As of 2026-10-16, among the 59 registrars covered and ranked in the snapshot unified basis (counting eligible coupons; original currency listed per row), the cheapest .ai registration is US$65.25 at regtons; renewal US$65.25 at regtons; lowest 3-year cost US$195.75 at regtons (3-year cost = registration + list-price renewal × 2, taxes excluded). Display currency defaults to USD and is switchable; displayed values are converted references.
Cheapest registration
US$65.25
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Cheapest renewal
US$65.25
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Lowest 3-year cost
US$195.75
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About .ai
According to the registry, .ai was established as the country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Anguilla. IANA lists the Government of Anguilla as its ccTLD manager.
The Government of Anguilla and Identity Digital announced a partnership in October 2024; from 2025-01-15 .ai is served exclusively on Identity Digital’s platform.
Scope: The back-end registry service provider for .ai (the Government of Anguilla remains the manager recorded by IANA).
On 2024-10-15 the Government of Anguilla and Identity Digital jointly announced a partnership to enhance the sustainability, resilience and security of .AI and to increase the revenue the government receives from it.[1]
Identity Digital’s article of 2025-01-15 says that from that day .ai is exclusively served on the Identity Digital platform, the migration had no downtime, and .ai then had more than 600,000 registered names.[2]
We only record events with sources and say whose statement each one is; we do not rate extensions. An event not listed here may still have happened. How we record events
.ai price notes
On list prices (coupons not counted), the lowest first-year .ai quote is from regtons: US$65.25 for the first year, US$65.25 to renew — renewal costs the same as the first year. Across the 57 registrars quoting both a first-year and a renewal price, the median renewal-to-first-year multiple is 1×.
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PublishedThe root zone publishes a DS record for .ai, meaning the registry has registered a DNSSEC trust anchor with the root. Whether you can turn on DNSSEC for your own domain depends on the registrar.
Authoritative name servers (6)
Name servers the root zone lists for this extension. Addresses are the glue records in the root zone file; an address type that is not listed is one the root zone does not give, not one the server lacks.
.ai is not on the extension list in China’s MIIT “Chinese Internet domain name system” page. Alibaba Cloud’s filing guide says suffixes not on the list cannot be used for ICP filing and that the registrar must also be approved by MIIT; being listed is a precondition only, not a guarantee that filing succeeds.
As of 2026-10-16, among the 59 registrars covered and ranked in the snapshot unified basis (counting eligible coupons; original currency listed per row), the cheapest .ai registration is US$65.25 at regtons; renewal US$65.25 at regtons; lowest 3-year cost US$195.75 at regtons (3-year cost = registration + list-price renewal × 2, taxes excluded). Display currency defaults to USD and is switchable; displayed values are converted references.
How is the 3-year cost for .ai calculated?
3-year cost = registration + renewal × 2 in a unified currency basis (CNY at the snapshot fx version). Taxes excluded; renewals for years 2–3 are estimated at current prices and not guaranteed; promo prices shown separately with their own conditions.
Where does the .ai data come from and how fresh is it?
Daily snapshots of the nazhumi.com open API across all quoting registrars. Page version: 2026-10-16 17:12 UTC. Failed per-suffix rounds keep the last published quote and are marked stale.
How much does a .ai renewal cost, and is it the same as the first year?
On list prices, the lowest first-year .ai quote is from regtons: US$65.25 for the first year and US$65.25 to renew, so renewal costs the same as the first year. Across 57 registrars quoting both prices, the median renewal-to-first-year multiple is 1×. Amounts are converted at the snapshot rate; the registrar's own page is authoritative.
How much does it cost to transfer a .ai domain?
On list prices (coupons not counted), the cheapest .ai transfer is at regtons: US$65.25. Amounts are converted at the snapshot rate; the registrar's own page is authoritative.
Which events about .ai have we recorded?
We have recorded 1: 2024-10-15 – 2025-01-15 — Policy change: The Government of Anguilla and Identity Digital announced a partnership in October 2024; from 2025-01-15 .ai is served exclusively on Identity Digital’s platform. Each entry cites its sources; an event not listed here may still have happened.
Who runs .ai?
According to the IANA Root Zone Database, the ccTLD manager of .ai is Government of Anguilla.
Does the root zone publish a DS record for .ai?
Yes. The root zone publishes a DS record for .ai, so the extension has a DNSSEC trust anchor in the root. Whether you can enable DNSSEC on your own domain depends on the registrar.
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