# WhatsApp Business API pricing in Nepal

> Meta's WhatsApp Business API rates for Nepal from 1 October 2026, per message, with what a month costs for a clinic, a trekking agency and an online shop.

Canonical: https://heykiko.io/whatsapp-api-pricing/nepal
Last updated: 2026-11-07

What Meta charges per WhatsApp message to Nepali numbers, and what a month costs for a clinic, a trekking agency and an online shop.

## Meta's rates in Nepal

Per delivered message, from Meta's USD rate card for Nepal effective 1 October 2026.

| Message | What it's for | Rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketing | Offers and announcements, to customers who opted in | $0.0732 |
| Utility | Booking reminders, order and delivery updates | $0.0034 |
| Service | Replies inside the 24-hour window, after 1,000 free a month per number | $0.0034 |
| Authentication | One-time passwords to Nepali numbers, from a business based there | $0.0034 |
| Authentication (international) | One-time passwords to Nepali numbers from a business based abroad | $0.112 |

Utility messages are charged at this rate up to 150,000 a month and authentication up to 100,000; Meta's lower volume rates apply after that. Source: [Meta](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/pricing)

## What a month costs in Nepal

- For a dental clinic in Lalitpur with 200 chats a month and about 3 replies each, all 600 replies are inside the free 1,000, so they cost nothing. Adding 300 reminders and updates ($1.02) brings Meta's bill to about $1.02 a month.
- For a trekking agency in Thamel with 800 chats a month and about 6 replies each, 4,800 replies are 3,800 paid after the free 1,000: $12.92. Adding 400 reminders and updates ($1.36) brings Meta's bill to about $14.28 a month.
- For an online shop in Kathmandu with 3,000 chats a month and about 4 replies each, 12,000 replies are 11,000 paid after the free 1,000: $37.40. Adding 6,000 reminders and updates ($20.40) and 2,000 offers ($146.40) brings Meta's bill to about $204.20 a month.

## How Meta bills businesses in Nepal

Meta bills your own WhatsApp Business account, not HeyKiko, and HeyKiko adds nothing to Meta's fees.

- **Cheap updates, dear marketing**: Utility messages are $0.0034 and marketing $0.0732; keep promotions occasional.
- **Travellers cost their own country's rate**: A trekker with a UK or US number is charged at the UK or North America rate, not Nepal's.
- **International OTPs**: A business abroad sending one-time passwords to Nepali numbers pays $0.112 each.
- **Ad replies, free for days**: If a customer messages from a Click-to-WhatsApp ad and you answer, your messages to them are free of Meta's fees for up to 7 days.

Source: [Meta: WhatsApp Business Platform pricing](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/pricing)

## Questions about WhatsApp pricing in Nepal

### How much does a WhatsApp Business API message cost in Nepal?

From 1 October 2026, Meta charges $0.0732 per marketing message and $0.0034 per utility or authentication message in Nepal. Service replies are free for the first 1,000 a month per number.

### Is WhatsApp cheaper in Nepal or India?

India is cheaper for marketing ($0.0118 against $0.0732); utility costs $0.0014 in India and $0.0034 in Nepal.

### Does HeyKiko add a margin to WhatsApp fees?

No. Meta bills your WhatsApp account directly and HeyKiko adds nothing.

## Related

- [HeyKiko in Nepal](https://heykiko.io/ai-agent/nepal)
- [WhatsApp API cost calculator](https://heykiko.io/tools/whatsapp-api-cost-calculator)