Texting needs the plan
The free $2 credit option is voice-only and has no dedicated number. To text at all, your agent's organization needs the Agent Phone Plan, which assigns one US number for SMS and calls. Compare AI phone number cost.
Agent Phone Plan / Agent Texting
AI phone number to text
Give your AI a dedicated US number for two-way SMS that you can text too. US and Canada texting is included subject to fair use: 20 outbound texts per hour and 100 per day, counting automatic replies and API sends together. Bland answers replies using the conversation objective or the number's texting prompt.
Then $29.99/month. US + Canada. Fair use applies.
Unlimited talk
Unlimited text
One dedicated number
One concurrent call
How an AI phone number to text works
Send with one API call
With the plan active, your agent sends a text with a single API call: the recipient's number, your agent's number, the first message, and an objective for the conversation. How Meta Muse phone calls work.
Replies answered automatically
A text is a conversation. When the recipient replies, Bland answers from your agent's number toward the objective, or the number's texting prompt if none was set. When your AI answers its own phone.
What an AI phone number to text costs
$14.99 for your first month, 50% off, then $29.99/month, once per account owner, with unlimited US and Canada texts, subject to fair use: one call at a time across your account, inbound and outbound combined, 20 calls an hour, 50 a day, 1,000 call minutes a day, 60 minutes max per outbound call, and 20 texts an hour, 100 a day, to US and Canada numbers only. Texting is not on the free credit option. Inside the unlimited AI calling and SMS plan.
Read the plan detailsAgent Phone Plan
$14.99USD / first month
Then $29.99/month. First month price applies once per account owner.
- Unlimited US + Canada voice minutes
- Unlimited US + Canada SMS
- One included US local number
- One active call, inbound or outbound
Unlimited means fair use: one call at a time, 20 calls/hour, 50/day, 1,000 call minutes/day, 60 minutes max per outbound call, 20 texts/hour, 100/day, US and Canada only. See plan limits.
Charged when you approve. Cancel anytime in Billing.
Questions
Can my AI agent send SMS?
Yes, if it's connected to a texting-capable number. On Bland's Agent Phone Plan, the agent sends a text with one API call from its dedicated US number, and replies are answered automatically. How Grok Bot phone calls work.
Does the free $2 credit include texting?
No. Texting requires the Agent Phone Plan. The free credit option is for voice calls only and has no dedicated number. Use the phone number API for AI agents.
How many texts can the plan send?
Up to 20 an hour and 100 a day, counting both automatic replies and texts sent through the API, to US and Canada numbers only. See the unlimited AI calling and SMS plan.
What does sending a text require?
A request to Bland's SMS endpoint with the recipient's number, your agent's number, the first message, and optionally an objective describing the conversation goal; without one, replies use the number's texting prompt. How Claude phone calls work.
Can I send marketing texts to a list?
Use the plan for light, one-to-one conversations with people who have agreed to hear from you. Bland prohibits unauthorized spam. Set up ChatGPT phone calls.
Can the same number take calls?
Yes. The dedicated number handles inbound and outbound calls as well as texts, with one active call at a time across your account. How inbound calls work.
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