naymoCheapest .ai domain — registrar & renewal (2026)
The lowest 3-year total cost to own a .ai domain is
$139.98 at Dynadot
($69.99 first year, then $69.99/yr). Median renewal across
registrars is $42.00/yr — deal score 57/100.
| Registrar | 1st year | Renews/yr | Transfer | 3-yr total | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dynadot | $69.99 | $69.99 | — | $139.98 ◀ | Single-tier pricing on many TLDs (reg == renewal == transfer). |
| Spaceship | $67.98 | $74.98 | — | $142.96 | Namecheap's sister brand; among the lowest renewals. |
| Namecheap | $74.98 | $87.98 | — | $162.96 | Cheap first year; renewals rise. |
| NameSilo | $83.99 | $83.99 | — | $167.98 | Flat pricing, free privacy; no aggressive renewal hikes. |
| Porkbun | $89.78 | $89.78 | — | $179.56 | Low, consistent pricing across many TLDs; free WHOIS privacy. |
Porkbun's price is live; competitors are curated and verified periodically (USD). .ai availability is checked in real time against authoritative sources.
.ai domain — straight answers
How much does a .ai domain cost?
The lowest first-year price is $69.99 at Dynadot, then $69.99 to renew every 2 years. Over 3 years the cheapest total cost of ownership is $139.98. The median renewal across the 5 registrars we compare is $42.00/yr, so picking the cheapest scores 57/100 on value.
Where is the cheapest place to renew a .ai domain?
Dynadot has the lowest ongoing renewal at $34.99/yr. Renewal — not the first-year promo — is what you pay every year, so it's the number that matters most for a domain you keep. Across all 5 registrars the annual renewal ranges from $34.99 to $44.89.
Is the first-year price a trap?
For .ai the cheapest first year ($69.99) is in line with its renewal ($69.99/yr), so there's no bait-and-switch here. We still rank by 3-year total cost rather than the headline first-year price, because a cheap first year elsewhere can hide a steep renewal.