US SMS API pricing, compared

List prices for US local (10DLC) messaging, straight from each provider's public pricing page. Volume and committed discounts are not shown.

Provider	Outbound SMS per segment, US 10DLC	Inbound SMS	Outbound MMS	Carrier fee AT&T / T-Mobile / Verizon outbound SMS, as published by provider	Source · last checked
Telnyx	$0.004	$0.004	$0.015	$0.003 / $0.003 / $0.0045 src	telnyx.com 2026-10-16
Twilio	$0.0083	$0.0083	$0.022	$0.0035 / $0.0045 / $0.005	www.twilio.com 2026-10-16
Plivo	$0.0077	$0.0077	$0.018	$0.0035 / $0.0045 / $0.005	www.plivo.com 2026-10-16
Bandwidth	$0.004	checking	$0.015	checking / checking / checking	www.bandwidth.com 2026-10-16
Vonage	$0.0086	$0.00691	checking	$0.0035 / $0.0045 / $0.005	www.vonage.com 2026-10-16
SignalWire	$0.00415	$0.00415	$0.02	$0.0035 / $0.0045 / $0.005	signalwire.com 2026-10-16
Sinch	$0.0078	$0.0078	$0.02	checking / checking / checking	www.sinch.com 2026-10-16
ClickSend Prepaid tiers: $0.0285 (from $20 top-up), $0.0203 ($100), $0.0131 ($1,000), $0.0093 ($2,000). Inbound SMS free.	$0.0285	$0	$0.0369	checking / checking / checking	www.clicksend.com 2026-10-16

“checking” = we could not verify this number from the provider's public page yet. We never estimate. Carrier pass-through fees are set by carriers and vary by provider and number type.

Monthly cost calculator

Outbound segments/mo Inbound segments/mo

Provider	Messaging	Carrier fees (est. even split AT&T/T-Mobile/Verizon, outbound)	10DLC (low-volume campaign)	Total / mo

Inbound only counted where the provider's inbound price is verified. Carrier fees only shown where the provider publishes them. Excludes number rental and one-time registration fees.

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