> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.orbit.devotel.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Free Tool: 10DLC Throughput & Cost Calculator

> A free, no-sign-up estimator on orbit.devotel.io that turns a TCR trust-vetting score into T-Mobile Brand Daily Cap and AT&T per-campaign MPM ceilings, plus the daily cost to send at that ceiling at published US SMS rates.

# Free Tool: 10DLC Throughput & Cost Calculator

The [10DLC throughput & cost calculator](https://orbit.devotel.io/en/tools/10dlc-calculator)
is a free, browser-side planner on the [developer tools hub](https://orbit.devotel.io/en/tools).
Slide a hypothetical TCR brand trust-vetting score and it shows, live, the
carrier-assigned throughput a US 10DLC brand at that score gets — and what
sending at that ceiling would cost per day — with no account required.

Use it before you register (to see what a vetting score buys you), and after
registration (to translate the score TCR returned into real send ceilings you
plan campaign pacing against).

## Inputs

The calculator takes three inputs:

1. **TCR trust-vetting score (0–100)** — the score The Campaign Registry
   assigns your brand after vetting. Enter a hypothetical value to plan
   ("if my brand vets at 75, what do I get?") or your actual score once
   TCR returns one.
2. **Daily-message volume estimate** — via the resulting "max sendable /
   day" and "estimated daily cost" panels, you compare the ceiling the
   score grants against the volume you actually intend to send.
3. **Brand tier (optional)** — tick the **Sole Proprietor** box when your
   brand registers under the `SOLE_PROPRIETOR` entity type; carriers hold
   Sole Proprietor brands at the lowest tier regardless of score.

## What it computes

The tool resolves three numbers from your inputs:

* **T-Mobile Brand Daily Cap** — the per-brand message-parts-per-day cap
  T-Mobile grants at your score: 10,000 (Low), 40,000 (Medium), 200,000
  (High), or unlimited (Top). A Sole Proprietor brand is held at 2,000.
* **AT\&T per-campaign MPM** — the messages-per-minute class AT\&T grants
  per campaign: Class D (15 MPM), Class C (75 MPM), Class B (240 MPM), or
  Class A (600 MPM).
* **Estimated daily spend** — the USD cost of sending at the granted
  ceiling for a full day, computed at Orbit's published US SMS per-segment
  rate (the same rate the SMS cost calculator quotes). When T-Mobile
  grants the unlimited tier, the daily volume is derived from AT\&T's
  per-campaign MPM run over 24 hours, since T-Mobile imposes no numeric
  cap at that tier.

## Reading the output

The same published CTIA reference tiers drive both panels — the estimator
mirrors the quick-reference table the [10DLC registration
guide](/guides/10dlc-registration) documents:

| T-Mobile tier (Brand Daily Cap) | Trust-score floor                      | Daily cap                 |
| ------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| Low                             | 0 (baseline, includes unscored brands) | 10,000 message parts/day  |
| Medium                          | 50                                     | 40,000 message parts/day  |
| High                            | 75                                     | 200,000 message parts/day |
| Top                             | 100                                    | Unlimited                 |

| AT\&T class (per-campaign MPM) | Trust-score floor | Throughput          |
| ------------------------------ | ----------------- | ------------------- |
| Class D                        | 0                 | 15 messages/minute  |
| Class C                        | 25                | 75 messages/minute  |
| Class B                        | 50                | 240 messages/minute |
| Class A                        | 75                | 600 messages/minute |

**Why the numbers move at TCR re-evaluation.** TCR re-vets brands over
time and on re-submission, so your score — and with it the tier floors you
clear — changes. Re-run the calculator on every re-evaluation before you
change pacing.

<Warning>
  **TCR assigns the final trust score.** The calculator resolves the
  published tier table against the score you type — it estimates, it does
  not guarantee. Your actual ceilings are the ones TCR and the carriers
  assign after vetting; the tool's numbers are a planning aid, not a
  prediction of your vetting outcome.
</Warning>

## Choosing campaign type

Throughput classification also depends on the use-case code you register
your campaign under. `MIXED` (the default for campaigns that cover more
than one use case) lands on a reduced daily-cap lane, while a dedicated
`MARKETING` registration gets its own classification. Where a single
use-case code fits, register it explicitly rather than defaulting to
`MIXED` — full list in the [10DLC registration
guide](/guides/10dlc-registration#use-case-types).

## Using the estimate to plan

Once you have a ceiling, enforce it where sends run. Set per-campaign
throughput ceilings so pacing stays beneath the carrier-granted cap —
blow past it and carriers throttle or filter without a hard error. The
[campaign limits & quiet hours guide](/guides/campaign-limits-quiet-hours)
covers the pacing controls.

<Note>
  Estimated cost tracks ceiling, not schedule — quiet-hours and frequency
  caps lower real spend, never raise it.
</Note>

## See also

* [10DLC registration](/guides/10dlc-registration) — brand + campaign API flow
* [10DLC registration wizard](/guides/10dlc-wizard) — the resumable draft flow
* [10DLC marketing baseline](/guides/10dlc-marketing-baseline) — the tenant-owned marketing policy baseline
* [10DLC rejections & re-vet](/guides/10dlc-rejections-and-revet) — decoder, re-vet, and throughput endpoints
* [TCPA compliance checklist tool](/guides/tcpa-compliance-checklist-tool) — the companion free self-assessment