How pricing works
Pricing · Worked Example
Read the Pricing table once, understand every top-up forever
How the Operator Pricing Structure table works, column by column — then a full worked example showing the math in action.
Where
Pricing → Airtime
Reading time
3 minutes
Level
Basic
The Pricing tab is where you see exactly what each operator costs to send a top-up to — discounts, FX rates, fees, and which amounts are valid. This article walks through how to read that table, then puts it to work with a real example.
In this article
Go to the Operator Pricing Structure
From the top menu, click Pricing, then the Airtime sub-tab (Giftcards, Utility Payment, and Number Lookup each have their own pricing tables too).
Operator pricing structure
Filtering the table
Use the filter bar to narrow down to exactly the operator you care about:
🌍 Domestic vs. International
Use International when your account's country differs from the recipient's — that's the rate that applies to cross-border top-ups.
🔢 Fixed vs. Range
Filter to just the denomination type you're working with — toggle either checkbox off to hide the other type from the results.
What each column means
| SKU | COUNTRY | OPERATOR | FEES | SENDABLE VALUES | DISCOUNTS | FX | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | Afghan Wireless Afghanistan | See Fees | 0.43 ~ 85.73 | 4% | 58.32 | Calculate ⌄ |
| 6 | Algeria | Mobilis Algeria | See Fees | See Values | 5% | 103.26 | Calculate ⌄ |
🧮 Putting it to work: a worked example
Say your account is in Europe with €100 in your wallet, and you filter the table down to Tigo Guatemala — a cross-border top-up, so you read the International pricing. You find a 9% discount and an FX of 8.60962. Sendable values are Fixed: clicking See Values shows 5.85, 8.36, 10.04, 12.54, already in EUR. You decide to send 10.04 EUR.
1. Amount delivered to the recipient's phone
10.04 EUR × FX 8.60962 = 86.44 GTQ
2. Commission earned
10.04 EUR × 9% discount = 0.9036 EUR
3. Wallet balance after the top-up
100 − 10.04 + 0.9036 = 90.86 EUR
Important: the discount and FX rate shown for any operator can change over time — always check the live Pricing table before estimating your numbers, rather than relying on a rate you saw before.
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