Teaser trap on this extension
.ai costs $164.40 to keep for 2 years.
14 registrars sell .ai. The cheapest first year is IONOS at $80.00 — but it renews at $120.00, so over 2 years Porkbun is $35.60 cheaper.
Get it at Porkbun$80.00cheapest 1st year
$82.70cheapest renewal
$89.00cheapest transfer
.ai · 2-year billtwo ways to buy it
IONOS$80.00 + 1×$120.00
Teaser total$200.00
Trap
Porkbun$81.70 + 1×$82.70
Keeper total$164.40
Difference$35.60
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 2 yrs | Verdict | Offer | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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$81.70 |
$82.70 | $165.09 | $164.40 | Honest | PROMO Porkbun coupon AWESOMENESS | Buy |
|
Squarespace Domains
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$85.00 | $85.00 | — | $170.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Dynadot
US · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$85.60 | $85.60 | $171.20 | $171.20 | Honest | — | Buy |
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NameBright
US · checked 2026-11-05
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$89.00 | $89.00 | $89.00 | $178.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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NameSilo
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
|
$99.99 | $99.99 | $245.00 | $199.98 | Honest | — | Buy |
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IONOS
DE · checked 2026-11-05
|
$80.00 |
$120.00 | — | $200.00 | Honest | PROMO First year | Buy |
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Namecheap
US · free privacy · checked 2026-10-17
|
$89.98 | $114.98 | $99.98 | $204.96 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Netim
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
|
$105.00 | $105.00 | $163.50 | $210.00 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Hostinger
LT · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$109.99 | $109.99 | — | $219.98 | Honest | — | Buy |
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ClouDNS
BG · checked 2026-11-05
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$109.99 | $109.99 | $109.99 | $219.98 | Honest | — | Buy |
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OVHcloud
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$82.47 | $139.31 | $153.16 | $221.78 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Hover
CA · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$114.99 | $114.99 | $114.99 | $229.98 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Gandi
FR · free privacy · checked 2026-11-05
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$112.06 | $179.76 | $181.47 | $291.82 | Honest | — | Buy |
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Joker.com
DE · checked 2026-11-05
|
$169.60 | $169.60 | $169.60 | $339.20 | 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 2 years
The whole-bill winner — what we’d pick for a name you mean to hold on to.
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