Twilio: pricing, API and MCP for AI agents
by Twilio · www.twilio.com
Checked 2026-10-17 on Twilio's own pages. Anything we could not confirm says “not verified”.
What is Twilio? Communications APIs for phone numbers, SMS/MMS, voice calls and more, billed per message segment, per minute and per number. Prices vary by country and carrier.
How an agent uses it: An agent buys numbers, sends texts and places calls through the REST API; Twilio Labs publishes an alpha MCP server that exposes Twilio's APIs as tools.
Best for: Teams that want the widest set of channels (SMS, voice, WhatsApp, email) on one account with pay-as-you-go rates.
Pricing
- Free tier
- Free trial, no credit card [source, checked 2026-10-17]
- Entry paid price
- US SMS $0.0083 per segment sent or received; local number $1.15/month; local calls $0.0140/min out, $0.0085/min in [source, checked 2026-10-17]
- What you pay for (meter)
- Per message segment, per call minute and per number per month; carrier fees vary [source]
- Data retention
- not verified
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