X updates subscription tiers and trend personalization

X has overhauled its subscription model, consolidating previously separate services into a unified system. The new X Subscription structure includes tiers such as Free, Basic, Premium, and Premium+, offering varying levels of features including longer posts, video uploads, verification check marks, and reduced advertising.

These updated plans now integrate AI capabilities, specifically providing higher usage limits for the Grok AI. The subscription model also incorporates features from Cursor, an agentic AI coding platform acquired by Elon Musk’s companies.

Additionally, X’s trending topics algorithm utilizes personalization based on a user's location, interests, and followed accounts. While the algorithm prioritizes sudden spikes in topic popularity over steady volume, users can manually adjust their trends to view specific countries or cities through the Explore settings on both mobile and desktop platforms.