{% from "components/content-metadata.html" import content_metadata %} {% from "components/table.html" import mapping_table, row, text_field, field, row_heading %} {% from "components/live-search.html" import live_search %} {% from "components/components/details/macro.njk" import usaDetails %} {% extends "content_template.html" %} {% block per_page_title %} Pricing {% endblock %} {% block content_column_content %}

Pricing

{{ content_metadata( data={ "Last updated": "Feb 27, 2023" } ) }}

During pilot period, each service has an allowance of 250,000 free text messages. Once this allowance is met, the application will stop delivering messages. There's no monthly charge, no setup fee and no procurement cost.

When a new service is added, it will start in trial mode. Moving a service out of trial mode is subject to approval by the Notify.gov team.

You'll use more messages towards the allowance if you send text messages longer than 160 characters.

{% if not current_user.is_authenticated %} Create an account, then add your unique service(s).

{% else %} Additional unique services may be added, although moving each service out of trial mode is subject to approval by the Notify.gov team. {% endif %}

When you add a new service it will start in trial mode.

You’ll use more messages towards the allowance if you send text messages longer than 160 characters.

Text messages

During pilot phase, each service has an annual allowance of 250,000 free text messages. Once this allowance is met, the application will stop delivering messages.

You’ll use more messages towards the allowance, if you send text messages longer than 160 characters.

You may also use more messages if you:

Long text messages

If a text message is longer than 160 characters (including spaces), it counts as more than one message.

{% call mapping_table( caption='Text message pricing', field_headings=['Message length', 'Charge'], field_headings_visible=True, caption_visible=False ) %} {% for message_length, charge in [ ('Up to 160 characters', '1 text message'), ('Up to 306 characters', '2 text messages'), ('Up to 459 characters', '3 text messages'), ('Up to 612 characters', '4 text messages'), ('Up to 765 characters', '5 text messages'), ('Up to 918 characters', '6 text messages'), ] %} {% call row() %} {{ text_field(message_length) }} {{ text_field(charge) }} {% endcall %} {% endfor %} {% endcall %}

Signs and symbols

The following signs and symbols count as 2 characters each:
[]{}^\|~$

Using them can increase the cost of sending text messages.

Accents and accented characters

Some languages use accented characters.

The following accented characters do not affect the cost of sending text messages: Ä, É, Ö, Ü, à, ä, é, è, ì, ò, ö, ù, ü.

Using other accented characters can increase the cost of sending text messages.

{% set accentedChars %}

{% call mapping_table( caption='Accented characters that affect text message charges', field_headings=['Character', 'Description'], field_headings_visible=True, caption_visible=False ) %} {% for letter, description in [ ('Â', 'Capital letter A with circumflex'), ('Á', 'Capital letter A with acute'), ('À', 'Capital letter A with grave'), ('Ê', 'Capital letter E with circumflex'), ('È', 'Capital letter E with grave'), ('Ë', 'Capital letter E with dieresis'), ('Î', 'Capital letter I with circumflex'), ('Í', 'Capital letter I with acute'), ('Ì', 'Capital letter I with grave'), ('Ï', 'Capital letter I with dieresis'), ('Ô', 'Capital letter O with circumflex'), ('Ó', 'Capital letter O with acute'), ('Ò', 'Capital letter O with grave'), ('Û', 'Capital letter U with circumflex'), ('Ú', 'Capital letter U with acute'), ('Ù', 'Capital letter U with grave'), ('Ŵ', 'Capital letter W with circumflex'), ('Ẃ', 'Capital letter W with acute'), ('Ẁ', 'Capital letter W with grave'), ('Ẅ', 'Capital letter W with dieresis'), ('Ŷ', 'Capital letter Y with circumflex'), ('Ý', 'Capital letter Y with acute'), ('Ỳ', 'Capital letter Y with grave'), ('Ÿ', 'Capital letter Y with dieresis'), ('â', 'Lower case letter a with circumflex'), ('á', 'Lower case letter a with acute'), ('ê', 'Lower case letter e with circumflex'), ('ë', 'Lower case letter e with dieresis'), ('î', 'Lower case letter i with circumflex'), ('í', 'Lower case letter i with acute'), ('ï', 'Lower case letter i with dieresis'), ('ô', 'Lower case letter o with circumflex'), ('ó', 'Lower case letter o with acute'), ('û', 'Lower case letter u with circumflex'), ('ú', 'Lower case letter u with acute'), ('ŵ', 'Lower case letter w with circumflex'), ('ẃ', 'Lower case letter w with acute'), ('ẁ', 'Lower case letter w with grave'), ('ẅ', 'Lower case letter w with dieresis'), ('ŷ', 'Lower case letter y with circumflex'), ('ý', 'Lower case letter y with acute'), ('ỳ', 'Lower case letter y with grave'), ('ÿ', 'Lower case letter y with dieresis'), ] %} {% call row() %} {{ text_field(letter) }} {{ text_field(description) }} {% endcall %} {% endfor %} {% endcall %}
{% endset %} {{ usaDetails({ "summaryText": "Accented characters that affect text message charges", "html": accentedChars }) }}
{% call mapping_table( caption='Pricing for text messages containing accented characters that affect the charges', field_headings=['Message length', 'Charge'], field_headings_visible=True, caption_visible=False ) %} {% for message_length, charge in [ ('Up to 70 characters', '1 text message'), ('Up to 134 characters', '2 text messages'), ('Up to 201 characters', '3 text messages'), ('Up to 268 characters', '4 text messages'), ('Each additional 67 characters', '1 additional text message'), ] %} {% call row() %} {{ text_field(message_length) }} {{ text_field(charge) }} {% endcall %} {% endfor %} {% endcall %}

Sending text messages to international numbers

It might cost more to send text messages to international numbers than U.S. ones, depending on the country.

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