Overview
Twilio short codes have one-time setup fees, regularly billed leasing or service charges, and per-message usage charges. Please read on for a breakdown of all fees and charges.
Nonprofit organizations may be eligible for a discount on their short code lease cost. For more information and eligibility requirements, please contact Sales.
What You Need To Know
One-time Setup Fees
The following fees are charged once when setting up a short code with Twilio:
| Country | Fee Type | One-time Cost |
| Argentina | Setup fee | $1,200 |
| Brazil | Setup fee | $0 |
| Canada | Setup fee | $3,000 |
| Colombia | Setup fee | $1,200 |
| Dominican Republic | Setup fee | $1,200 |
| France | Setup fee | $4,166 |
| Germany | Setup fee (Random number) | $1,655 |
| Setup fee (Vanity number) | $2,615 | |
| India | Setup fee | $0 |
| Mexico | Setup fee | $2,200 |
| Spain | Setup fee | $110 |
| Sweden | Setup fee | $3,200 |
| New Zealand | Setup fee | $1,600 |
| United Kingdom | Setup fee | $0 |
| USA | Setup fee | $1000 |
| MMS Enablement fee | $500 |
Short Code Recurring Charges
Short Code leases and service charges are billed on a quarterly (every 3 months) or annual (once yearly) basis. Yearly subscriptions receive a discount equal to one month, as shown in the table below. Short codes leased directly by the customer (self-leased) are also billed at a discount, with just a service charge being applied.
| Country | Short Code Type | Quarterly Cost | Annual Cost |
| Argentina | Random number | $2,200 | $8,800 |
| Brazil | Random FTEU number | $715 | $2,620 |
| Canada | Vanity number | $3,000 | $11,000 |
| Customer self-leased | $2,000 | $7,333.33 | |
| Colombia | Random number | $2,300 | $8,200 |
| Dominican Republic | Vanity number | $2,300 | $8,200 |
| France | Random low throughput number | $6,066 | $23,963 |
| Random medium throughput number | $10,077 | $40,009 | |
| Random high throughput number | $17,277 | $68,809 | |
| Random highest throughput number | $36,357 | $145,129 | |
| Germany | Random number | $2,875 | $11,500 |
| Vanity number | $3,660 | $14,640 | |
| India | Random number | $950 | $3,460 |
| Mexico | Random number | $5,400 | $20,600 |
| Spain | Vanity number | $3,500 | $13,800 |
| FTEU number | $3,500 | $13,800 | |
| Sweden | Random number | $4,800 | $17,600 |
| New Zealand | Random number | $2,100 | $7,400 |
| United Kingdom | Random number | $5,000 | $16,500 |
| USA | Random number | $3,000 | $11,000 |
| Vanity number | $4,500 | $16,500 | |
| Customer self-leased | $1,500 | $5,500 |
Unless otherwise stated, taxes are not included in our prices and all applicable taxes are payable by Customer. All prices in USD and are subject to change.
Notice: Customer self-leased costs only account for Twilio's connection fees. Lease fees from your provider are not included in this pricing.
Short Code Message Pricing
Short code usage is billed at a per-message rate:
| Country | Message Type | Inbound Cost | Outbound Cost |
| USA | SMS | $0.0075 | $0.0079 |
| MMS | $0.01 | $0.02 | |
| Canada | SMS | $0.005 | $0.0315 |
| UK | SMS | $0.0075 | $0.04 |
Additional wireless carrier message fees: Some wireless carriers charge additional per-message transaction fees. These fees vary depending on the carrier, and message type. For full details, please see our SMS Pricing Page.
Below you will find references to useful documents: