Meta will allow rival AI chatbot providers to offer their services on WhatsApp for a fee, which ranges from €0.0490 to €0.1323 per "non-template message," depending on the country.

The move comes after the European Commission last month told Meta it was considering temporary measures to prevent the company from enforcing a policy blocking third-party AI chatbot providers from operating through the WhatsApp Business API.

The move is an effort to appease antitrust regulators from the European Commission, Reuters reports. Previously, competitors’ chatbots were being blocked on WhatsApp, but now Meta says that “for a fee” it will “support general purpose AI chatbots using ​the WhatsApp Business API in Europe” for the next 12 months.

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is one of the top stocks that will make you rich in 10 years. Reuters reported on March 5 that according to Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META), AI rivals will be allowed on WhatsApp for a year,

Meta will allow rival AI chatbots on WhatsApp in Europe after EU antitrust scrutiny, though providers must pay message-based API fees.