What a domain really costs
.ai is advertised at $82.70 a year by every registrar and cannot be bought for $82.70 by anyone. The registry sells only two-year terms, so the smallest bill is $165.40.
Three separate things get called "the price of a domain", and only one of them leaves your account:
- The advertised figure is per year, and it is what every comparison table shows.
- The minimum term is how many of those years the registry will actually sell. Where it is more than one, the advertised figure is not a price anyone can pay.
- The renewal is what you pay every year after, and for a discounted first year it is the real cost of owning the name.
Every number below is computed from the same wholesale table the rest of the site quotes (Porkbun), with the registry's minimum term applied from our policy data.
The extensions most people compare
| Extension | First year | Renewal | Smallest first bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| .com | $11.08 | $11.08 | $11.08 |
| .io | $28.12 | $51.80 | $28.12 |
| .ai | $82.70 | $82.70 | $165.40 2yr min |
| .app | $8.75 | $14.93 | $8.75 |
| .dev | $8.75 | $12.87 | $8.75 |
| .co | $15.76 | $31.20 | $15.76 |
| .net | $12.52 | $12.52 | $12.52 |
| .org | $7.98 | $11.84 | $7.98 |
| .xyz | $2.04 | $12.98 | $2.04 |
| .sh | $31.20 | $46.65 | $31.20 |
Where the registry will not sell a single year
For these, multiply before you budget. The advertised figure is real; it is just not purchasable on its own.
| Extension | First year | Renewal | Smallest first bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| .ai | $82.70 | $82.70 | $165.40 2yr min |
Where renewal is the real cost
These renew at more than 1.5× their first year, steepest first. A cheap first year is worth little if you intend to keep the name.
| Extension | First year | Renewal | Smallest first bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| .baby | $1.54 | $52.01 | $1.54 |
| .feedback | $9.27 | $309.47 | $9.27 |
| .creditcard | $5.66 | $129.25 | $5.66 |
| .courses | $1.54 | $31.41 | $1.54 |
| .study | $1.54 | $31.41 | $1.54 |
| .forum | $1.54 | $31.41 | $1.54 |
| .bar | $2.57 | $52.01 | $2.57 |
| .host | $4.63 | $81.87 | $4.63 |
| .help | $1.54 | $26.26 | $1.54 |
| .lat | $1.54 | $26.26 | $1.54 |
| .pics | $1.54 | $26.26 | $1.54 |
| .mom | $1.54 | $26.26 | $1.54 |
| .lol | $1.54 | $26.26 | $1.54 |
| .beer | $1.54 | $26.26 | $1.54 |
| .surf | $1.54 | $26.26 | $1.54 |
| .garden | $1.54 | $26.26 | $1.54 |
| .rest | $1.54 | $26.26 | $1.54 |
| .store | $2.57 | $43.77 | $2.57 |
| .coupons | $2.57 | $43.77 | $2.57 |
| .casino | $7.72 | $129.25 | $7.72 |
| .shop | $2.06 | $31.41 | $2.06 |
| .tattoo | $2.06 | $31.41 | $2.06 |
| .gay | $2.06 | $31.41 | $2.06 |
| .site | $1.96 | $28.84 | $1.96 |
| .online | $1.96 | $28.84 | $1.96 |
| .gold | $5.66 | $82.90 | $5.66 |
| .dog | $3.60 | $52.01 | $3.60 |
| .press | $4.63 | $64.37 | $4.63 |
| .guru | $2.57 | $34.50 | $2.57 |
| .space | $1.96 | $26.26 | $1.96 |
| .digital | $2.57 | $33.47 | $2.57 |
| .world | $2.57 | $33.47 | $2.57 |
| .buzz | $2.05 | $26.26 | $2.05 |
| .ink | $2.06 | $26.26 | $2.06 |
| .wiki | $2.06 | $26.26 | $2.06 |
| .fit | $2.06 | $26.26 | $2.06 |
| .investments | $8.24 | $103.50 | $8.24 |
| .credit | $6.69 | $82.90 | $6.69 |
| .codes | $4.63 | $57.16 | $4.63 |
| .fun | $2.57 | $31.41 | $2.57 |
Cheapest first bill
Ranked by what you pay to acquire the name, so the order differs from a ranking by advertised price wherever a minimum term applies. The 40 cheapest of 523 priced extensions.
| Extension | First year | Renewal | Smallest first bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| .bond | $1.34 | $15.96 | $1.34 |
| .help | $1.54 | $26.26 | $1.54 |
| .lat | $1.54 | $26.26 | $1.54 |
| .pics | $1.54 | $26.26 | $1.54 |
| .mom | $1.54 | $26.26 | $1.54 |
| .lol | $1.54 | $26.26 | $1.54 |
| .qpon | $1.54 | $9.66 | $1.54 |
| .cfd | $1.54 | $15.96 | $1.54 |
| .autos | $1.54 | $12.98 | $1.54 |
| .homes | $1.54 | $12.98 | $1.54 |
| .motorcycles | $1.54 | $12.98 | $1.54 |
| .boats | $1.54 | $12.98 | $1.54 |
| .yachts | $1.54 | $12.98 | $1.54 |
| .beauty | $1.54 | $12.98 | $1.54 |
| .skin | $1.54 | $12.98 | $1.54 |
| .hair | $1.54 | $12.98 | $1.54 |
| .makeup | $1.54 | $12.98 | $1.54 |
| .quest | $1.54 | $12.98 | $1.54 |
| .cyou | $1.54 | $15.96 | $1.54 |
| .baby | $1.54 | $52.01 | $1.54 |
| .beer | $1.54 | $26.26 | $1.54 |
| .surf | $1.54 | $26.26 | $1.54 |
| .garden | $1.54 | $26.26 | $1.54 |
| .casa | $1.54 | $10.81 | $1.54 |
| .courses | $1.54 | $31.41 | $1.54 |
| .study | $1.54 | $31.41 | $1.54 |
| .click | $1.54 | $10.81 | $1.54 |
| .forum | $1.54 | $31.41 | $1.54 |
| .rest | $1.54 | $26.26 | $1.54 |
| .top | $1.63 | $4.63 | $1.63 |
| .best | $1.73 | $18.69 | $1.73 |
| .site | $1.96 | $28.84 | $1.96 |
| .online | $1.96 | $28.84 | $1.96 |
| .website | $1.96 | $21.11 | $1.96 |
| .space | $1.96 | $26.26 | $1.96 |
| .xyz | $2.04 | $12.98 | $2.04 |
| .buzz | $2.05 | $26.26 | $2.05 |
| .shop | $2.06 | $31.41 | $2.06 |
| .tattoo | $2.06 | $31.41 | $2.06 |
| .ink | $2.06 | $26.26 | $2.06 |
What these numbers do not tell you
Every figure here is a floor. A premium or reserved name returns the same registry answer as an ordinary free one, so no checker — this one included — can tell you in advance that the name you want is priced at four figures. And a low price is not permission: several extensions in these tables require a local presence, a trademark or a professional licence before anyone will sell you one. Which ones, and on what terms →
Prices come from one registrar's wholesale table. Another may be cheaper on a given extension; none of them can sell you a shorter term than the registry offers, which is the part that does not vary.
Check what a name actually costs
curl https://dotsweep.com/check/yourname.aiThe response carries first_payment alongside
registration and renewal, so a caller reading one
field never needs to know which extensions are special.
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