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Packages: Free '$0' ('200 concurrent connections', '500 messages / second', '6M messages / month'); Standard '$29 / month + usage' ('10k concurrent channels', '10k concurrent connections'); Pro '$399 / month + usage' ('50k concurrent channels', '50k concurrent connections'); Enterprise 'Custom' ('99.999% uptime SLAs', 'HIPAA BAA', 'Dedicated cluster'). The page publishes no per-MAU price. Pricing examples on the page include an 'AI support chatbot'. 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