RCS Pricing for Programmable Messaging
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RCS in Twilio's Programmable Messaging API is charged on a per-message basis for both inbound and outbound messages depending on the message category.
| Message Category | Definition |
|---|---|
| Outbound – Basic Message | Mobile-terminated text messages up to 160 UTF-8 characters. |
| Outbound – Single Message | Mobile-terminated text messages greater than 160 UTF-8 characters, up to the max message length. Media and rich content will be charged at this rate, once supported by Twilio. |
| Inbound Message | Any mobile-originated message including text, rich content, and media, once supported. |
Certain carriers charge a one-time RCS sender activation fee in addition to message fees.
Unlike SMS, RCS messages are only charged on delivery confirmation and do not require segmentation. Messages greater than 160 characters are categorized as a "Single" message and charged one fee.
Consistently with SMS, RCS messages to and from North American end users incur both a message fee and carrier fee. RCS messages in other regions only incur a message fee. For more information, including how to access RCS, please refer to our documentation.
Rich Content inbound messages that generate an inbound event will be charged the standard inbound message fee.
| Country | Billable Item Name | Price |
|---|---|---|
| United States | UNITED STATES Inbound RCS - Carrier Fee - T-Mobile | $0.0100 |
| United States | UNITED STATES Inbound RCS Message | $0.0079 |
| United States | UNITED STATES Outbound RCS Basic - Carrier Fee - Other | $0.0035 |
| United States | UNITED STATES Outbound RCS Basic - Carrier Fee - T-Mobile | $0.0045 |
| United States | UNITED STATES Outbound RCS Basic - Carrier Fee - Verizon | $0.0040 |
| United States | UNITED STATES Outbound RCS Basic - Carrier Fee - US Cellular | $0.0050 |
| United States | UNITED STATES Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0079 |
| United States | UNITED STATES Outbound RCS Single - Carrier Fee - Other | $0.0100 |
| United States | UNITED STATES Outbound RCS Single - Carrier Fee - T-Mobile | $0.0250 |
| United States | UNITED STATES Outbound RCS Single - Carrier Fee - Verizon | $0.0060 |
| United States | UNITED STATES Outbound RCS Single - Carrier Fee - US Cellular | $0.0135 |
| United States | UNITED STATES Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.0200 |
| United States | UNITED STATES RCS Sender Activation Fee - T-Mobile | $500.00 |
| United States | UNITED STATES RCS Sender Approval Fee - Aegis | $200.00 |
| Country | Billable Item Name | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | AUSTRIA Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0979 |
| Austria | AUSTRIA Inbound RCS Message | $0.0075 |
| Austria | AUSTRIA Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.2937 |
| Belgium | BELGIUM Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.1050 |
| Belgium | BELGIUM Inbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0075 |
| Belgium | BELGIUM Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.3150 |
| Czech Republic | CZECH REPUBLIC Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0666 |
| Czech Republic | CZECH REPUBLIC Inbound RCS Message | $0.0075 |
| Czech Republic | CZECH REPUBLIC Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.1998 |
| Denmark | DENMARK Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0524 |
| Denmark | DENMARK Inbound RCS Message | $0.0075 |
| Denmark | DENMARK Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.1572 |
| Finland | FINLAND Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0861 |
| Finland | FINLAND Inbound RCS Message | $0.0075 |
| Finland | FINLAND Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.2583 |
| France | FRANCE Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0798 |
| France | FRANCE Inbound RCS Message | $0.0075 |
| France | FRANCE Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.2394 |
| Germany | GERMANY Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.1120 |
| Germany | GERMANY Inbound RCS Message | $0.0075 |
| Germany | GERMANY Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.3361 |
| Ireland | IRELAND Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0735 |
| Ireland | IRELAND Inbound RCS Message | $0.0075 |
| Ireland | IRELAND Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.2205 |
| Italy | ITALY Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0927 |
| Italy | ITALY Inbound RCS Message | $0.0200 |
| Italy | ITALY Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.2781 |
| Netherlands | NETHERLANDS Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0966 |
| Netherlands | NETHERLANDS Inbound RCS Message | $0.0075 |
| Netherlands | NETHERLANDS Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.2898 |
| Norway | NORWAY Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0651 |
| Norway | NORWAY Inbound RCS Message | $0.0075 |
| Norway | NORWAY Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.1953 |
| Poland | POLAND Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0431 |
| Poland | POLAND Inbound RCS Message | $0.0075 |
| Poland | POLAND Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.1293 |
| Portugal | PORTUGAL Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0473 |
| Portugal | PORTUGAL Inbound RCS Message | $0.0450 |
| Portugal | PORTUGAL Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.1419 |
| Romania | ROMANIA Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0737 |
| Romania | ROMANIA Inbound RCS Message | $0.0075 |
| Romania | ROMANIA Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.2211 |
| Slovakia | SLOVAKIA Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0883 |
| Slovakia | SLOVAKIA Inbound RCS Message | $0.0100 |
| Slovakia | SLOVAKIA Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.2649 |
| Spain | SPAIN Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0875 |
| Spain | SPAIN Inbound RCS Message | $0.0075 |
| Spain | SPAIN Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.2625 |
| Sweden | SWEDEN Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0609 |
| Sweden | SWEDEN Inbound RCS Message | $0.0075 |
| Sweden | SWEDEN Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.1827 |
| United Kingdom | UNITED KINGDOM Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0524 |
| United Kingdom | UNITED KINGDOM Inbound RCS Message | $0.0075 |
| United Kingdom | UNITED KINGDOM Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.1573 |
| Country | Billable Item Name | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | BRAZIL Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0599 |
| Brazil | BRAZIL Inbound RCS Message | $0.0250 |
| Brazil | BRAZIL Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.1797 |
| Mexico | MEXICO Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.1511 |
| Mexico | MEXICO Inbound RCS Message | $0.0075 |
| Mexico | MEXICO Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.4534 |
| Country | Friendly Name | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | SINGAPORE Outbound RCS Basic Message | $0.0591 |
| Singapore | SINGAPORE Inbound RCS Message | $0.0470 |
| Singapore | SINGAPORE Outbound RCS Single Message | $0.1774 |