Plivo: Voice AI rate hike to $0.04/min + SMS/WhatsApp gated to Enterprise
What happened
Between the Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026 captures of Plivo's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Voice AI agent rate rose from $0.030/min to $0.04/min all-inclusive. SMS & WhatsApp API access moved from self-serve Channel Pricing to Enterprise-only (starts at $1,000/month). In detail: SMS & Verify API and WhatsApp API moved from self-serve Channel Pricing (available to all Pay as you go accounts) to Enterprise-only access, gated behind the $1,000/month Enterprise plan; Voice AI agent per-minute rate increased from $0.030/min to $0.04/min all-inclusive (now bundles telephony, voice models and transcription into one rate). Pulse files it as a pricing change (package change, price increase) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 24, 2026) lists Enterprise at $1,000.
It lands 16 days after Plivo's previous change, "Plivo: Channel pricing restructured (Voice tiers, SMS +40%, AI agent -33%)" (Jul 4, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "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) and "Plivo removes Call Insights add-ons, drops $0.0025/min Premium tier" (May 11, 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.
- Pay as you go, Enterprise · PackagingPackage change
SMS & Verify API and WhatsApp API moved from self-serve Channel Pricing (available to all Pay as you go accounts) to Enterprise-only access, gated behind the $1,000/month Enterprise plan
- — · Price+33%$0.030/min$0.04/min
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay as you go, Enterprise | Packaging | SMS & Verify API and WhatsApp API moved from self-serve Channel Pricing (available to all Pay as you go accounts) to Enterprise-only access, gated behind the $1,000/month Enterprise plan | Package change | |
| — | Price | $0.030/min | $0.04/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 Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where price reads $0.030/min and then $0.04/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 · this change
- Jul 4, 2026packagingPlivo: Channel pricing restructured (Voice tiers, SMS +40%, AI agent -33%)
- 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
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 July 2026?
Yes. Pulse captured Plivo's pricing page on Jul 13, 2026 and again on Jul 20, 2026 and recorded 1 price increase: $0.030/min → $0.04/min (+33%).
What changed on Plivo's pricing page between Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 2026?
SMS & Verify API and WhatsApp API moved from self-serve Channel Pricing (available to all Pay as you go accounts) to Enterprise-only access, gated behind the $1,000/month Enterprise plan; price: $0.030/min → $0.04/min (+33%). Pulse compared the captures it took on Jul 13, 2026 and Jul 20, 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: Channel pricing restructured (Voice tiers, SMS +40%, AI agent -33%)" on Jul 4, 2026; Plivo has been tracked since 2026-03-02.