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How to launch on EarlyHunt

Weekly Monday launches for AI projects and startups

EarlyHunt has a free route, and paid plans from $19 one-time. The listing we checked linked to the product with a plain, followed link.

Free routeListing from $19Link observed: Followed — a plain link to the product, with no nofollow, ugc or sponsoredOutside the top 1M
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At a glance

Free route
Free route

Free Launch: live on the homepage for 7 days with an EarlyHunt badge required on the maker's website; links are nofollow by default and become dofollow with a badge if the project wins the top 3; standard launch queue; weekly contest entry and a launch blog post.

Paid listing from

$19 one-time — Premium Launch

Review time
  • Free route: standard launch queue; wait not stated
  • Premium Launch: instant launch, skips the queue
Link on a live listing
Link observed: Followed — a plain link to the product, with no nofollow, ugc or sponsored

A plain link to the product, with no nofollow, ugc or sponsored. EarlyHunt says it depends on the plan.

What we read: https://earlyhunt.com/project/ai-image-humanizer, /aidorable, /arkwarden, /blitzcut-ai-captions-video-transcription and /ai-characters-create-reusable-video-personas-clipt - 'Visit website' link goes directly to the product (?utm_source=earlyhunt) with rel='noopener noreferrer'; the pricing page states free launches are nofollow by default

Requirements
  • Account to submit a project.
  • EarlyHunt badge on the website for the free plan.
  • Launches go live at 8:00 AM UTC on Mondays.
Popularity

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

Plans and prices

PlanPriceStated waitIncludes
Premium Launch$19 one-timeinstant launch, skips the queueguaranteed dofollow backlink, no badge required; live on the homepage for 7 days with site-wide ad slots; Launch Kit of 9 graphics and social posts on X, LinkedIn, Bluesky and Pinterest; SEO and GEO optimized project page and launch blog post; the pricing page also advertises a special offer to launch Premium for free

How to launch on EarlyHunt, 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 EarlyHunt's launch page. It is at earlyhunt.com/pricing.
  3. 3Take the free route, if it fits. Free Launch: live on the homepage for 7 days with an EarlyHunt badge required on the maker's website; links are nofollow by default and become dofollow with a badge if the project wins the top 3; standard launch queue; weekly contest entry and a launch blog post.
  4. 4Or pay to skip it. The cheapest paid listing is Premium Launch at $19 one-time (instant launch, skips the queue).
  5. 5Check the rules first. Account to submit a project. EarlyHunt badge on the website for the free plan. Launches go live at 8:00 AM UTC on Mondays.
  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 launch there gets you

A seven-day homepage competition with a project page, weekly contests and a Hall of Fame. Suits new AI projects and startups; the pricing page describes a free badge-based launch and a $19 skip-the-queue plan.

  • Its cheapest paid listing, $19, is below the median of the 20 launch platforms and directories with a one-time price ($24).
  • 16 of the 35 launch platforms and directories whose live listings we read gave a plain link; EarlyHunt's was one of them.

EarlyHunt: the questions founders ask

How much does it cost to launch on EarlyHunt?

EarlyHunt has a free route, and paid plans from $19 one-time. The cheapest paid listing is Premium Launch.

Is EarlyHunt free?

Yes, with conditions. Free Launch: live on the homepage for 7 days with an EarlyHunt badge required on the maker's website; links are nofollow by default and become dofollow with a badge if the project wins the top 3; standard launch queue; weekly contest entry and a launch blog post.

How long does a launch on EarlyHunt take?

Free route: standard launch queue; wait not stated. Premium Launch: instant launch, skips the queue.

Does EarlyHunt give a dofollow backlink?

EarlyHunt says it depends on the plan. The listing we checked linked to the product with a plain, followed link.

What does EarlyHunt require?

Account to submit a project. EarlyHunt badge on the website for the free plan. Launches go live at 8:00 AM UTC on Mondays.

Sources

Read on 10 October 2026. Every fact above comes from EarlyHunt's own pages.

Next to the others

EarlyHunt is one of 41 launch platforms and directories we checked on the same day, with the same questions.

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