Telnyx vs Twilio pricing: SMS and voice rates side by side
Updated 2026-11-01 · listed A to Z, not ranked
Telnyx and Twilio both sell programmable SMS and voice. They publish prices differently: Telnyx lists its own rate and the carrier or SIP trunking fee as separate lines, while Twilio lists a rate per segment or minute and notes carrier fees that may be added.
Listed A to Z. US pay-as-you-go rates from each company’s official pricing pages on Nov 1, 2026. We list each line as published and do not add them up.
- SMS (send / receive)
- $0.004 / $0.004 per part, + carrier fee
- MMS (send / receive)
- $0.015 / $0.005 per part, + carrier fee
- Voice (make / receive, local)
- $0.002 per min each way, + SIP trunking fee
- Local number
- From $1.00 / month
- Published extras
- Carrier fees listed per carrier; automatic volume tiers above 100M messages a month
- SMS (send / receive)
- $0.0083 / $0.0083 per segment (long code)
- MMS (send / receive)
- $0.022 / $0.0165 per message (long code)
- Voice (make / receive, local)
- $0.0140 / $0.0085 per min
- Local number
- $1.15 / month
- Published extras
- Carrier fees may apply; 10DLC registration fees; $0.001 per failed message
How we checked: US list prices, pay as you go, quoted from telnyx.com/pricing/messaging, telnyx.com/pricing/call-control, twilio.com/en-us/sms/pricing/us and twilio.com/en-us/voice/pricing/us on Nov 1, 2026. Carrier fees, registration fees and taxes vary: confirm with each provider for your traffic.
Measured by us: the x402 endpoints
We call these x402 endpoints daily without paying and read the HTTP 402 reply. Not a ranking.
Reading the two price sheets
- Carrier fees. Both pass through US carrier fees on A2P messaging. Telnyx adds them as a separate line at cost; Twilio lists them in a carrier fees section on its page.
- Voice. Telnyx’s $0.002 per minute is the API rate; the SIP trunk for each call is a separate published fee. Twilio’s per-minute voice rates are listed per number type and direction.
- Numbers and registration. Both charge monthly for numbers and pass on 10DLC registration costs for US business texting.
- AI agents. Telnyx also runs an x402 route for AI inference that an agent can pay per call in USDC (our daily check is below). We found no x402 route for Twilio.
FAQ
How do Telnyx and Twilio SMS prices compare?
On Nov 1, 2026 Telnyx listed $0.004 per SMS part plus a carrier fee, and Twilio listed $0.0083 per segment on long codes with carrier fees that may apply. Your total depends on carriers, message length and volume, so price your own traffic with both.
How much is a phone number on Telnyx vs Twilio?
Telnyx numbers start at $1.00 a month on its numbers page; a Twilio US local number is $1.15 a month (toll-free $2.15).
Sources (official pages, read 2026-11-01)
- telnyx.com
- telnyx.com/pricing/messaging
- telnyx.com/pricing/call-control
- twilio.com
- twilio.com/en-us/sms/pricing/us
- twilio.com/en-us/voice/pricing/us
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