WhatsApp Costs & the October 2026 Change

WhatsApp Costs & the October 2026 Change Two things decide what a WhatsApp message costs you: how your number is connected , which decides who sends you the bill, and what WhatsApp charges for that kind of message, which is changing on 1 October 2026 . This page covers both, and the one thing you should check before that date. Who Bills You for WhatsApp Messages How your number is connected Who charges you for messages A number you rented here on the WhatsApp Business API card Everything runs through your account here. WhatsApp's message fees come out of your credits, so one balance covers it and there's no separate bill from Meta. The number's monthly rent (at least 50 credits, shown on its card) is the only fixed fee, and it includes the WhatsApp connection. Your own number, Managed by us — connected from the WhatsApp Business API card Meta bills you directly , on the payment method attached to your WhatsApp Business Account. Your subscription and credits here do not cover those fees. Through our Meta app — connected from the WhatsApp Business API card Meta bills the conversations directly to your own WhatsApp Business Account. What we charge for the connection depends on whose number it is — see Connect through our Meta app: what we charge just below this table. Your own Meta app Meta bills you directly , on the payment method attached to your WhatsApp Business Account, at Meta's own rates. Your credits here do not cover those fees. WhatsApp Web No per-message fee at a