Telnyx vs Twilio
Pricing and features, side by side. Checked October 14, 2026.
| Telnyx | Twilio | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $0.002/min + SIP trunking | US local: $0.0140/min outbound, $0.0085/min inbound |
| Billing | Per minute | Pay as you go, per minute |
| Best for | Low-cost carrier for voice agents | Phone numbers and call transport under any voice agent stack |
| Key features | No platform or support fee | Volume and committed-use discounts available |
| HIPAA | ||
| Call recording $0.002/min |
Both sell programmable voice and SIP for connecting AI agents to the phone network. Telnyx lists Voice API at $0.002/min with no platform fee, SIP outbound $0.005/min and inbound $0.0032/min (US examples), and call recording $0.002/min. Twilio's US local rates are $0.0140/min outbound and $0.0085/min inbound, with browser/app and SIP at $0.0040/min and a free trial that includes $15 credit.
Pick Telnyx if published US per-minute rates and a $0 platform fee matter most, and you want HIPAA called out on the voice pricing page.
Pick Twilio if you want the largest ecosystem of SDKs, numbers and docs, and are fine paying higher published US local rates.