Have .ai, .io or .gg prices gone up?

Where does each extension we sell stand?

According to Pearlcay's count of 2 November 2026, 12 of the 15 extensions it sells show no registry price notice newer than 2021, and 9 show none at all. Cloudflare, which sells at cost, carries 9 of the 15. "None found" means we searched trade press and registrar notices up to 2 November 2026 and found no announcement. It does not mean a registry never changed its price, because some registries inform registrars only.

What does a wholesale rise mean for my renewal?

It raises the cost of every renewal paid after the effective date. Whether you see it depends on your registrar.

The arithmetic is simple. A .ai rise of $10 a year is $20 for each 2-year block and $100 over 10 years. A .io rise of $6 a year is $60 over 10 years.

Timing can help. Domain Name Wire noted that .ai owners could avoid the March 2026 rise by renewing before 5 March. Openprovider says .com renewals completed before 1 November 2026 were billed at the old fee. Each registrar decides what it does with a renewal paid early, so read its terms first.

A term you have already paid for keeps the price you paid. A rise only reaches the next term you buy.

How does Pearlcay pass on a wholesale rise?

Our price list of 2 November 2026 is built on the wholesale prices in force or announced on that date.

• .io: the renewal price, $62.99/year, already includes the rise to $56 a year on 19 January 2027. The first year costs $35.99/year.
• .ai: the price, $86.99/year, is set after the rise of 5 March 2026 and is the same for the first year and every renewal. The first order is $173.98 because the registry sells 2 years at a time.
• Other extensions: the grid shows the current price, dated 2 November 2026, with the renewal next to the first year. The pricing page always shows the grid in force.

Renewals are paid from your balance, and automatic renewal is automatic renewal from your balance, switched on or off for each domain. Unused balance stays on your account and never expires, and it pays for new domains, renewals and transfers. When a purchase costs less than the minimum top-up, the part added only to reach the minimum is refundable on request to support within 30 days of the payment, in USDT or USDC, as long as it has not been spent. The rest of the balance is not paid back, except where the law requires it. Keep enough on the balance for the next term, for example $173.98 for a .ai.

How often do registries raise prices?

In the notices we found, .io appears three times in eight years: about 10% in January 2019, an effective 9% on registrations in January 2024, and 12% in January 2027. The .ai, .co and .me each appear once. The list is not exhaustive, so treat it as a floor, not a count.

For scale, Verisign's wholesale fee for a .com rose 7% on 1 November 2026, from $10.26 to about $10.98, under the cap in its agreement with ICANN (Openprovider, 9 September 2026). We do not sell .com. Read why a .ai costs so much for what the 2026 rise means for a buyer.

Can I reuse this table?

Yes. The price history is published under CC BY 4.0. Copy the tables, quote the figures, build on them. Credit "Pearlcay domain price increases, 2 November 2026" and link to this page.

The figures come from the sources below, on the dates shown. If you find a notice we missed, the source is what we need to add it.