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Figures as of October 18, 2026. Based on DNScroll's recorded sales of $100 or more in the previous 12 months.
Many domain investors assume .ai names sell for more than .com names. DNScroll's records support part of that, but the detail matters. This guide compares the two extensions using percentiles instead of averages, and explains where the comparison can mislead.
| Measure | .com | .ai |
|---|---|---|
| Recorded sales | 119,424 | 4,060 |
| 25th percentile | $300 | $520 |
| Median | $635 | $1,000 |
| 75th percentile | $1,035 | $2,327 |
| 90th percentile | $2,488 | $7,995 |
Prices are recorded sale prices. For auctions, a recorded price may be the last price observed rather than a confirmed final amount. See the methodology.
The typical .ai sale is higher. The median recorded .ai sale was $1,000, about 57% above the .com median of $635.
The gap widens at the top. One .ai sale in ten reached about $7,995 or more, roughly 3.2 times the .com figure of $2,488. The difference between the extensions is larger among expensive sales than among typical ones.
.ai prices vary more. The middle half of .ai sales ran from $520 to $2,327, while the middle half of .com sales ran from $300 to $1,035. Higher typical prices come with a wider range.
The numbers suggest a practical way to think about it. A .com name has a lower typical price but a much larger market, with more than 119,000 recorded sales against about 4,000 for .ai. A .ai name sells for more at the median and far more at the top, but the market is thinner, so a single sale tells you less about the next one.
A name with a clear link to artificial intelligence has an obvious reason to sit in .ai. A name with broad commercial appeal and no technology angle is usually easier to place in .com, where there are more comparable sales to learn from. Neither choice guarantees a price. The data only shows where recorded prices have landed.
| Letters in the name | .com sales | .com median | .ai sales | .ai median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | $240,000 | 18 | $4,778 |
| 3 | 332 | $2,800 | 655 | $1,009 |
| 4 | 4,098 | $480 | 636 | $1,070 |
| 5 | 6,154 | $680 | 485 | $1,075 |
| 6 | 9,876 | $715 | 522 | $999 |
| 7 | 9,363 | $700 | 478 | $897 |
| 8 | 9,963 | $670 | 422 | $915 |
Three points stand out:
Four-letter .com names have the lowest median ($480) of the groups shown. This reflects the recorded sales, not proof that four-letter names are worth less. The group contains many lower-priced sales, and DNScroll's collection includes sources that report many small auction results.
When a group's median looks low, check what is in it before drawing a conclusion. A group dominated by low-priced auction results will have a low median even if the better names in it sell for far more. Look at the 75th and 90th percentiles as well, and compare sales of the same kind: similar length, similar words, similar extension. The median describes the middle of the recorded sales, and your name may not belong in the middle.
A $240,000 two-letter .com sale is real, but it is not a price list. Three sales cannot describe a market, and each of those names is almost unique. A seller who expects the same price for a very different name is comparing it with the wrong evidence. The better question is what names of the same length, type and extension have sold for, and how many such sales there are.
You can look up individual sales on any domain page, and compare them with the guide to reading sale comps.