Aistartups
aistartups.lol
Outbid your competitors to top the AI tool leaderboard, or list free.
$10
Outbid for $11 · #1 is botpool.ai
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aistartups.lol is a discovery board for AI tools with a paid leaderboard layered on top. You can list for free, but $0 rows sit below the paid board and never enter Recommended tools until you bid. Our last scan counted 114 AI tools with $146 in total bid volume; the live /api/board now shows well over 100 rows, with rantir.cloud holding #1 at $9.
Our take
The free-tier-plus-paid-leaderboard split is honest about what you are buying: visibility in Recommended tools, not just a listing. Most rows on the live board are $1 launch-catalog placeholders (ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney, and dozens of other well-known tools added at launch with zero real bids), so the handful of genuinely paid, recently active rows are what matters, like rantir.cloud at $9 with 18 clicks and headroom.day at $8 with 17 clicks. Moderation is imperfect: one live row (a game-discovery board) is flagged unrelated_to_ai and still shows up. Fine for a cheap AI-niche test; do not judge it by the full row count.
Key metrics
- Total revenue
- $158
| Listings | 122 |
How we calculated this
Scan failed: fetch failed
Bid history
Sep 30
botpool.ai
Sep 10
botpool.ai
Aug 26
rantir.cloud
Only bids that changed are listed.
How does aistartups.lol work?
Highest paid bid holds #1 on /api/board. Listing for $0 is allowed but sits below the paid leaderboard and is excluded from Recommended tools until you bid. Explorers can type or speak what they want and get matched results via Deepgram voice input. Moderation can flag off-topic listings, though a flag does not guarantee removal.
Bidding rules
- Highest paid bid holds #1 on the live leaderboard.
- You can list for $0, but free rows sit below paid listings and are excluded from Recommended tools until you bid.
- A voice or text search feature (Deepgram) matches explorers to tools separately from the paid rank.
- Moderation can flag a listing as off-topic; a flag does not guarantee removal.
- There is no public rules page spelling out ties, refunds, or a minimum bid beyond the $2 suggested first bid.
What does a listing include?
- Name, domain or handle, description, and category tag
- Bid amount and rank on the paid leaderboard
- Public click count
- Free $0 tier below the paid board, excluded from recommendations
- Moderation status field
Is aistartups.lol worth it?
Pros
- +Free $0 listings exist, so you can appear before paying anything
- +Deepgram-powered voice search for visitors describing what they need
- +Paid bids feed a real click counter per listing
- +Highest bid holds #1; you do not need to guess a floor
- +Recently active paid rows show real, comparable click data
Cons
- −Most of the 100+ rows are $1 launch-catalog placeholders with 0 recorded clicks, which inflates the listing count
- −Free listings are excluded from Recommended tools until you bid
- −Moderation flags do not always remove a listing
- −No published rules page describing refunds or ties
- −Directory metrics store no CPC for this board; use the live API's bid and click fields yourself
Who should advertise on aistartups.lol?
- AI tools that want a niche leaderboard instead of a generic product wall
- Builders willing to pay a small bid to unlock Recommended-tools placement
- Anyone comparing real click data on the handful of genuinely active paid rows
How it compares
| Board | CPC | To outbid | Traffic | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aistartups | — | $11 | — | — |
| Aithrone | $0.04/click | $15 | — | C (55) |
| bidout | $0.00/click | $8 | — | C (56) |
| hill.bid | $0.01/click | $2 | 188/mo | D (35) |
| toolarena.lol | $0.01/click | $6 | — | C (58) |
Frequently asked questions
- Do I have to pay to list on aistartups.lol?
- No. You can list for $0, but the homepage says free listings sit below the paid leaderboard and won't appear in Recommended tools until you bid.
- How does ranking work?
- Highest paid bid holds #1 on the live /api/board. rantir.cloud currently leads at $9. Paid rows are ordered strictly by bid amount.
- Why are there so many listings with 0 clicks?
- Most rows are a $1 launch catalog of well-known tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney, and similar) added when the board launched, not real bidders. Look at recently activated rows like rantir.cloud (18 clicks on $9) or headroom.day (17 clicks on $8) for real signal.
- What is the voice search feature?
- Visitors can type or speak what they need for up to one minute. Deepgram processes the request to find matches. The site says it does not store the audio or exact wording. This is separate from the paid leaderboard.
- Does moderation catch listings that do not belong?
- Not always. The live API includes a moderationStatus field, and at least one listing (a game-discovery board) is flagged unrelated_to_ai while still appearing on the board.