[McMini]

If they track 10,000,000 accounts, does this mean they make millions of request towards Twitter every minute? Isn't that against Twitters terms?

[codetrotter]

They might be paying Twitter for enterprise API access.

https://developer.twitter.com/en/products/twitter-api/enterp...

[vincentmarle]

I'm not seeing anything about pricing. How do they make money?

[filoleg]

> I'm not seeing anything about pricing. How do they make money?

Right next to the "Apply for enterprise access" button, there is a giant block of text saying "Our enterprise solutions are customized with predictable pricing".

Basically, they make money, because that API access isn't free. They don't list the actual price there because, as it is the case with most enterprise sales, there is no fixed pricing, and they work out individual deals on a case-by-case basis (which is based on the number of requests you expect your API to make per day/hour, volume discounts, long-term contract discounts, etc.).

Long story short, there is a price on it, but to find out what it is, you will have to apply. And the price you will get will probably not be representative of the price other people/enterprises get, but at least you will know what it will cost for your specific company/project.