TLD Notes

Field Guide to Domains

Field Guide to Domains — A TLD Explorer

This site is an observational record and does not endorse any specific domain.

.ai

AI Specialization Era (2022–)

Anguilla's ccTLD surged with the AI boom. Now the first choice for AI companies.

Observer's Note

The species under the most intense evolutionary pressure since 2023. Stands at the watershed between bubble and permanence.

Vibe Tags

AI Symbol Price Surging Cutting Edge

Observed Specimens

Domain choices shown here reflect each organization's own decisions and are not endorsements by this site.

perplexity.ai Perplexity
AI / ML

AI search engine offering answer-generation search.

The most straightforward case of an AI company using .ai. Industry and TLD in perfect alignment.

stability.ai Stability AI
AI / ML

Creator of Stable Diffusion. Open-source AI advocate.

AI in the company name AND the domain. A double industry signal.

character.ai Character.AI
AI / ML

Platform for conversations with AI characters.

character + .ai spells out "AI character." A clever domain hack.

cohere.ai Cohere
AI / ML

Enterprise LLM provider with strength in RAG.

A B2B AI company choosing .ai. Even in enterprise, .ai serves as an AI business card.

jasper.ai Jasper
AI / ML

AI writing tool for marketing.

.ai reinforces brand value even in applied fields like marketing AI.

runway.ai Runway
AI / ML

AI video generation tool. Known for Gen-2/Gen-3 models.

Creative AI choosing .ai. A domain that expresses the fusion of art and AI in one word.

mistral.ai Mistral AI
AI / ML

French open-source LLM developer.

A European AI company adopting .ai. mistral (seasonal wind) + .ai — a poetic combination.

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Observed Habitats

AI / ML SaaS / Web Services Dev Tools / OSS Startups

Prevalence

88

⚠ Caution

Registration and renewal costs are skyrocketing (~$100/yr). Under British Anguillan jurisdiction.

Snapshot: 2025-12