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How much does Vonage cost?

Name: Vonage API
Brand: Vonage

Vonage bills across 13 metered dimensions. The table below lists the current per-unit rates, verified June 14, 2026. What you actually pay depends on your usage volume, which is the number a scan computes for your specific app.

Last verified June 14, 2026Official Vonage pricing

Vonage pricing breakdown

Per-unit pricing by metered dimension.
Metered dimension	Price
US SMS outbound	$0 / month
US voice (per min)	$0 / month
RCS Rich – T-Mobile/US Cellular	$0 / month
RCS Rich Media – T-Mobile/US Cellular	$0 / month
RCS Rich – Verizon	$0 / month
RCS Rich Media – Verizon	$0 / month
RCS Rich – AT&T	$4.5 / 1k messages
RCS Rich Media – AT&T	$0 / month
Facebook Messenger	$1.1 / 1k delivered messages
WhatsApp platform fee	$0.15 / 1k messages
RCS Country Set-up Fee	$0 / month
Audit API	$0 / month
US SMS outbound	$7.2 / 1k message

Live page is the Messages/RCS pricing page. SMS pricing is linked separately at /communications-apis/sms/pricing/ and not shown inline — US SMS ~$0.0078 carried from previous entry. Voice from $0.013/min carried from previous entry. RCS per-message pricing varies by carrier. Facebook Messenger $0.0011/message. WhatsApp has a separate Meta fee plus Vonage platform fee starting at $0.00015/message.

Source: vonage.com · Catalog 2026-06-14.2. Confirm the live rate before you commit.

What does Vonage cost inside your app?

The rates above are per unit. Your bill is those rates times how hard your code leans on Vonage, plus everything around it. PrePrice scans your project, finds where you call Vonage, and computes your real cost per user and what to charge.

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Vonage cost questions

How is Vonage billed?

Vonage is billed per metered unit of usage. See the table above for each dimension and its rate, and the official pricing page for plan minimums and included allowances.

Why is my Vonage bill higher than expected?

The per-unit rate is only one of the four numbers that set your bill. The others are how much your app uses Vonage, how often, and across how many users. Long prompts, retries, multi-step agents, and uncached repeated context all multiply the rate. PrePrice models that usage from your code so the number is real, not a guess.

Where do these Vonage prices come from?

From Vonage's official pricing page (vonage.com), verified June 14, 2026 and re-checked on a schedule. Pricing changes often, so confirm the live rate before you commit.