you pay $8/month
• Reply boost: Minimal impact for accounts with fewer than 10K followers
• Edit button: Nice but not worth $96/year
• Ad revenue: Most creators earn less than $10/month from X revenue sharing

Annual Savings: $36-$192/Year

Basic saves $36/year, Premium saves $96/year, Premium+ saves $192/year. For the vast majority of X users, the free experience is virtually identical to the paid one.