.ai domain price: first year vs renewal (Sept 2026)
We price .ai at 6 registrars. The cheapest three-year cost is $240.00 at Cloudflare; the dearest renewal we track is $179.76.
Registry wholesale is $80.18, so the cheapest renewal carries a -0% margin.
| Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloudflare Best value | $80.00 | $80.00 | $240.00 | -0% | ↗ |
| Porkbun | $82.70 | $82.70 | $248.10 | 3% | ↗ |
| Dynadot | $85.60 | $85.60 | $256.80 | 7% | ↗ |
| IONOS | $60.00 | $120.00 | $300.00 | 50% | ↗ |
| Hover | $114.99 | $114.99 | $344.97 | 43% | ↗ |
| Gandi | $112.06 | $179.76 | $471.58 | 124% | ↗ |
| Government of Anguilla (registry wholesale) | $80.18 | $80.18 | $240.54 | — | ↗ |
Last checked . Wholesale is the registry fee plus the $0.18 ICANN fee. Methodology
Questions
Answered from the .ai price data on this page.
How much does a .ai domain cost over three years?
The cheapest three-year cost we track is $240.00 at Cloudflare: $80.00 for the first year and $80.00 for each renewal. Checked 12 Sept 2026.
Is the cheapest first-year price for .ai the cheapest overall?
No. IONOS has the lowest first year at $60.00, but over three years Cloudflare is cheaper at $240.00 against $300.00, because the renewal is what you pay every year after the first.
What does the registry charge for .ai?
Government of Anguilla charges registrars $80.00 wholesale, plus the $0.18 ICANN fee on gTLDs, so $80.18 in total. The cheapest renewal we track is $80.00, a margin of -0% over that.
What will hosting this cost?
The cheapest three-year shared plans and the cheapest small VPS, so you can price the whole thing.