WhatsApp agents

A WhatsApp agent is an AI you message on WhatsApp, reached through a business number rather than a personal account. Unlike iMessage, WhatsApp has an official API, Meta’s Cloud API, direct or through a solution provider, so building here is a matter of cost and approval rather than access.

7 agents on WhatsApp

Agents compared by channel, how you start using them and pricing. Status is shown only where it is not live.
Agent	Channels	Also reaches	How you start	Pricing
AlfiOne shared agent per group plus a private solo agent for each memberText it, opens with What can you do do?	iMessageWhatsApp	1 other channel	Install an app	Unknown
folkA personal AI with an isolated cloud computer and a persistent memory graph	iMessageTelegramWhatsAppDiscord	3 other channels	Unknown	Unknown
LucasAn assistant that texts you first across iMessage, WhatsApp and SMS	iMessageWhatsAppSMS	2 other channels	Unknown	Unknown
NotisExecutes across your existing tools from a text, on five channels	iMessageWhatsAppTelegramSlackEmail	4 other channels	Unknown	Unknown
OpenClawA general agent in your contacts on five platforms, selling overnight autonomy	iMessageWhatsAppTelegramDiscordSlack	4 other channels	Create an account	$1 for a 24-hour trial, then $39/month
PallyLife-admin triage where relationship nudges are a side effect, not the pitch	iMessageWhatsAppEmailSlack	3 other channels	Unknown	Free tier; Pro $25/month; Max $100/month
PokeAcquiredThe first independent third-party agent approved on Apple Messages for Business	iMessageWhatsAppTelegram	2 other channels	Create an account	Free tier; Pro $19/month; Ultra $199/month

How this channel works

The economics differ sharply from iMessage. WhatsApp moved to per-message billing in July 2025: each delivered template is charged by category and by the recipient’s country, from roughly $0.01 in India to over €0.11 in Germany. Every solution provider pays Meta the same base rate, so the only thing separating them is their markup and what they wrap around it. Meta has said business agent pricing moves to a token-based model from August 2026.

The other constraint is initiation. A business cannot message someone freely out of the blue, outbound conversations start from pre-approved templates in defined categories, and free-form replies are only possible inside a window after the user writes first. That single rule shapes what a WhatsApp agent can be: reactive assistants fit it comfortably, genuinely proactive agents have to design around it.

The upside is reach. WhatsApp is the default messenger across most of the world, which makes it the obvious channel for anything aimed outside the United States.

How this channel works in depth

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