.ai domain price: first year vs renewal
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 $80.00, so the cheapest renewal carries a 0% margin.
The cheapest first year, $60.00 at IONOS, renews at $120.00: 100% more from the second year. 2 of the 6 registrars discount the first year; the other 4 charge the same every year. Renewals run from $80.00 at Cloudflare to $179.76 at Gandi, 2.2× apart. At its cheapest, renewing .ai costs 7.6× a .com renewal ($10.46).
| 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 | 44% | ↗ |
| Gandi | $112.06 | $179.76 | $471.58 | 125% | ↗ |
| Government of Anguilla (registry wholesale) | $80.00 | $80.00 | $240.00 | — | ↗ |
Prices last checked: . Wholesale is the registry fee; ICANN charges no fee on country-code TLDs. 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 28 Oct 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, and ICANN charges no fee on country-code TLDs. The cheapest renewal we track is $80.00, a margin of 0% over that.
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