WhatsApp API Pricing Calculator.
Estimate your monthly WhatsApp Business Platform cost with Meta’s official per-message rate card — every market, every message category, volume-tier discounts and free messages included.
Your messaging
Billed at the “North America” rate — Meta prices by the recipient’s country calling code.
Offers, announcements, abandoned-cart and re-engagement templates.
Order updates, delivery alerts, appointment reminders, account notices.
One-time passcodes (OTP) for login and verification.
Free-form replies inside the 24-hour customer service window.
Advanced options — free messages & international OTP
Each number gets 1,000 free service messages a month.
Chats started from Click-to-WhatsApp ads or a Facebook Page button are free for a limited window.
Estimated monthly cost
USD · rates from October 1, 2026| Category | Charged | Rate | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing | 10,000 | $0.0250 | $250.00 |
| Utility | 20,000 | $0.0034 | $68.00 |
| Authentication | 5,000 | $0.0034 | $17.00 |
| Service1,000 free | 4,000 | $0.0034 | $13.60 |
Estimate based on Meta’s USD rate card for the North America market, effective October 1, 2026. Meta charges only for delivered messages — since October 1, 2026 that includes utility messages sent inside the customer service window. Excludes taxes, any provider (BSP) markup, and Meta Business Agent token charges. Accounts billed in INR or another local currency use that currency’s rate card. Always confirm against the official pricing page.
Rate card — USD per delivered message
| Market | Marketing | Utility | Authentication | Auth-international | Service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | $0.0618 | $0.0260 | $0.0260 | — | $0.0260 |
| Bangladesh | $0.0732 | $0.0037 | $0.0037 | $0.0960 | $0.0037 |
| Brazil | $0.0625 | $0.0068 | $0.0068 | — | $0.0068 |
| Chile | $0.0889 | $0.0200 | $0.0200 | — | $0.0200 |
| Colombia | $0.0125 | $0.0008 | $0.0008 | — | $0.0008 |
| Egypt | $0.0644 | $0.0036 | $0.0036 | $0.0650 | $0.0036 |
| France | $0.0859 | $0.0300 | $0.0300 | — | $0.0300 |
| Germany | $0.1365 | $0.0550 | $0.0550 | — | $0.0550 |
| Hong Kong | $0.0732 | $0.0260 | $0.0260 | — | $0.0260 |
| Hungary | $0.0860 | $0.0350 | $0.0350 | — | $0.0350 |
| India | $0.0118 | $0.0014 | $0.0014 | $0.0304 | $0.0014 |
| Indonesia | $0.0411 | $0.0250 | $0.0250 | $0.1360 | $0.0250 |
| Iraq | $0.0341 | $0.0079 | $0.0079 | $0.1280 | $0.0079 |
| Israel | $0.0353 | $0.0053 | $0.0053 | — | $0.0053 |
| Italy | $0.0795 | $0.0300 | $0.0300 | — | $0.0300 |
| Kazakhstan | $0.0604 | $0.0180 | $0.0180 | $0.1600 | $0.0180 |
| Kuwait | $0.0792 | $0.0440 | $0.0440 | $0.1200 | $0.0440 |
| Malaysia | $0.0860 | $0.0140 | $0.0140 | $0.0418 | $0.0140 |
| Mexico | $0.0397 | $0.0085 | $0.0085 | — | $0.0085 |
| Morocco | $0.0414 | $0.0230 | $0.0230 | $0.0811 | $0.0230 |
| Netherlands | $0.1597 | $0.0500 | $0.0500 | — | $0.0500 |
| Nepal | $0.0732 | $0.0034 | $0.0034 | $0.1120 | $0.0034 |
| Nigeria | $0.0516 | $0.0067 | $0.0067 | $0.0750 | $0.0067 |
| Oman | $0.0341 | $0.0247 | $0.0247 | $0.0600 | $0.0247 |
| Pakistan | $0.0473 | $0.0150 | $0.0150 | $0.0750 | $0.0150 |
| Peru | $0.0703 | $0.0300 | $0.0300 | — | $0.0300 |
| Poland | $0.0366 | $0.0122 | $0.0122 | — | $0.0122 |
| Qatar | $0.0341 | $0.0120 | $0.0120 | — | $0.0120 |
| Romania | $0.0860 | $0.0290 | $0.0290 | — | $0.0290 |
| Russia | $0.0802 | $0.0400 | $0.0400 | — | $0.0400 |
| Saudi Arabia | $0.0576 | $0.0107 | $0.0107 | $0.0598 | $0.0107 |
| Singapore | $0.0732 | $0.0160 | $0.0160 | — | $0.0160 |
| South Africa | $0.0379 | $0.0095 | $0.0095 | $0.0200 | $0.0095 |
| Spain | $0.0707 | $0.0200 | $0.0200 | — | $0.0200 |
| Sri Lanka | $0.0732 | $0.0020 | $0.0020 | $0.1440 | $0.0020 |
| Turkey | $0.0109 | $0.0009 | $0.0009 | — | $0.0009 |
| Ukraine | $0.0860 | $0.0298 | $0.0298 | $0.0746 | $0.0298 |
| United Arab Emirates | $0.0576 | $0.0157 | $0.0157 | $0.0510 | $0.0157 |
| United Kingdom | $0.0635 | $0.0220 | $0.0220 | — | $0.0220 |
| North America | $0.0250 | $0.0034 | $0.0034 | — | $0.0034 |
| Rest of Africa | $0.0225 | $0.0040 | $0.0040 | — | $0.0040 |
| Rest of Asia Pacific | $0.0842 | $0.0113 | $0.0113 | — | $0.0113 |
| Rest of Central & Eastern Europe | $0.0860 | $0.0212 | $0.0212 | — | $0.0212 |
| Rest of Latin America | $0.0740 | $0.0113 | $0.0113 | — | $0.0113 |
| Rest of Middle East | $0.0392 | $0.0091 | $0.0091 | — | $0.0091 |
| Rest of Western Europe | $0.0592 | $0.0171 | $0.0171 | — | $0.0171 |
| Other | $0.0604 | $0.0077 | $0.0077 | — | $0.0077 |
List rates before volume-tier discounts. Source: Meta, WhatsApp Business Platform pricing, effective October 1, 2026.
Built on Meta’s official rate card
Not a guess — the same numbers Meta publishes, applied the way Meta bills.
Official per-message rates
Uses Meta’s USD rate card effective October 1, 2026 for all 47 markets and regions.
Country → market mapping
Pick your customers’ country and we apply the right rate — including “Rest of …” regions.
Volume-tier discounts
Utility and authentication tiers are applied marginally, exactly as Meta’s monthly tiers work.
Free messages included
1,000 free service messages per phone number, plus free entry point windows from ads.
International OTP rates
Toggle authentication-international pricing for markets where Meta charges it.
Monthly, yearly & per message
See the total, the cost per category, and your effective average cost per message.
Estimate your costs in three steps
Takes under a minute.
Pick your market
Choose the country your customers are in — Meta prices by the recipient’s number.
Enter monthly volumes
Add how many marketing, utility, authentication and service messages you send.
Read your estimate
See monthly and yearly cost, tier discounts, and the per-message average.
Who uses this calculator
Anyone budgeting for WhatsApp at scale.
E-commerce teams
Budget order updates, abandoned-cart nudges and promotions per market.
Support leaders
Understand what service conversations cost now that they’re charged beyond the free tier.
Product & engineering
Price OTP login flows, including international authentication rates.
Marketing teams
Compare the cost of WhatsApp campaigns against SMS and email.
Agencies & BSPs
Produce quick, defensible estimates for client proposals.
Finance
Forecast monthly and yearly WhatsApp spend from expected volumes.
Ways to lower your WhatsApp bill
Small changes that add up at volume.
Categorise templates correctly — promotional wording in a utility template gets it billed as marketing.
Answer customer questions inside the 24-hour service window with free-form replies instead of new templates.
Use Click-to-WhatsApp ads: messages in the free entry point window aren’t charged.
Consolidate sending on as few markets and accounts as possible so utility and authentication volumes reach tier discounts sooner.
Automate repetitive service replies with an AI agent so each conversation needs fewer messages.
Re-check rates each quarter — Meta can update the rate card on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1.
Frequently asked questions
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