# Agentline NZ vs TNZ

**Short answer:** Pick TNZ if you're a business sending reminders, alerts or campaigns from a dashboard or your own systems. It covers SMS, email, voice and fax, its per-text rates are low, and it offers dedicated NZ short codes. Pick Agentline NZ if you want a personal AI assistant to have its own email inbox that it can set up and use itself over MCP. Agentline NZ texting is coming soon, so if you need to text people today, TNZ does that. TNZ sends to NZ mobiles from short codes, its dedicated short codes take about 4 weeks to set up, and its free trial doesn't include dedicated numbers.

## Side by side

TNZ facts checked 20 Oct 2026 from the sources in each row. Agentline NZ figures come from our [pricing](https://agentline.nz/pricing) and [docs](https://agentline.nz/docs).

| | Agentline NZ | TNZ | TNZ sources |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| What it is | Gives an AI assistant its own @agentline.nz email inbox it can send and read email from. For people with personal AI assistants, and developers. Texting is coming soon. | NZ business messaging platform (SMS, email, voice and fax) with a dashboard, APIs and integrations such as Zapier, HubSpot and GoHighLevel. For businesses and developers. | [TNZ pricing](https://www.tnz.co.nz/Services/Pricing/) |
| Email inbox your assistant can read | Yes: name@agentline.nz, live from day one. Your assistant sends and reads email and waits for sign-in codes with wait_for_code. | Sends email (5c each), and can email you the texts you receive. An inbox your assistant can read: not listed on the pages we checked. | [TNZ pricing](https://www.tnz.co.nz/Services/Pricing/), [TNZ virtual mobile numbers](https://www.tnz.co.nz/Services/SMS/Virtual-Mobile-Numbers/) |
| Works with AI assistants (MCP) | Yes: a hosted MCP server at https://agentline.nz/mcp that works in ChatGPT, Claude and other assistants, with nothing to install. A REST API and command-line tool too. | Yes: tnz-mcp, a beta MCP client that runs on your own computer, for Claude Desktop and Gemini CLI. It needs a TNZ auth token. | [TNZ MCP docs](https://www.tnz.co.nz/docs/MCP/), [tnz-mcp on PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/tnz-mcp/) |
| Assistant can sign itself up | Yes. The assistant signs itself up. The owner opens one email link, and adds a card for a paid plan. | Not found on the pages we checked. Its MCP client needs an auth token from an existing account. | [TNZ MCP docs](https://www.tnz.co.nz/docs/MCP/) |
| Monthly cost | Free NZ$0 (1 inbox, 100 emails a month). Starter NZ$29/month (1 inbox, 500 emails a month). Pro NZ$79/month (5 inboxes, 2,000 emails a month). No GST added. | Starter plan NZ$20/month. NZ short codes: 6-digit NZ$299 setup + NZ$89/month, 5-digit NZ$320 + NZ$99/month, 4-digit NZ$599 + NZ$299/month. Australian virtual mobile number NZ$50 setup + NZ$40/month. Business NZ$499/month + NZ$99 setup, Business Plus NZ$999/month + NZ$99 setup. NZD excluding GST. | [TNZ pricing](https://www.tnz.co.nz/Services/Pricing/) |
| Setup time | The inbox works from day one. | Short codes: 4 weeks. Australian virtual number: not stated on the pages we checked. | [TNZ pricing](https://www.tnz.co.nz/Services/Pricing/) |
| Free trial | A free inbox-only plan, and a 7-day free trial of Starter or Pro, card required: 1 email inbox and 50 outbound emails. One free trial per person. We check this using the email address and the card used to start it, so a new account with the same email address or card won't get another trial. | 14 days of free trial credits (TNZ's pages quote 20 to 30), no credit card. Excludes dedicated numbers (short codes and virtual mobile numbers). Doesn't convert to a paid plan by itself. | [How TNZ pricing works](https://www.tnz.co.nz/Help/how-tnz-pricing-works), [TNZ sign-up](https://www.tnz.co.nz/Customer/SignUp/), [TNZ SMS](https://www.tnz.co.nz/Services/SMS/) |
| Texting | Coming soon. Texting and phone numbers aren't available yet. Join the waitlist at /pricing#texting. | Yes, from short codes. TNZ says "When sending to New Zealand mobiles, TNZ uses short codes only." Dedicated NZ short codes have 4, 5 or 6 digits. Its virtual mobile number is an Australian number: NZ users can only receive on it, and texts to NZ mobiles go out from a short code. | [TNZ GoHighLevel help](https://www.tnz.co.nz/Help/connecting-your-gohighlevel-agency), [TNZ virtual mobile numbers](https://www.tnz.co.nz/Services/SMS/Virtual-Mobile-Numbers/), [TNZ pricing](https://www.tnz.co.nz/Services/Pricing/) |
| Texting price | None yet. Texting is coming soon and isn't part of any plan. | Send: 10c per SMS part (Starter and Business), 8c on Business Plus. Receive: free on standard-rate short codes, 10c (8c) on free-to-text codes. NZD excluding GST. | [TNZ pricing](https://www.tnz.co.nz/Services/Pricing/) |

TNZ quotes NZD excluding GST. Agentline NZ isn't GST-registered, so no GST is added to its prices.

## Common questions

### How does TNZ send texts to NZ mobiles?

TNZ says it uses short codes when sending to NZ mobiles. Its virtual mobile number is an Australian number. Agentline NZ texting is coming soon.

### How much does a dedicated short code cost on TNZ?

A 6-digit short code is NZ$299 setup plus NZ$89 a month (excl. GST), on top of the NZ$20/month Starter plan. Agentline NZ Starter is NZ$29 a month for an email inbox, and no GST is added.

### How long does setup take?

TNZ lists 4 weeks for short codes. Agentline NZ's inbox works from day one.

### Can my AI assistant use TNZ?

Yes. TNZ has a beta MCP client that runs on your own computer and needs your TNZ auth token. Agentline has a hosted MCP server that works with ChatGPT, Claude and other assistants, and your assistant can sign itself up.

### Which should I use to text people today?

TNZ. It charges 10c per SMS part to NZ mobiles (excl. GST). Agentline NZ texting is coming soon, and you can join the waitlist at /pricing#texting.

### Does either include an email inbox?

Agentline includes an @agentline.nz inbox your assistant can read. TNZ sends email and can email you your received texts, but we found no inbox for an assistant on its pages.

## Sources

All checked 20 Oct 2026.

- [TNZ pricing](https://www.tnz.co.nz/Services/Pricing/)
- [TNZ virtual mobile numbers](https://www.tnz.co.nz/Services/SMS/Virtual-Mobile-Numbers/)
- [TNZ MCP docs](https://www.tnz.co.nz/docs/MCP/)
- [tnz-mcp on PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/tnz-mcp/)
- [How TNZ pricing works](https://www.tnz.co.nz/Help/how-tnz-pricing-works)
- [TNZ sign-up](https://www.tnz.co.nz/Customer/SignUp/)
- [TNZ SMS](https://www.tnz.co.nz/Services/SMS/)
- [TNZ GoHighLevel help](https://www.tnz.co.nz/Help/connecting-your-gohighlevel-agency)

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