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Dial pricing in 2026: plans, limits and what is free

Choose Dial if you are building an AI agent that must hold a real phone number for voice calls, SMS, WhatsApp, iMessage or OTP codes, paying per use from $3 per month per number with $5 starting credit and no card.

Starting price
From $3/mo (Pay-as-you-go)
Free option
Yes
Plans
2
Prices checked
Oct 1, 2026

Dial plans compared

Plans and prices
PlanPriceBillingWho it is forKey limitsAPI
Pay-as-you-go
api		 $3 Monthly Developers and small agent teams Number $3.00/mo; iMessage number $250.00/mo; Call $0.13/min self-hosted, $0.22/min managed; SMS US $0.02/msg; regional $0.10-$1.00 across tiers 2-7 Included
Enterprise
api		 Custom pricing — Teams with committed volume Custom rates for every line item Included

What is free, what costs extra

Free access and trial

$5 starting credit, no credit card; free accounts limited to 5 min per call and 2 concurrent calls until first top-up.

No separate trial; the $5 credit is the trial.

Extra costs and taxes

10DLC / A2P registration carries an additional one-time fee and takes 3-5 business days; iMessage messages are free on an iMessage number.

Not stated; all prices in USD.

Dial pricing and usage limits

Prices checked Oct 1, 2026 on the official US pricing page. Official pricing ↗ Prices and limits change often.

Dial pricing page with plans and prices — screenshot of the coding AI tool, Oct 1, 2026
The official Dial pricing page as we saw it. getdial.ai, captured Oct 1, 2026

Free access and trial conditions

$5 starting credit, no credit card; free accounts limited to 5 min per call and 2 concurrent calls until first top-up.

No separate trial; the $5 credit is the trial.

Paid plans: what changes as you upgrade

Pay-as-you-go api

$3 source (opens in a new tab)

Month

Starts with $5 free credit, no card; usage billed per unit

For: Developers and small agent teams

Limits

  • Number $3.00/mo; iMessage number $250.00/mo
  • Call $0.13/min self-hosted, $0.22/min managed
1 more
  • SMS US $0.02/msg; regional $0.10-$1.00 across tiers 2-7

Includes

  • Unified webhook
  • Self-hosted mode (own LLM over WebSocket)
2 more
  • Context MCPs
  • 10DLC/A2P registration for an extra one-time fee

API included

Enterprise api

Custom pricing source (opens in a new tab)

Rates set against committed volume

For: Teams with committed volume

Limits

  • Custom rates for every line item

Includes

  • White-glove onboarding
  • Dedicated account manager
2 more
  • Uptime SLA
  • Custom invoicing and terms

API included

Usage caps, credits and extra costs

10DLC / A2P registration carries an additional one-time fee and takes 3-5 business days; iMessage messages are free on an iMessage number.

Not stated; all prices in USD.

Dial FAQ

What does one phone number cost compared with usage?

A standard number is $3.00 per month, an iMessage-enabled number $250.00 per month, plus per-use charges: calls $0.13/min self-hosted or $0.22/min managed, US SMS $0.02 per message. source (opens in a new tab)

What is the difference between self-hosted and managed calls?

Self-hosted calls use your own LLM exchanging text over WebSocket ($0.13/min); managed calls run on a Dial-hosted model end to end ($0.22/min). source (opens in a new tab)

How is SMS priced outside the US?

Destinations fall into seven tiers from $0.02 (US and Canada) through $0.10, $0.20, $0.30, $0.40, $0.50 up to $1.00 per message for high-cost destinations. source (opens in a new tab)

What limits apply to a new free account?

Calls are capped at 5 minutes and 2 can run concurrently until the first top-up; the account starts with $5 of credit and needs no card. source (opens in a new tab)

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