.ai Domain Price: Register, Renew and Transfer Cost
A .ai domain costs $82.70 at Porkbun and $85.60 at Dynadot for the first year, and renews at the same price, so the first-year price is what you pay every year. Transferring an existing .ai domain to Porkbun costs $165.09 and adds 2 years. Five years of .ai (first year plus four renewals) comes to about $413.50 at Porkbun, the cheaper of the two here.
Standard (non-premium) names, USD, quoted October 24, 2026.
| Registrar | First year | Renewal | Transfer | 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porkbun | $82.70 | $82.70 | $165.09 | $413.50 |
| Dynadot | $85.60 | $85.60 | n/a | $428.00 |
.ai is Anguilla's country code, open to anyone and popular with AI companies. Registrations and renewals have a 2-year minimum, so prices here are per year and the bill is twice that. A transfer adds 2 years, which is why Porkbun's transfer price is about double its yearly price.
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The .ai registry
.ai is a country-code top-level domain for Anguilla, run by the Government of Anguilla.
- Type
- Country code (Anguilla)
- Registry
- Government of Anguilla
- Registry site
- nic.ai
- WHOIS server
- whois.nic.ai
- RDAP
- https://rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap/
- DNSSEC
- Signed
Source: IANA root zone database.
.ai names checked on domhaul
Since August 2026, people have checked 274 .ai names on domhaul. 131 of the 271 with a known status (48%) were already registered. The median domhaul estimate across 89 valued .ai names is $348. 68% came through AI assistants checking names with domhaul's MCP server; the rest were typed into the calculator.
Valued .ai names
- hello.ai$833–$2.5k
- google.ai$712–$2.1k
- hygo.ai$612–$1.8k
- riffle.ai$455–$1.4k
- burnish.ai$312–$936
- aurafix.ai$281–$843
.ai price questions
How much does a .ai domain cost?
A .ai domain costs $82.70 at Porkbun and $85.60 at Dynadot for the first year, and renews at the same price, so the first-year price is what you pay every year. These are standard prices; premium .ai names priced by the registry cost more, and many renew at the premium rate. Prices quoted October 24, 2026.
How much does it cost to renew a .ai domain?
Renewing a .ai domain costs $82.70 a year at Porkbun and $85.60 a year at Dynadot (October 24, 2026). Over five years that is about $413.50 at Porkbun, counting the first year. The renewal matches the first-year price, so the first year is a fair guide.
How much does it cost to transfer a .ai domain?
Porkbun charges $165.09 to transfer a .ai domain in (October 24, 2026); the transfer adds 2 years. Unlock the domain and get the authorization (EPP) code from your current registrar first.