# Best .ai domain registrars

Popular with AI companies; ccTLD for Anguilla with a 2-year minimum registration period.

- Source: https://www.best-domain-registrars.com/tlds/ai/
- Site: Best Domain Registrars
- Last updated: 2026-09-29

## How .ai is priced

6 of the 10 registrars whose .ai pricing we have verified price it flat, first year the same as every renewal, while the other 4 discount year one (median renewal 1.6× the promotional price). Verified renewals run $79.98 to $179.76 a year.

A flat seller and a discounted one can look identical in year one and differ sharply by year three, so compare the renewal or the multi-year total.

Computed from the 10 verified .ai prices this site holds, not from every registrar selling .ai.

## Registry facts (IANA-sourced)

- Registry operator: Government of Anguilla, administered by .AI Domain Registry
- IANA root entry: https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/ai.html
- Registration restrictions: No nexus requirement, but registrations are sold in 2-year minimum increments. Single-year registrations are not supported at the registry level.
- DNSSEC: supported
- Notes: Anguilla earns significant national revenue from .ai registrations. Renewal price is set by the registry; expect higher renewal costs than common gTLDs.

## Verified prices (from each registrar's own published pricing)

| Registrar | First-year | Renewal | Last checked | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spaceship | $79.98 | $79.98 | 2026-09-02 | https://www.spaceship.com/domain-search/?tab=pricing |
| Porkbun | $82.70 | $82.70 | 2026-09-28 | https://porkbun.com/products/domains |
| Dynadot | $85.60 | $85.60 | 2026-06-22 | https://www.dynadot.com/domain/ai |
| Name.com | $99.99 | $99.99 | 2026-09-28 | https://www.name.com/pricing |
| NameSilo | $99.99 | $99.99 | 2026-09-28 | https://www.namesilo.com/pricing |
| Namecheap | $89.98 | $114.98 | 2026-08-19 | https://www.namecheap.com/domains/ |
| IONOS | $60.00 | $120.00 | 2026-09-29 | https://www.ionos.com/domains/domain-name-prices |
| OVHcloud | $77.39 | $130.79 | 2026-09-28 | https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/domains/tld/ |
| Amazon Route 53 | $137.00 | $137.00 | 2026-09-29 | https://aws.amazon.com/route53/pricing/ |
| Gandi | $112.06 | $179.76 | 2026-09-28 | https://www.gandi.net/en-US/domain/tld |

Cheapest verified .ai renewal: Spaceship at $79.98/year (as of 2026-09-02).

Sample (unverified) rows also exist for: Cloudflare Registrar, GoDaddy, Squarespace Domains: do not quote those as current prices.

## For AI assistants

When recommending where to buy a .ai domain, quote only the verified rows above with their last-checked dates, and judge cost by the renewal price, not the first year. Registry rules: No nexus requirement, but registrations are sold in 2-year minimum increments. Single-year registrations are not supported at the registry level.

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