Launch Event · Spotlight Day
Launch Once.
Get Discovered Forever.
AIChief limits every launch day to 5 tools. Yours gets a homepage spotlight, a newsletter feature, and a permanent leaderboard badge in front of 120,000 monthly visitors who are here specifically to discover AI tools. Not to scroll past them.
Single-day or multi-day options available Exclusive discounts on Custom plans Slots are limited to 5 per day
Choose Your Launch Plan
Own a single day, or run a multi-day launch window.
Soft Launch
Book one spotlight launch day for your AI tool.
Total Takeover
Book one spotlight launch day for your AI tool.
Secure Your Launch Day.
Slots are capped at 5 per day and fill ahead of schedule. Pick your date, tell us about your tool, and our editorial team takes it from there.
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August 2026
Single-day · Basic Spotlight
$149one-time
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What's included
Verified Badge Manual Editorial Review AI Tool Listing Category Placement Permanent Listing Basic Tool Information
Not a Generic Audience. The Right One.
Every person who visits AIChief arrives with the same intent, find the next AI tool worth using. Here is who sees yours on launch day.
Who's Watching
AI enthusiasts actively hunting for tools to adopt into their daily workflow Founders and operators evaluating new tools for their teams and tech stack Investors tracking emerging AI products and the studios building them Tech journalists and bloggers covering the AI industry for their audiences Influencers and creators who shape the AI conversation on LinkedIn and X
Launch Day Amplification
The moment your tool goes live, it's distributed across every channel simultaneously. Not one announcement, five.
Newsletter: 150k readers receive your launch announcement the morning of your day, directly in their inbox. Homepage Spotlight: Your tool sits at the top of AIChief for 12+ hours. Every visitor on launch day sees it first. Daily Launches Digest: A dedicated digest featuring your tool goes out to 15,000+ subscribers the same day. LinkedIn: Shared to AIChief's LinkedIn audience of AI professionals, operators, and decision-makers. X: Announced to AIChief's X following of AI enthusiasts, builders, and industry watchers.
100K+
Launch Day Reach
17K
Newsletter Subscribers
90K+
Social Followers
Launch Day. Then Forever.
Every tool that launches on AIChief earns a spot on one of four rolling leaderboards. Your badge does not disappear when the day ends. It stays on your listing, your profile, and the leaderboard, compounding visibility long after launch day is over.
Launch Day Playbook.
What happens before, during, and after your launch goes live. Step by step.
Pick a plan
Choose the launch package that fits your goal, then select an open date from the live calendar. We never oversell a date. If it shows as available, it is available.
Submit your details
Tell us about your tool: name, description, pricing, and landing page URL. Quality submissions get stronger engagement. Our editorial team reviews every entry before it goes live.
Editorial check
Your submission goes through editorial review before 12:00 AM PST on launch day. If anything needs adjusting, we flag it and resolve it with you ahead of time. You go live ready.
12:00 AM PST
At midnight, your tool hits the homepage. The leaderboard clock starts. The newsletter goes to 17,000 inboxes the same morning. The audience is already there. Waiting.
4 rolling leaderboards. All permanent.
Compete for the badge that matches your performance. Keep it forever.
Product of the Day
The top-performing tool from your launch date, decided by votes and community engagement within 24 hours.
Product of the Week
The strongest tool across a full seven days of launches, a badge that rewards sustained momentum.
Product of the Month
The tool that held the highest performance across 30 consecutive days. Harder to earn, more powerful to hold.
Product of the Year
The rarest badge on AIChief: the single tool that dominated its category across an entire year. Only one wins.
How to win your day.
Top-3 finishers earn permanent badges. Here's how to maximize your shot.
Your launch-day checklist
Email your list the morning of launch (best: 7-9am PST) Post on X / LinkedIn with the AIChief link Reply to every comment throughout the day Get your community voting in the first 6 hours Send a follow-up email at end of day with the rank
🔥 Pro tip: Tools that get 50+ votes in the first 2 hours win the day 82% of the time. Front-load your community push.
Past Winners
Tools that took home Gold, Silver, or Bronze on their launch day.
