Launch catalog / Playbook
BAI.tools
Conditional free route ai-directory
Researched from public pages — no submission was run · sources read 2026-09-25. Rules change — recheck the platform's own pages before submitting.
What the free route requires
- Free listing requires no backlink but a long queue: 'Listing live in at least 1 month (up to 6 months)'
- Paid tiers skip the queue: Standard $19.9 (live within 24h, featured 7 days, do-follow) and Pro $29.9 (live within 24h, featured 30 days, do-follow)
Requirements
- AI tools only ('Submit your AI tools, get more traffic')
- Form fields: AI Tool Name and website URL, then plan selection
- A login link exists but the submit page does not visibly gate on it
Prepare before opening the form
- AI tool name and website URL
- Decide free (1-6 month wait) vs Standard $19.9 vs Pro $29.9
- Paid plans include do-follow backlinks and temporary homepage/category-top featuring
Workflow
- Open https://bai.tools/submit-ai-tools
- Enter AI Tool Name and website URL
- Select Free / Standard / Pro plan
- Click 'Submit your AI Tool'; pay if a paid plan was chosen
- Paid listings go live within 24 hours; free listings within 1-6 months
Watch for
- Free tier's real wait can be as long as 6 months
- Only paid tiers explicitly promise do-follow links - free-tier link type is unspecified
- Featuring (homepage/top-of-category) is time-boxed: 7 days Standard, 30 days Pro
- Site is localized into 18 languages - make sure you are on the English path (/submit-ai-tools)
What counts as live
The tool has a public page on bai.tools and appears in /explore or its category; for paid tiers it also shows in featured/homepage slots during the purchased window.
Not verified
- Whether free listings get do-follow links
- Whether an account is required in practice
- Review/rejection criteria beyond the AI-tools scope