Teaser trap on this extension
.ai costs $826.00 to keep for 10 years.
14 registrars sell .ai. The cheapest first year is IONOS at $80.00 — but it renews at $120.00, so over 10 years Porkbun is $334.00 cheaper.
Get it at Porkbun$80.00cheapest 1st year
$82.70cheapest renewal
$89.00cheapest transfer
.ai · 10-year billtwo ways to buy it
IONOS$80.00 + 9×$120.00
Teaser total$1,160.00
Trap
Porkbun$81.70 + 9×$82.70
Keeper total$826.00
Difference$334.00
What .ai costs over time
Each line is a registrar’s running total. Where lines cross, the cheap start stops being cheap.
Cheapest to keep (Porkbun)
Cheapest first year (IONOS) Everyone else
Every registrar, ranked
| Registrar | 1st year | Renewal | Transfer | Keep 10 yrs | Verdict | Offer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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$81.70 |
$82.70 | $165.09 | $826.00 | Honest | PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS | Buy |
|
Squarespace Domains
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$85.00 | $85.00 | — | $850.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
Dynadot
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$85.60 | $85.60 | $171.20 | $856.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
|
NameBright
US · checked 2026-11-05
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$89.00 | $89.00 | $89.00 | $890.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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NameSilo
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
|
$99.99 | $99.99 | $245.00 | $999.90 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$105.00 | $105.00 | $163.50 | $1,050.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Hostinger
LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$109.99 | $109.99 | — | $1,099.90 | Honest | — | Buy |
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ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-05
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$109.99 | $109.99 | $109.99 | $1,099.90 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Namecheap
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
|
$89.98 | $114.98 | $99.98 | $1,124.80 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Hover
CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$114.99 | $114.99 | $114.99 | $1,149.90 | Honest | — | Buy |
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IONOS
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$80.00 |
$120.00 | — | $1,160.00 | Honest | PROMO First year | Buy |
|
OVHcloud
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$82.47 | $139.31 | $153.16 | $1,336.26 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Joker.com
DE · checked 2026-11-05
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$169.60 | $169.60 | $169.60 | $1,696.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Gandi
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$112.06 | $179.76 | $181.47 | $1,729.90 | Honest | — | Buy |
Keep = first year plus renewals for the period you pick. ×3.0 means the renewal is
three times the first-year price. Prices exclude tax; other currencies converted to USD at the ECB daily rate.
Keeping it for 10 years
The whole-bill winner — what we’d pick for a name you mean to hold on to.
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