Insights · Market report · Updated 25 September 2026
AI Domain Market Report 2026
What .ai and AI-category domains are actually selling for, drawn from public sales records, plus the verifiable make-up of the VentureGroupAi portfolio. Writers and researchers may quote any figure here with a link back.
Key findings
- One-word .ai names now clear six figures routinely: 27 did so in 2025, against zero in .net.
- The 2026 top end is led by generic category words (Bot, Genesis, Free, Neo, Orchestra) — the names an AI product category is described with.
- Exact-match descriptive names (e.g. RuntimeSecurityAI.com) trade far below one-word .ai names, which makes them the entry point for funded startups that cannot justify a six-figure brand.
- Paired .ai + .com bundles remove the brand-fragmentation and email-leakage objection enterprise buyers raise with a lone .ai.
The .ai extension in 2025
Top reported .ai sales, 2026 year to date
| Domain | Price (USD) | Date | Venue / source |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI.com | $70,000,000 | Feb 2026 | DNJournal |
| Bot.ai | $1,200,000 | Feb 2026 | Sedo via NameBio |
| Genesis.ai | $400,000 | Apr 2026 | Atom.com via NameBio |
| Free.ai | $350,000 | Apr 2026 | Atom.com via NameBio |
| Neo.ai | $275,000 | May 2026 | Private via NameBio |
| Orchestra.ai | $250,000 | Aug 2026 | DomainBooth via DNJournal |
AI.com is a .com and is included because it is the defining AI-category sale of the year.
Top 10 .ai sales of 2025
| Domain | Price (USD) | Date | Venue / source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisdom.ai | $750,000 | Oct 2025 | Grit Brokerage |
| Cloud.ai | $600,000 | Jul 2025 | GoDaddy |
| Blockchain.ai | $405,000 | Oct 2025 | Namecheap |
| Law.ai | $350,000 | Aug 2025 | Sedo |
| Adapt.ai | $300,000 | Aug 2025 | Private |
| Rush.ai | $300,000 | May 2025 | Atom.com |
| Breeze.ai | $225,000 | May 2025 | Afternic |
| Seed.ai | $225,000 | May 2025 | Atom.com |
| Sim.ai | $220,000 | Jul 2025 | Private |
| Ace.ai | $205,000 | Feb 2025 | Atom.com |
VentureGroupAi portfolio data
Counted directly from the live portfolio on this site.
| Cluster | Assets |
|---|---|
| Runtime & Isolation | 6 |
| Multi-Agent Systems | 6 |
| Security & Deception | 18 |
| Memory & Context | 4 |
| Finance & Lending | 21 |
| Property & Insurance | 4 |
| Automotive & Equipment | 6 |
| SaaS & Agency | 3 |
| Venture & Discovery | 2 |
Press & writers kit
Compiling a "best places to buy AI domains" or "premium AI domain marketplaces" list? Everything below is free to use.
- One-line description: VentureGroupAi is an Australian-owned syndicate of 76 exact-match AI domain names across 9 enterprise categories, sold outright via Escrow.com or leased with a rent-to-buy path.
- Why it's different: every asset is pre-mapped to a product category, buyer profile and search demand, so founders buy a category position, not just a string.
- Flagship: Encased.ai + EncasedAI.com — a paired bundle for AI containment and isolation, sold by private treaty.
- Quotable figure: "27 .ai domains sold for six figures in 2025 — .net managed none." (source: TLD Investors)
- Contact: David Barnes, owner — acquisitions@venturegroupai.com
Sources and method
Sale prices are the publicly reported figures from the sources below; private sales that were not reported are not included. Portfolio figures are calculated from the live listing data at page load.