News in Short

• Meta One has launched in India for individuals, businesses and creators.
• Individual plans include Meta One Core and Premium.
• Core costs Rs. 549 per month, while Premium costs Rs. 1,960.
• WhatsApp Plus costs Rs. 79, while Instagram Plus and Facebook Plus cost Rs. 99 each.
• Core offers higher Meta AI limits and creative tools.

Meta has introduced Meta One in India, bringing together its paid WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook offerings under one subscription. The company is also adding higher Meta AI usage limits and extra tools for businesses and creators.

Meta One price in India

Meta One Core costs Rs. 549 per month in India. The Premium plan is priced at Rs. 1,960 per month.

For comparison, Meta’s individual Plus subscriptions are priced separately at Rs. 79 per month for WhatsApp Plus. Instagram Plus and Facebook Plus cost Rs. 99 per month each.

Meta One combines the benefits of these three subscriptions into a single plan. It also adds access to features that are not part of the individual Plus plans.

For businesses and creators, Meta is offering four Meta One bundles. The Essential plan starts at Rs. 639 per month. Advanced costs Rs. 2,099 per month, while Expert and Max are priced at Rs. 6,399 and Rs. 20,990 per month, respectively.

Meta One brings higher AI limits

The biggest focus of Meta One is Meta AI. The Core plan gives subscribers higher usage limits for generating images and videos across Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp.

Users also get creative tools on Instagram. These include options to restyle Stories and add voice effects.

The Premium tier goes further with additional usage limits for Meta AI tools and features. This makes the higher-priced plan more relevant to users who rely heavily on Meta’s AI services.

Meta is effectively bringing its AI capabilities closer to the centre of its subscription strategy. Instead of paying separately for different platforms, users can access benefits across its major social and messaging services through one plan.

Business plans add publishing and customer tools

Meta One is not limited to individual users. The company has also introduced bundles aimed at businesses and content creators.

The Essential plan provides management tools and greater access to Meta Business Agent on WhatsApp. The AI-powered agent can respond to customers throughout the day.

The bundle also includes a Verified badge, a verified channel on the WhatsApp Business app and impersonation protection after successful verification.

The Advanced plan focuses more on publishing and analytics. It includes tools for scheduling Stories up to 30 days ahead, adding links to organic posts and Reels, exporting analytics and accessing deeper audience insights.

Meta says the Expert and Max plans provide the most advanced capabilities of Meta Business Agent.

Meta is turning its apps into one subscription

Meta’s new approach brings WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook closer together from a subscription perspective.

The individual Plus plans remain available separately. However, Meta One gives users a way to access benefits across all three platforms through one subscription.

The pricing also creates a wide gap between the Core and Premium tiers. At Rs. 549 per month, Core is positioned as the entry point for users who want more creative features and higher AI limits.

Premium, at Rs. 1,960 per month, targets users who expect significantly higher access to Meta AI tools.

For creators and businesses, the pricing increases sharply with access to more advanced publishing, analytics and AI-powered customer management features.

Meta One is therefore more than a bundled subscription. It represents the company’s attempt to package its social, messaging and AI tools into a broader paid service.

Meta One subscription price in India

Meta One gives users a new way to pay for features across Meta’s biggest platforms. Its success will depend largely on whether users find the combined AI and creative tools valuable enough to justify the recurring cost.

Meta One Price in India: Meta One Core Rs. 549/month, Premium Rs. 1,960/month. Business plans start at Rs. 639/month.