Plivo: Channel pricing restructured (Voice tiers, SMS +40%, AI agent -33%)
What happened
Between the Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 captures of Plivo's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Voice split from flat rate into Local/Toll-Free/Browser-SDK tiers; SMS inbound +40% ($0.0055->$0.0077) with new Toll-Free & RCS tiers; Voice AI agent $0.045->$0.030/min; WhatsApp Call pricing now shown inline. In detail: Channel pricing restructured: Voice split into Local/Toll-Free/Browser-SDK-SIP tiers; SMS inbound price +40% with new Toll-Free & RCS tiers; Voice AI agent $0.045→$0.030/min; WhatsApp Call pricing now disclosed. Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 24, 2026) lists Enterprise at $1,000.
It lands 32 days after Plivo's previous change, "Plivo: Voice AI agent usage rate decreased from $0.050/min to $0.030/min, a 40% reduction in per-minute pricing for…" (Jun 2, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Plivo removes Call Insights add-ons, drops $0.0025/min Premium tier" (May 11, 2026) and "Plivo drops phone number pricing, rebrands Pro plan to Pay as you go" (Apr 9, 2026). Plivo has been tracked since 2026-03-02.
In the same window Twilio, Bird, Google Cloud and Telnyx also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Browser-SDK-SIP · Packaging−33%$0.045$0.030/min
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browser-SDK-SIP | Packaging | $0.045 | $0.030/min | −33% |
Values as written on Plivo's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Plivo's pricing page (plivo.com) from Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where browser-sdk-sip packaging reads $0.045 and then $0.030/min.
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Plivo, the last 90 days
Full history- Aug 24, 2026packagingPlivo cuts Voice AI Agent rate to $0.03/min, telephony now billed separately
- Jul 20, 2026packagingPlivo: Voice AI rate hike to $0.04/min + SMS/WhatsApp gated to Enterprise
- Jul 4, 2026packagingPlivo: Channel pricing restructured (Voice tiers, SMS +40%, AI agent -33%) · this change
- Jun 2, 2026decreasePlivo: Voice AI agent usage rate decreased from $0.050/min to $0.030/min, a 40% reduction in per-minute pricing for…
- May 11, 2026packagingPlivo removes Call Insights add-ons, drops $0.0025/min Premium tier
- Apr 9, 2026packagingPlivo drops phone number pricing, rebrands Pro plan to Pay as you go
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- TwilioJul 4Twilio: Video/Conversation Intelligence pricing overhaul + 4 new products
- BirdJul 3Bird: pricing restructured — Free/$15/$80/Custom volume tiers
- Google CloudJun 15Google Cloud Datastudio pools AI tokens per platform, adds Thinking mode
- TelnyxJun 2Telnyx adds WhatsApp Calling to Communications pricing hub
Questions about this change
Did Plivo raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change.
What changed on Plivo's pricing page between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026?
Browser-SDK-SIP packaging: $0.045 → $0.030/min (−33%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Plivo change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Plivo in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Plivo: Voice AI agent usage rate decreased from $0.050/min to $0.030/min, a 40% reduction in per-minute pricing for…" on Jun 2, 2026; Plivo has been tracked since 2026-03-02.