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AI directory · checked 10 October 2026

How to submit to The Next AI

Curated AI tools directory for developers and creators (3,200+ tools) with upvotes and a blog

The Next AI has a free route, and paid plans from $199 one-time. The listing we checked marked its link to the product nofollow.

Free routeListing from $199Link observed: nofollow — marked nofollow — search engines are asked not to pass ranking creditOutside the top 1M
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At a glance

Free route
Free route

Basic Listing is free forever, with a dedicated tool page and a stated dofollow backlink; no credit card needed. Complete information is said to speed up approval.

Paid listing from

$199 one-time — Featured Listing

Review time
  • Free route: Review within a few business days; average go-live 48 hours
  • Featured Listing: Priority review within 9-12 hours
Link on a live listing
Link observed: nofollow — marked nofollow — search engines are asked not to pass ranking credit

Marked nofollow — search engines are asked not to pass ranking credit. The Next AI says its links are dofollow.

What we read: https://www.thenextai.com/ai-tools/chatgpt, /ai-tools/claude, /ai-tools/make-com, /ai-tools/otter-ai and /ai-tools/runway: the Visit link goes straight to the product with rel="nofollow noopener". The submit page states that both plans include a dofollow backlink; whether the sampled listings were submitted by their makers could not be told

Requirements
  • Tool name, website URL, category, pricing and description on the form.
  • Manual review of every submission.
Audience, as they state it

120k+ monthly visitors from 150+ countries and 3,200+ AI tools listed (self-reported on the submit page) Their figures, not ours.

Popularity

Not in the Tranco top-1M list of 9 October 2026 — a small site by traffic.

Plans and prices

PlanPriceStated waitIncludes
Featured Listing$199 one-timePriority review within 9-12 hourshomepage featured placement for 30 days; pinned #1 in the category for 30 days; permanent featured badge; editorial mini-review on the tool page; SEO-enhanced listing with richer schema; mention in the site's FAQ content; permanent Featured Alumni status; payment by PayPal after submitting

How to submit to The Next AI, step by step

  1. 1Get the kit ready. Name, a one-line tagline, a short description, a square logo, two or three screenshots and your pricing in numbers — the same kit works on every directory.
  2. 2Open The Next AI's submit page. It is at thenextai.com/submit-ai-tool/.
  3. 3Take the free route, if it fits. Basic Listing is free forever, with a dedicated tool page and a stated dofollow backlink; no credit card needed. Complete information is said to speed up approval.
  4. 4Or pay to skip it. The cheapest paid listing is Featured Listing at $199 one-time (Priority review within 9-12 hours).
  5. 5Check the rules first. Tool name, website URL, category, pricing and description on the form. Manual review of every submission.
  6. 6Once it is live, check the link. Open your listing, right-click the link to your site and choose Inspect: the rel attribute says whether it is a plain link, nofollow, ugc or sponsored.

What a listing there gets you

A free basic listing plus a one-time $199 featured package. The submit page promises dofollow links on both plans, but every listing sampled carried nofollow.

  • Its cheapest paid listing, $199, is 4× the median of the 32 AI directories with a one-time price ($49).
  • 26 of the 46 AI directories whose live listings we read gave a plain link; The Next AI's was marked nofollow.

The Next AI: the questions founders ask

How much does it cost to submit to The Next AI?

The Next AI has a free route, and paid plans from $199 one-time. The cheapest paid listing is Featured Listing.

Is The Next AI free?

Yes, with conditions. Basic Listing is free forever, with a dedicated tool page and a stated dofollow backlink; no credit card needed. Complete information is said to speed up approval.

How long does a submission on The Next AI take?

Free route: Review within a few business days; average go-live 48 hours. Featured Listing: Priority review within 9-12 hours.

Does The Next AI give a dofollow backlink?

The Next AI says its links are dofollow. The listing we checked marked its link to the product nofollow.

What does The Next AI require?

Tool name, website URL, category, pricing and description on the form. Manual review of every submission.

Sources

Read on 10 October 2026. Every fact above comes from The Next AI's own pages.

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