Bird SMS vs Telnyx SMS pricing

Verified 2026-10-24 (1 day ago)Source: Bird SMS: bird.com/en-us/pricing/sms, Telnyx SMS: telnyx.com/pricing/messagingVerified shows the older of the two.

Monthly cost at three volumes

Monthly cost of Bird SMS and Telnyx SMS at three volumes and at your own
Volume	Bird SMS	Telnyx SMS
small1K sms sent	$3.50 / moPay as you go	$4 / moPay As You Go
growing10K sms sent	$35 / moPay as you go	$40 / moPay As You Go
scale100K sms sent	$350 / moPay as you go	$400 / moPay As You Go
your volumeset above	$35 / moPay as you go	$40 / moPay As You Go

Each cell is the cheapest feasible plan, or the chosen model, at that volume, from the shared Overage cost function. "Cheapest model" only considers models with both an input and an output price listed. Volumes are example scenarios you can edit.

Tiers, aligned by position

Tiers of Bird SMS and Telnyx SMS aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top
Position	Bird SMS	Telnyx SMS
Free	no tier	$0 base + usagePay As You Go
Entry	unlistedPay as you go	no tier
Mid	unlistedStartup	no tier
Top	unlistedScale	no tier

Tightest rate limit

Tightest documented rate limit of each service
Measure	Bird SMS	Telnyx SMS
Tightest limit	unlisted	unlisted

Changes in the last 90 days

No changes recorded.

No change detected for either service in the last 90 days.