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Genesys Cloud licensing

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Also known as genesys-cloud-cx-licensing, genesys-cloud-pricing.

Genesys Cloud documents 3 user licensing models: named, concurrent, and hourly 55. The Genesys Cloud CX 1, CX 2, CX 3, and CX 4 tiers can each be licensed under either the named or concurrent model 32.

Core User Licensing Models

Genesys Cloud does not support mixing named and concurrent users for Genesys Cloud contact center within an organization's subscription 53. Base seat prices for CX 1 to CX 4 are not listed on the Genesys Cloud pricing hub, which points readers to the separate Genesys Cloud Pricing Guide for per-license capabilities, add-on choices, and pricing options 19. Communicate functionality is included at no extra cost across CX 1, CX 2, CX 3, and CX 4 licenses 26. Digital channels or advanced workforce engagement can be added to only a subset of users within CX 1 or CX 2 1.

Under the named model, any user who logs in during the billing period counts as a billable named user regardless of login duration 49. Named users are billed at the highest user-type license assigned to them at any point during that billing period 50. WarmTransfer's reading of the sources is that temporarily assigning a higher CX tier to a named user for even 1 day likely bills that user at the higher tier for the entire billing period 54. Named-user bill reconciliation relies on the Billable Usage report, the People page for current license assignments, and the Agent Status Detail view or User Status Detail API for login timestamps 52.

Under the concurrent model, Genesys charges for the peak number of simultaneously logged-in users during the billing period 30. Concurrency peaks shorter than 30 minutes are disregarded to accommodate shift changes 28. Concurrent peaks are calculated separately for each Genesys Cloud organization and are not calculated across multiple organizations 31. Concurrent charges reflect the highest CX license level (CX 1 to CX 4) assigned to the concurrent users during the billing period 29.

Two hourly variants are documented: an Hourly Interacting model and an Hourly Logged In model 47. Contracts billed at an hourly rate for total logged-in time apply to CX 1 to CX 4 named and concurrent offers 46. Hourly Interacting is intended for use alongside a general named or concurrent subscription rather than as a standalone subscription 42. Under Hourly Interacting, time is metered while a user's Routing Status is Communicating or Interacting 45. Held interactions accrue charges while Routing Status is Communicating or Interacting, whereas parked interactions do not 44. Administrative and supervisory users are automatically excluded from Hourly Interacting metering 41. Hourly Interacting is compatible with CX 1 to CX 4, Digital add-ons, WEM add-ons, and the Work Automation add-on 43.

User Overages

Fair use allowances do not apply to Genesys Cloud users, and counts above contract are billed as overage 57. Billable overage users equal actual users minus contracted users for the billing period 59. If more users log in than the purchased named licenses, overage charges apply 51. Overage users are charged at the per-user rate set in the customer's services order under On-Demand Subscription Pricing 60. User overage is billed in arrears while prepaid subscriptions are billed ahead, which can cause overage invoice service dates to span multiple months 58.

AI Experience Token Licensing

Genesys provides a legacy per-agent Genesys Cloud AI Experience bundle alongside its token-based model 7. Under token pricing, an organization on the named model receives a fair use allowance of 250 AI Experience tokens per month 9. An organization on the concurrent model receives 350 AI Experience tokens per month 5. Token fair use allowances apply per organization rather than per license 4. Allowances renew monthly without carryover for unused tokens 10.

Organizations can prepay tokens monthly or annually upfront, billed on invoices as AI Experience Tokens – Prepay at the services-order rate 13. Token usage across a billing cycle is summed and rounded up 14. Token overage beyond fair use plus prepaid tokens is billed monthly in arrears at the published per-token rate across all contract types 11.

Feature or Channel Token Consumption Rate
Voice bot 1 token per 17 minutes 18
Digital bot 1 token per 51 sessions 6
Genesys Virtual Agent 0.5 tokens per interaction 17
Agentic Virtual Agent 1.2 tokens per interaction 3
Agent Copilot 40 tokens per named user, 60 tokens per concurrent user 2
Speech and Text Analytics 30 tokens per named user, 45 tokens per concurrent user 15
Third-party messaging (WhatsApp, Apple Messages for Business, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, X direct messages) 400 messages per token 8
Predictive Routing 1 token per 17 interactions 12

WarmTransfer's reading of the sources is that because Agent Copilot and Speech and Text Analytics consume more tokens per concurrent user than per named user, the selection between named and concurrent licensing affects AI token consumption alongside base seat costs 56.

Telephony and BYOC Usage Charges

The fair use policy allocates 5,000 BYOC Cloud minutes per month for each named CX 1 to CX 4 user, and 1,000 minutes for each Communicate user 21. Each concurrent CX 1 to CX 4 user receives an allowance of 6,500 BYOC Cloud minutes per month 20. Monthly fair use allocations pool across all users in the organization, and unused minutes do not roll over to the subsequent month 39. Fair use allocations are calculated based on the greater of actual monthly usage or committed user counts 38.

BYOC Cloud minutes exceeding the fair use allowance cost USD 0.00120 per minute per call traversing a BYOC Cloud trunk, billed in 6-second (1/10 minute) increments 22. BYOC Cloud overage appears under BYOC Cloud in the Core Services and Fees section of the invoice 24. Because the BYOC Cloud per-minute rate displayed on the invoice reflects total overage divided by total usage, it does not match the rate published in the fair use policy or services order 23. BYOC Premises incurs a contracted monthly hardware usage charge once an Edge device enters an In Service state 25.

See also

See also Genesys Cloud CX telephony and BYOC. See also How contact center vendors price AI. See also Genesys Cloud workforce engagement. See also Setting up Genesys Cloud BYOC Cloud with a carrier or SBC. See also Genesys Cloud CX routing and Architect flows. See also Troubleshooting Genesys Cloud BYOC trunks. See also UC licensing models compared. See also UCaaS and CCaaS procurement and RFP evaluation.

Applicability

Applies to: Genesys Cloud. Deployments: hybrid and multi-tenant. Sources checked 2026-10-01. BYOC Premises incurs a contracted monthly hardware usage charge once a BYOC Premises Edge is put into an In Service state 25.

What remains uncertain

The number of AI Experience tokens included per CX 4 agent is not covered by the sources below. Specific rates, rounding rules, and minimum commitments for Hourly Interacting and Hourly Logged In models are not covered by the sources below. Migration paths from the legacy per-agent AI Experience bundle to the token-based pricing structure are not covered by the sources below. Minimum seat counts and contract term requirements are not covered by the sources below. Switching an organization between named and concurrent licensing models mid-contract is not covered by the sources below. Inbound and outbound per-minute rates by region for Genesys Cloud Voice are not covered by the sources below. Whether BYOC Cloud meters only answered calls or also unfinished call attempts is not covered by the sources below. The billing term (monthly versus annual prepay) for WEM add-on subscriptions is not covered by the sources below.

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  1. 1
    Genesys Cloud supports adding digital channels or advanced workforce engagement to only a subset of users within CX 1 or CX 2.
    How are users counted in Genesys Cloud services, as named or concurrent? · FAQ answer, second sentence · Checked 2026-10-01
  2. 2
    Agent Copilot consumes 40 AI Experience tokens per named user or 60 tokens per concurrent user.
    Genesys Cloud AI experience · Genesys Agent Copilot section and tokens-based pricing model table · Checked 2026-10-01
  3. 3
    Agentic Virtual Agent consumes 1.2 AI Experience tokens per interaction.
    Genesys Cloud AI experience · Genesys Cloud tokens-based pricing model section, conversion table · Checked 2026-10-01
  4. 4
    The AI Experience token fair use allowance applies per organization, not per license.
    AI token billing · Determine your fair use allowance section · Checked 2026-10-01
  5. 5
    An organization on the concurrent model receives a fair use allowance of 350 AI Experience tokens per month.
    AI token billing · Determine your fair use allowance section · Checked 2026-10-01
  6. 6
    Digital bot usage converts at 1 AI Experience token per 51 sessions.
    Genesys Cloud AI experience · Genesys Cloud tokens-based pricing model section, conversion table · Checked 2026-10-01
  7. 7
    Genesys still documents a per-agent Genesys Cloud AI Experience bundle as a legacy model alongside token-based pricing.
    Genesys Cloud AI experience · Genesys Cloud AI Experience bundle (legacy model) section · Checked 2026-10-01
  8. 8
    Third-party messaging channels such as WhatsApp, Apple Messages for Business, Facebook Messenger, Instagram and X direct messages convert at 400 messages per AI Experience token.
    Genesys Cloud AI experience · Genesys Cloud tokens-based pricing model section, conversion table · Checked 2026-10-01
  9. 9
    An organization on the named model receives a fair use allowance of 250 AI Experience tokens per month.
    AI token billing · Determine your fair use allowance section · Checked 2026-10-01
  10. 10
    AI Experience token allowances renew monthly and unused tokens do not carry over.
    Genesys Cloud AI experience · Genesys Cloud tokens-based pricing model section · Checked 2026-10-01
  11. 11
    AI token overage is billed monthly in arrears regardless of contract type, as excess tokens beyond fair use plus prepaid tokens multiplied by the published per-token rate.
    AI token billing · Apply the overage rate section · Checked 2026-10-01
  12. 12
    Predictive Routing converts at 1 AI Experience token per 17 interactions.
    Genesys Cloud AI experience · Genesys Cloud tokens-based pricing model section, conversion table · Checked 2026-10-01
  13. 13
    Organizations can prepay AI Experience tokens monthly or annually upfront; prepaid tokens appear on the invoice as AI Experience Tokens – Prepay at the services-order rate.
    AI token billing · Prepay option for AI tokens section · Checked 2026-10-01
  14. 14
    Genesys sums token usage across a billing cycle and rounds the total up.
    Genesys Cloud pricing hub · AI Experience section, token calculation note · Checked 2026-10-01
  15. 15
    Speech and Text Analytics consumes 30 AI Experience tokens per named user or 45 tokens per concurrent user.
    Genesys Cloud AI experience · Speech and text analytics section and tokens-based pricing model table · Checked 2026-10-01
  16. 16
    The pricing hub lists AI Experience tokens at USD 1.00 per token month-to-month.
    Genesys Cloud pricing hub · AI Experience section, token price row · Checked 2026-10-01
  17. 17
    Genesys Virtual Agent consumes 0.5 AI Experience tokens per interaction.
    Genesys Cloud AI experience · Genesys Cloud tokens-based pricing model section, conversion table · Checked 2026-10-01
  18. 18
    Voice bot usage converts at 1 AI Experience token per 17 minutes.
    Genesys Cloud AI experience · Genesys Cloud tokens-based pricing model section, conversion table · Checked 2026-10-01
  19. 19
    The Genesys Cloud pricing hub does not list CX 1 to CX 4 base seat prices and refers readers to the separate Genesys Cloud Pricing Guide for per-license capabilities, add-on choices and pricing options.
    Genesys Cloud pricing hub · Core license tiers paragraph · Checked 2026-10-01
  20. 20
    The fair use policy allocates 6,500 BYOC Cloud minutes per concurrent CX 1 to CX 4 user per month.
    Genesys Cloud fair use policy · BYOC Cloud section, concurrent users table · Checked 2026-10-01
  21. 21
    The fair use policy allocates 5,000 BYOC Cloud minutes per named CX 1 to CX 4 user per month and 1,000 per Communicate user.
    Genesys Cloud fair use policy · BYOC Cloud section, named users table · Checked 2026-10-01
  22. 22
    BYOC Cloud usage above the fair use allowance is charged at USD 0.00120 per minute per call traversing a BYOC Cloud trunk, measured in 6-second (1/10 minute) intervals.
    Genesys Cloud fair use policy · BYOC Cloud section, overage row · Checked 2026-10-01
  23. 23
    The BYOC Cloud per-minute rate shown on the invoice is the overage amount divided by total usage, so it differs from the rate in the services order or fair use policy.
    BYOC Cloud billing on your invoice · View the invoice section · Checked 2026-10-01
  24. 24
    BYOC Cloud overage appears in the Core Services and Fees section of the Genesys Cloud invoice under BYOC Cloud.
    BYOC Cloud billing on your invoice · View the invoice section · Checked 2026-10-01
  25. 25
    BYOC Premises incurs the contracted monthly hardware usage charge once a BYOC Premises Edge is put into an In Service state.
    What is the pricing for BYOC Premises? · FAQ answer paragraph · Checked 2026-10-01
  26. 26
    Communicate functionality is included at no additional cost with Genesys Cloud CX 1, CX 2, CX 3 and CX 4 licenses.
    Communicate user hourly interacting · Opening paragraph · Checked 2026-10-01
  27. 27
    A standalone Communicate user is priced at USD 12.00, GBP 8.40 or JPY 1,440 per month.
    Communicate user hourly interacting · Pricing paragraph · Checked 2026-10-01
  28. 28
    Concurrent usage peaks shorter than 30 minutes are disregarded, to accommodate shift changes.
    Concurrent licensing model billing overview · Concurrency calculation section · Checked 2026-10-01
  29. 29
    Concurrent charges reflect the highest Genesys Cloud CX license level (CX 1 to CX 4) assigned to the concurrent users during the billing period.
    Concurrent licensing model billing overview · Concurrency calculation section · Checked 2026-10-01
  30. 30
    Under the concurrent model, Genesys charges for the maximum (peak) number of simultaneously logged-in users during the billing period.
    Concurrent licensing model billing overview · Concurrent licensing model billing overview, opening paragraph · Checked 2026-10-01
  31. 31
    Genesys does not calculate concurrency across multiple Genesys Cloud organizations; each organization's peak is calculated separately.
    Concurrent licensing model billing overview · Concurrency calculation section · Checked 2026-10-01
  32. 32
    Genesys Cloud CX 1, CX 2, CX 3 and CX 4 can each be licensed as either named or concurrent users.
    How are users counted in Genesys Cloud services, as named or concurrent? · FAQ answer, first sentence · Checked 2026-10-01
  33. 33
    The pricing hub lists the Genesys Cloud CX 1 Digital add-on at USD 55.00 per user month-to-month.
    Genesys Cloud pricing hub · Digital add-on table, CX 1 Digital add-on row · Checked 2026-10-01
  34. 34
    The pricing hub lists the Genesys Cloud CX 1 WEM Add-on II at USD 65.00 per user per month.
    Genesys Cloud pricing hub · WEM add-on table, Genesys Cloud CX 1 WEM Add-on II row · Checked 2026-10-01
  35. 35
    The pricing hub lists the Genesys Cloud CX 2 WEM Add-on I at USD 40.00 per user per month.
    Genesys Cloud pricing hub · WEM add-on table, Genesys Cloud CX 2 WEM Add-on I row · Checked 2026-10-01
  36. 36
    Named-user fair use API on-demand allocations are 75,000 (CX 1), 110,000 (CX 2), 140,000 (CX 3) and 180,000 (CX 4) requests per user per month, with overage at USD 0.0001 per request.
    Genesys Cloud fair use policy · API on demand section, named users table · Checked 2026-10-01
  37. 37
    Named-user fair use data storage allocations are 17.5 GB for CX 1, 25 GB for CX 2, 32.5 GB for CX 3 and 42.5 GB for CX 4 per user, with overage at USD 0.25 per GB.
    Genesys Cloud fair use policy · Data storage section, named users table · Checked 2026-10-01
  38. 38
    Fair use allocations are calculated on the greater of the customer's committed user quantity or actual usage within a month.
    Genesys Cloud fair use policy · Policy introduction · Checked 2026-10-01
  39. 39
    Fair use monthly allocations pool across all users in the organization and unused amounts do not roll over to the next month.
    Genesys Cloud fair use policy · Policy introduction · Checked 2026-10-01
  40. 40
    Named-user fair use voice transcription allocations are 100 minutes for CX 1 and CX 2, 1,500 for CX 3 and 3,000 for CX 4 per user per month, with overage at USD 0.01 per minute.
    Genesys Cloud fair use policy · Voice transcription (native and extended) section, named users table · Checked 2026-10-01
  41. 41
    Administrative and supervisory users are automatically excluded from Hourly Interacting metering.
    Hourly licensing model billing overview · Hourly Interacting Metering section · Checked 2026-10-01
  42. 42
    Hourly Interacting is intended to be used alongside a general named or concurrent subscription rather than as a standalone subscription.
    Hourly licensing model billing overview · Hourly Interacting Model section · Checked 2026-10-01
  43. 43
    Hourly Interacting is compatible with Genesys Cloud CX 1 to CX 4, Digital add-ons, WEM add-ons and the Work Automation add-on.
    Hourly licensing model billing overview · Associated Add-ons section · Checked 2026-10-01
  44. 44
    Under Hourly Interacting, held interactions accrue charges while Routing Status is Communicating or Interacting, but parked interactions do not.
    Hourly licensing model billing overview · Hourly Interacting Metering section · Checked 2026-10-01
  45. 45
    Hourly Interacting time is metered while a user's Routing Status is Communicating or Interacting.
    Hourly licensing model billing overview · Hourly Interacting Metering section · Checked 2026-10-01
  46. 46
    Genesys offers contracts billed at an hourly rate for the total time users are logged in, applicable to CX 1 to CX 4 named and concurrent offers.
    How does hourly billing work? · FAQ answer paragraph · Checked 2026-10-01
  47. 47
    Genesys documents two hourly variants: an Hourly Interacting model and an Hourly Logged In model.
    Hourly licensing model billing overview · Headings Hourly Interacting Model and Hourly Logged In Model · Checked 2026-10-01
  48. 48
    The pricing hub lists the legacy Genesys Cloud CX AI Experience bundle at USD 60.00 per agent on annual pre-paid terms.
    Genesys Cloud pricing hub · Legacy AI Experience table, Genesys Cloud CX AI Experience (per agent) row · Checked 2026-10-01
  49. 49
    Under the named model, any user who logs in to Genesys Cloud during the billing period is a billable named user, regardless of how long they were logged in.
    Named licensing model billing overview · Named licensing model billing overview, opening section · Checked 2026-10-01
  50. 50
    A named user is billed at the highest user-type license assigned to that user at any point during the billing period.
    Named licensing model billing overview · Named licensing model billing overview, opening section · Checked 2026-10-01
  51. 51
    If more users log in than the number of purchased named licenses, Genesys applies overage charges.
    Named licensing model billing overview · Named licensing model billing overview, opening section · Checked 2026-10-01
  52. 52
    Genesys documents named-user bill reconciliation using the Billable Usage report, the People page for current license assignments, and the Agent Status Detail view or User Status Detail API for login times.
    Named licensing model billing overview · Self-service reconciliation section · Checked 2026-10-01
  53. 53
    Genesys Cloud does not support mixing named and concurrent users for Genesys Cloud contact center within an organization's subscription.
    How are users counted in Genesys Cloud services, as named or concurrent? · FAQ answer, final sentence · Checked 2026-10-01
  54. 54
    Because named users bill at the highest license held in the period, temporarily assigning a higher CX tier to a named user for even one day likely bills that user at the higher tier for the whole billing period.inferred
    Named licensing model billing overview · Named licensing model billing overview, highest license sentence · Checked 2026-10-01
  55. 55
    Genesys Cloud documents three user licensing models: named, concurrent and hourly.
    Genesys Cloud licenses and billing · Licenses section (introductory text) · Checked 2026-10-01
  56. 56
    Per-user token consumption for Agent Copilot and Speech and Text Analytics is higher for concurrent than named users, so the named-vs-concurrent choice affects AI token spend as well as seat cost.inferred
    Genesys Cloud AI experience · Agent Copilot and Speech and text analytics sections · Checked 2026-10-01
  57. 57
    Fair use allowances do not apply to Genesys Cloud users; user counts above contract are billed as overage.
    User overages on your invoice · Opening section · Checked 2026-10-01
  58. 58
    User overage charges are billed in arrears, while prepaid subscriptions are billed ahead, so overage invoice service dates can span multiple months.
    User overages on your invoice · Invoice section · Checked 2026-10-01
  59. 59
    Billable overage users equal actual users minus contracted users for the billing period.
    User overages on your invoice · Overage calculation section (worked example) · Checked 2026-10-01
  60. 60
    Genesys charges overage users at the per-user rate defined in the customer's services order under On-Demand Subscription Pricing.
    User overages on your invoice · Overage rate section · Checked 2026-10-01

Documents

tier 2 current vendor documentation

AI token billing

Genesys · accessed 2026-09-30

tier 2 current vendor documentation

BYOC Cloud billing on your invoice

Genesys · accessed 2026-10-01

tier 2 current vendor documentation

Communicate user hourly interacting

Genesys · 2026-05-22 · accessed 2026-10-01

tier 2 current vendor documentation

Concurrent licensing model billing overview

Genesys · accessed 2026-10-01

tier 2 current vendor documentation

Genesys Cloud AI experience

Genesys · accessed 2026-09-25

tier 2 current vendor documentation

Genesys Cloud fair use policy

Genesys · 2023-11-07 · accessed 2026-09-24

tier 2 current vendor documentation

Genesys Cloud licenses and billing

Genesys · accessed 2026-10-01

tier 2 current vendor documentation

Genesys Cloud pricing hub

Genesys · accessed 2026-10-01

tier 2 current vendor documentation

Hourly licensing model billing overview

Genesys · accessed 2026-10-01

tier 2 current vendor documentation

How are users counted in Genesys Cloud services, as named or concurrent?

Genesys · accessed 2026-10-01

tier 2 current vendor documentation

How does hourly billing work?

Genesys · accessed 2026-10-01

tier 2 current vendor documentation

Named licensing model billing overview

Genesys · accessed 2026-10-01

tier 2 current vendor documentation

User overages on your invoice

Genesys · accessed 2026-10-01

tier 2 current vendor documentation

What is the pricing for BYOC Premises?

Genesys · accessed 2026-10-01

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BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-genesys-cloud-licensing,
  title  = {Genesys Cloud licensing},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/genesys-cloud-licensing},
  note   = {Verified 2026-10-01}
}