> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.trama.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# WhatsApp costs (Meta)

> Meta charges for the messages your agent sends over WhatsApp. It's a Meta cost, separate from your Trama subscription, and you pay it directly to Meta.

Meta charges for the messages your agent sends over WhatsApp. It's a **Meta** cost, separate from your Trama subscription, and you pay it **directly to Meta**.

## What we do

**We add nothing on top.** You pay exactly what Meta charges: it's a passthrough. Two separate, clear costs.

The [pricing calculator](https://trama.so/pricing) estimates your total cost using the current rates, so you see the full number before you start.

## What Meta defines

Meta sets the rates, the message categories and the terms, **and changes them whenever it wants**. That's why we don't write them here: any number we put down today could be stale tomorrow, and you'd be making a decision on bad data.

The authoritative source, the only one to look at, is Meta's:

**[WhatsApp Business Platform Pricing](https://business.whatsapp.com/products/platform-pricing)**