EYQ.AI sold for $50,000, AI domain name transaction premium 92%

In March 2025, the field of artificial intelligence saw another iconic domain name transaction - EYQ.AI was sold for $50,000, while its corresponding .COM domain name EYQ.com was listed at about $26,000, with a 92% premium on the listing price of .AI. In this case, the buyer still chose the .AI domain name, which broke the traditional idea that .COM is the mainstream.

.AI domain name transactions continue to heat up

At present, global AI companies are showing a trend of "technical identification specialization", and high-priced .AI domain name transactions are frequent, for example:

Ace.AI set a record for LLL.AI transaction at $205,000;

AI.com was sold at a price of $100 million, setting a new industry record.

These high-priced transaction cases show that companies in the AI ​​industry are actively deploying exclusive .AI domain names to create stronger brand awareness and technical image.

Why do .AI domain names get high premiums?

There is a clear business logic behind this choice:

Many artificial intelligence companies are willing to pay a premium to obtain ".AI" domain names to enhance their own industry attributes.

.AI has gradually become a symbol of AI companies. For example, Google AI, OpenAI, etc. all use AI-related domain names.

Market supply and demand drive:

According to DomainGeek data, the global .AI domain name transaction volume will surge 217% year-on-year in 2024.

The three-letter .AI domain name inventory consumption rate reached 79%, and the tight supply caused the average price of LLL.AI domain names to exceed US$45,000.

In contrast, the average price of the three-letter .COM domain name is much lower than .AI, resulting in a 320% premium for .AI.

Will .AI challenge .COM in the future?

Although .COM is still the world's mainstream top-level domain name, in the AI ​​industry, .AI has gradually become an important choice for companies and investors. With the in-depth development of AI technology, more and more companies tend to choose .AI domain names to build their brands. It is expected that the transaction price of .AI will continue to rise in the future and may pose a challenge to .COM in certain fields.