Authkey’s RCS Pricing Update 2026: What’s Changed and What It Means for Your Business

If you’ve been putting off RCS messaging because the pricing felt unclear, 2026 is a good time to look again.

Authkey has simplified its RCS pricing to a single flat rate of 30 paise per message. No volume-based pricing tiers. No complex calculations. One fixed rate to plan around, no matter how many messages you send.

The New RCS Pricing

Authkey now offers RCS messaging at a flat rate of 30 paise per message.

The same rate applies to:

• Text messages
• Images and rich media
• Videos
• Interactive messaging elements

There are no volume-based pricing tiers to calculate. Your cost depends directly on the number of messages you send.

The pricing scales in a straight line, making it easier to estimate the cost of your next RCS campaign.

Prices are exclusive of applicable GST.

What’s Included with Authkey RCS

Authkey helps businesses use RCS as a richer customer communication channel with features designed for engaging messaging campaigns.

Depending on your messaging requirements, the platform supports:

• Rich media messaging
• Interactive customer experiences
• Promotional and transactional messaging
• RCS delivery reporting
• Dashboard access
• API access
• Webhooks and integrations
• Business onboarding support

Authkey also provides free RCS onboarding and support for the template approval process, helping businesses get started with the channel.

What Happens When RCS Is Not Available?

Not every customer device or carrier supports RCS. To help maintain message delivery, businesses can use SMS fallback when RCS delivery is unavailable.

This allows businesses to plan a broader messaging strategy while using RCS for supported customers and SMS as a fallback communication channel.

Why This Pricing Update Matters for Businesses

The biggest benefit of flat pricing is predictability.

With a fixed rate of 30 paise per RCS message, businesses can calculate campaign costs without checking volume brackets or waiting to reach a specific usage threshold.

This makes RCS pricing easier to plan for:

• Startups testing RCS campaigns
• Growing businesses running regular customer campaigns
• Marketing teams planning campaign budgets
• Enterprises forecasting large messaging volumes
• Resellers and agencies managing messaging costs for clients

Once you know the number of messages you plan to send, you can calculate the expected RCS messaging cost.

Getting Started with Authkey RCS

Authkey offers free RCS onboarding and assistance with the RCS approval process.

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If your business already uses SMS or WhatsApp for customer communication, RCS can be added as another channel for richer messaging experiences. With a flat rate of 30 paise per message, planning your RCS messaging budget is now straightforward.

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