WhatsApp Business API pricing in Russia
Sending WhatsApp messages to Russia numbers (+7) costs AED 0.2945 ($0.0802) per marketing message and AED 0.1469 ($0.04) per utility message on Meta's official rate card, effective 1 October 2026. Replies inside the 24-hour window are free for the first 1,000 a month on each business number, then AED 0.1469 each.
Meta's WhatsApp rates for Russia
Price per delivered message, from Meta's AED and USD rate cards (the USD figures are Meta's own card, not a conversion).
| Category | AED | USD | Per 1,000 messages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marketing | 0.2945 | 0.0802 | AED 294.50 |
| Utility | 0.1469 | 0.04 | AED 146.90 |
| Authentication | 0.1469 | 0.04 | AED 146.90 |
| Service (after 1,000 free) | 0.1469 | 0.04 | AED 146.90 |
Source: Meta, WhatsApp Business Platform pricing (rate cards effective 1 October 2026)
How Russia compares
A marketing message to Russia costs 39% more than to a UAE number. It ranks #11 of 47 for marketing prices and #4 for utility prices, where #1 is the most expensive. A marketing message costs 2.0 times a utility message here, so sending booking confirmations and reminders as utility templates, not promotions, matters.
Russia vs the UAE and Saudi Arabia
| Customer's country | Marketing | Utility | Service |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | AED 0.2945 | AED 0.1469 | AED 0.1469 |
| Saudi Arabia | AED 0.2115 | AED 0.0393 | AED 0.0393 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 0.2115 | AED 0.0576 | AED 0.0576 |
What a typical month costs for customers in Russia
A business sending 2,000 promotions, 3,000 reminders and 4,000 replies a month to Russia numbers, from one WhatsApp number, pays Meta about AED 1,470.40 ($400.40). The same traffic to UAE numbers costs AED 768.60.
Estimated Meta charge per month
AED 1,617.30≈ USD 440.40 on Meta's USD card| Category | Billable | AED |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing messages | 2,000 | 589.00 |
| Utility messages | 3,000 | 440.70 |
| Authentication messages | 0 | 0.00 |
| Service messages | 4,000 | 587.60 |
Volume discounts for utility messages to Russia
Meta lowers the utility rate as monthly volume grows. Only messages above each threshold get the lower rate.
| Messages per month | AED per message |
|---|---|
| 0 – 100,000 | 0.1469 |
| 100,001 – 1,000,000 | 0.1396 |
| 1,000,001 – 4,500,000 | 0.1322 |
| 4,500,001 – 40,000,000 | 0.1249 |
| 40,000,001 – 80,000,000 | 0.1175 |
| 80,000,001+ | 0.1102 |
WhatsApp pricing in Russia: questions
How much does a WhatsApp marketing message cost in Russia?
AED 0.2945 ($0.0802) per delivered message on Meta's rate card effective 1 October 2026.
Are WhatsApp replies free in Russia?
The first 1,000 service messages a month on each business number are free. After that, each reply to a Russia number costs AED 0.1469 ($0.04).
My business is in the UAE. Do I pay UAE or Russia rates?
Russia rates. Meta prices each message by the country code of the customer who receives it, not by where your business is registered.
Does VYZR add a markup?
No. VYZR is an official Meta partner and passes Meta's message rates through with no markup.
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