WhatsApp Business API
WhatsApp API Pricing: Estimate Your Monthly Spend
Estimate your monthly WhatsApp engagement spend — template messages, service messages & WhatsApp Calling, along with your applicable Chakra subscription for a total cost. Use this to compare with other BSP providers.
✦ Zero Markup on Meta Charges
✦ Save up to 30% vs Others
✦ Simple Transparent Pricing
✦ Flexible Subscription Plans
Your Usage
Select plan, country and monthly message volumes
Chakra Chat Plan
Starter
$12.49/mo
Template msgs
10,000 / mo
Service msgs
5,000 / mo
⚠️ Service: upgrade required if > 5K
Popular
Growth
$24.99/mo
Template msgs
25,000 / mo
Service msgs
15,000 / mo
⚠️ Service: upgrade required if > 15K
Advanced
$49.99/mo
Template msgs
75,000 / mo
Service msgs
45,000 / mo
✓ Service overage: $0.001 / msg
Pro
$199.99/mo
Template msgs
400,000 / mo
Service msgs
200,000 / mo
✓ Service overage: $0.001 / msg
📣 Marketing0
050K100K175K250K
⚙️ Utility0
050K100K175K250K
🔐 Authentication0
050K100K175K250K
💬 Service (1K free globally)
0
050K100K175K250K
Marketing
Select a country
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Utility
Select a country
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Authentication
Select a country
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Service (1K free / plan limits)
Starter & Growth: hard cap · Adv & Pro: overage
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Meta Subtotal—
Chakra Charges · paid to Chakra Chat
Subscription
Growth Plan
$24.99
Template Overage
Incl. up to 25K tmpl/mo
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Template Markup
Chakra platform fee
Chakra Subtotal—
Meta Messaging Charges
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Chakra Subscription Charges
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Total Messages
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messages
Estimated Charges per Month
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You could save up to 30% compared to other BSP platforms
Chakra Chat charges zero markup on Meta rates — you pay Meta directly at standard rates, with no platform surcharge on messages.
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Applied Rate Card
Marketing (flat)—
Utility base / vol. disc. after—
Auth base / vol. disc. after—
Service (Utility rate, 1K free)—
Meta billing currency—
Chakra billing currency—
Overage rate—
📣
Marketing
Promotional messages to drive engagement and conversions.
- Flash sales & promo offers
- Abandoned cart reminders
- Loyalty rewards & referrals
⚙️
Utility
Transactional messages. Free within the 24h service window.
- Order confirmations & shipping
- Payment receipts
- Appointment reminders
🔐
Authentication
One-time passwords and verification codes only.
- OTP for login & signup
- Two-factor auth (2FA)
- Transaction PINs
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Service
Customer-initiated messages. First 1,000/month free globally. Starter & Growth: hard plan cap (upgrade needed). Advanced & Pro: $0.001/msg overage beyond cap.
- Live agent replies within 24h
- Session conversations
- No template approval needed
📞 WhatsApp Business Calling API — Voice calls directly inside WhatsApp. Supported from Growth plan onwards. Inbound calls (customer → business) are currently free. Outbound calls (business → customer) are charged per minute by Meta; Chakra adds zero markup. Outbound not available for US, Canada, Egypt, Vietnam, Nigeria.
Calling Usage
Estimate your monthly WhatsApp call charges
Plan (Calling available from Growth+)
Default
Growth
$24.99/mo
Advanced
$49.99/mo
Pro
$199.99/mo
📲 Inbound calls (Customer → Business) are currently free — no charges apply.
📞 Minutes / Month0
02.5K5K7.5K10K
Meta Outbound Call Rates (per minute)
🇮🇳 India ₹0.3885
🇦🇷 Argentina ARS 14.64
🇲🇽 Mexico MX$ 0.173
🇧🇷 Brazil $0.0108
🇮🇩 Indonesia $0.0242
🌍 Other countries ~$0.0088
Zero markup from Chakra · Rates sourced from Meta's standard rate card
Inbound Calls
Currently free
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Calling Markup
Chakra Chat
Calling Subtotal—
Chakra Subscription · paid to Chakra
Subscription
Growth Plan
$24.99
Calling cost
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Chakra plan
$24.99
USD
Monthly Calling Estimate
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Select country & enter minutes
💡 Use the Messaging tab to combine with template message costs for a full monthly total.
Calling rates shown are indicative. Please verify the latest rates at Meta's official calling pricing documentation →
Important Notes on Meta Charges
Key policies that affect how Meta bills your WhatsApp usage.
📦
Charged on delivery only. You are billed when a template or service message is successfully delivered to the recipient's device.
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Country-based rates. Pricing is determined by the recipient's WhatsApp number country code, not your business location.
💬
Service messages now charged. Service messages are charged at Utility rates. The first 1,000 per month are free globally across all plans.
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Free utility within open window. Utility templates delivered inside an open 24-hour customer service window are free.
📉
Volume discounts auto-applied. Utility and authentication messages get ~5% discount above the country-specific volume threshold.
🕐
72-hour free entry window. All messages including templates are free for 72 hours when sent within an open free entry point conversation.
📋
Verify template categories. Charges apply at the category assigned at time of use. Review your approved template categories regularly.
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Quarterly pricing updates. Meta may revise rates only on the 1st day of each quarter.
📞
Inbound calls currently free. Only outbound (business-initiated) WhatsApp calls are charged per-minute by Meta. Calling available on Growth+ plans.
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Zero markup from Chakra. You pay Meta directly at the global standard rate. Chakra only charges the platform subscription fee.
Messaging rates shown are indicative and based on Meta's standard rate cards. Rates may change on the 1st of each quarter. Please verify the latest rates at Meta's official pricing documentation →
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about WhatsApp API pricing and Chakra Chat plans