.ai Domain Names
.ai domain names, secured before the next wave
The country code of Anguilla, transformed by two letters of good luck into the default address of an entire industry. Strong .ai names are contested; free ones do not stay free. Register from $77.99/yr, with the renewal figure shown before you pay.
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Why .ai?
No ending has been revalued by events quite like .ai. What began as a small Caribbean territory's country code became, almost overnight, the signature of the artificial intelligence boom — product launches, research labs and funded startups all reaching for the two letters that say the category before the page loads. Demand has made the namespace competitive: distinctive short names go quickly, and the aftermarket in good .ai strings is lively.
It remains a ccTLD, with policy set by its registry rather than ICANN's gTLD contracts, and its small print differs from .com in places a buyer should hear about before committing — which is precisely a registrar's job. We register .ai names in your details, print the renewal beside the registration at search time, and flag anything unusual about the string you choose before checkout, not after.
Good Fit
.ai works best for
- AI products, labs and research groups
- Startups whose category is the brand's first word
- Defensive registrations beside an existing tech brand
- Tools and platforms selling to technical audiences
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The category in the address
Two letters that tell investors, users and search results what the company does — signalling no other ending currently matches.
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A fashionable ending is exactly where buyers need the ongoing rate in view before the excitement makes the decision for them.
ccTLD questions answered
Transfers, contacts, dispute handling — the .ai registry's own rules, explained plainly before you build on the name.
Common Questions
Questions about .ai
Is .ai actually a country's domain?
Yes — Anguilla's, a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. Registration is open worldwide with no residency requirement, and search engines treat it as effectively generic, so the geographic origin has no practical effect on who can hold one or how it ranks. The revenue has been genuinely transformative for the territory, which is a rather pleasant footnote.
The .ai I want is registered but idle. What are my options?
Read the record first: the expiry tells you whether patience is even a strategy, though in a namespace this hot, lapsing names are caught quickly. A discreet approach to the holder — directly or through a broker, with escrow for any completed deal — is usually the realistic route. Meanwhile a distinctive variant costs a routine registration and lets you build now.
Can I transfer a .ai between registrars like a .com?
The shape is familiar — a transfer code from the current registrar, confirmation, completion — but under the .ai registry's own policy rather than the gTLD rulebook, so timings and steps differ in detail. Keep the registrant mailbox monitored throughout, start well before expiry, and the move is routine.
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