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title: "WhatsApp Business API pricing in Rest of Western Europe"
description: "WhatsApp rates for Rest of Western Europe from 1 October 2026: marketing $0.0592, utility $0.0171, authentication $0.0171 per message, plus volume tiers."
canonical: "https://omnichannels.ai/whatsapp-pricing/rest-of-western-europe/"
language: "en"
updated: "2026-10-10"
publisher: "BroadNet Technologies"
brand: "OmniChannels.ai"
---

# WhatsApp Business API pricing in Rest of Western Europe

Canonical: https://omnichannels.ai/whatsapp-pricing/rest-of-western-europe/
Language: en
Publisher: OmniChannels.ai by BroadNet Technologies

Meta's per-message rates for recipients in Rest of Western Europe, effective 1 October 2026, with volume tiers, free-message rules and a worked monthly example. OmniChannels.ai passes Meta's rate through with zero markup.

**Short answer:** A WhatsApp marketing message to Rest of Western Europe costs $0.0592, a utility message $0.0171 and an authentication (OTP) message $0.0171 from 1 October 2026, charged by Meta per delivered message. The first 1,000 service messages per number each month are free. OmniChannels.ai charges Meta's rate with zero markup.

## Rates by message category

| Category | USD per message | Per 1,000 messages |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing | $0.0592 | $59.20 |
| Utility | $0.0171 | $17.10 |
| Authentication | $0.0171 | $17.10 |
| Service | $0.0171 | $17.10 |

This rate applies to recipients in: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland.

Free-message rules, how volume tiers are counted and Meta's price-change calendar are the same in every market: https://omnichannels.ai/whatsapp-pricing/#rules

## SMS rates across Rest of Western Europe

5 of the 9 countries billed at this Meta rate also have a published SMS rate card with us. A WhatsApp authentication template costs $0.0171 in all of them; compare it with each country's cheapest SMS rate:

| Country | SMS from | Regulator · sender ID lead time |
|---|---|---|
| Ireland | $0.0600 | ComReg · No published time (ComReg registry) |
| Sweden | $0.0640 | PTS · Free-form |
| Belgium | $0.0700 | BIPT · Free-form |
| Norway | $0.0720 | Nkom · Free-form |
| Switzerland | $0.0840 | OFCOM-CH · Free-form |

SMS in German fits 160 GSM-7 characters per segment until one character outside GSM-7, or an emoji, drops it to 70.

## Template languages for Rest of Western Europe

Customers in Rest of Western Europe mostly read German, Portuguese, Swedish, Dutch and English. With 5 languages in common use, pick the template language from the customer's stored preference, not from the phone number's country code.

## Volume tiers

### utility

| Monthly messages | Rate | vs list |
|---|---|---|
| 0–100,000 | $0.0171 | list |
| 100,001–1,000,000 | $0.0162 | -5% |
| 1,000,001–4,500,000 | $0.0154 | -10% |
| 4,500,001–40,000,000 | $0.0145 | -15% |
| 40,000,001–80,000,000 | $0.0137 | -20% |
| 80,000,001+ | $0.0128 | -25% |

### authentication

| Monthly messages | Rate | vs list |
|---|---|---|
| 0–300,000 | $0.0171 | list |
| 300,001–2,000,000 | $0.0162 | -5% |
| 2,000,001–10,000,000 | $0.0154 | -10% |
| 10,000,001–20,000,000 | $0.0145 | -15% |
| 20,000,001–40,000,000 | $0.0137 | -20% |
| 40,000,001+ | $0.0128 | -25% |

### Volume tiers at 2,000,000 utility messages

2,000,000 utility templates a month in Rest of Western Europe: $31690.00 instead of $34200.00 at list, a blended $0.01585 per message (7% off).

## Worked example

An illustrative month for a business messaging customers in Rest of Western Europe, at list rates before volume tiers:

- Marketing: 50,000 × $0.0592 = $2960.00
- Utility: 200,000 × $0.0171 = $3420.00
- Authentication: 100,000 × $0.0171 = $1710.00
- Service (1,000 free): 29,000 × $0.0171 = $495.90
- **Meta charges for the month: $8585.90**

Illustrative volumes. Excludes taxes, platform fees and volume-tier discounts.

### Which category drives the bill

Utility templates are the largest line in the example month in Rest of Western Europe: 40% of the bill for 53% of the messages. Marketing costs only 3.5× utility here, so the utility volume tiers matter more than the category mix.

## Rest of Western Europe compared with nearby markets

Marketing in Rest of Western Europe ranks 1 of 5 in this group (1 = cheapest) and is 47% below the average of the other markets. Utility and authentication are 56% below their average.

| Market | Marketing | Utility | Authentication |
|---|---|---|---|
| **Rest of Western Europe** | $0.0592 | $0.0171 | $0.0171 |
| [Germany](https://omnichannels.ai/whatsapp-pricing/germany/) | $0.1365 | $0.0550 | $0.0550 |
| [France](https://omnichannels.ai/whatsapp-pricing/france/) | $0.0859 | $0.0300 | $0.0300 |
| [Netherlands](https://omnichannels.ai/whatsapp-pricing/netherlands/) | $0.1597 | $0.0500 | $0.0500 |
| [United Kingdom](https://omnichannels.ai/whatsapp-pricing/united-kingdom/) | $0.0635 | $0.0220 | $0.0220 |

## Sources

- [WhatsApp Business Platform pricing — Meta for Developers](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/pricing)
- [Meta rate cards and volume tiers (CSV and PDF by currency) — Meta for Developers](https://developers.facebook.com/documentation/business-messaging/whatsapp/pricing#rate-cards-and-volume-tiers)
- [WhatsApp Business Platform pricing — WhatsApp Business website](https://business.whatsapp.com/products/platform-pricing)

## WhatsApp pricing in Rest of Western Europe: questions

### How much does a WhatsApp message cost in Rest of Western Europe?

From 1 October 2026, Meta charges per delivered template message to recipients in Rest of Western Europe: $0.0592 for marketing, $0.0171 for utility and $0.0171 for authentication. Rates are in USD.

### Which WhatsApp messages cost the most in Rest of Western Europe?

Utility templates are the largest line in the example month in Rest of Western Europe: 40% of the bill for 53% of the messages. Marketing costs only 3.5× utility here, so the utility volume tiers matter more than the category mix.

### What do 2,000,000 utility messages a month cost in Rest of Western Europe?

2,000,000 utility templates a month in Rest of Western Europe: $31690.00 instead of $34200.00 at list, a blended $0.01585 per message (7% off).

### Which languages should WhatsApp templates for Rest of Western Europe use?

Customers in Rest of Western Europe mostly read German, Portuguese, Swedish, Dutch and English. With 5 languages in common use, pick the template language from the customer's stored preference, not from the phone number's country code.

### How does WhatsApp pricing in Rest of Western Europe compare with nearby markets?

Marketing in Rest of Western Europe ranks 1 of 5 in this group (1 = cheapest) and is 47% below the average of the other markets. Utility and authentication are 56% below their average.

Source: Meta's official WhatsApp Business Platform rate card (USD), effective 1 October 2026, retrieved 2026-10-10. Rates are set by Meta and can change; your quote confirms the current rate.