How far in advance should we book?

2 to 4 weeks. Popular issue dates sell out, and launch-aligned dates go first. If you have a date in mind, reserve it early.

What results should we expect?

Roughly 60–95 clicks per issue, derived from 17,000 subscribers × 15.46% open rate × 3% click-to-open — about $2–3 per click. That is an estimate from list averages, not a guarantee: a well-matched offer with a strong CTA beats it, a vague one lands under. Every placement ships with a performance report so you see the real number.

Can placement support a product launch?

Yes. Placement is scheduled around your launch date for maximum impact, rather than slotted into whatever issue comes next on our calendar.

What do you need from us?

A short title, a description of up to 600 characters, your logo, a 1920×1080 image and your CTA text plus destination URL.

Is placement exclusive to one sponsor?

Exclusivity is reserved for the $999 Premium placement: your brand and no one else's in that issue. Standard and Single placements may share an issue with other sponsors.

Who writes the placement copy?

AIChief's editorial team writes or refines every placement. No AI-generated placements and no paid ranking manipulation — the same editorial standard applied across the entire platform. You approve the final copy before it ships.

Q4 2026 inventory — open

Reach 17,000 AI builders
in the issue they already open.

An editor-written placement inside the AIChief daily newsletter. Not an ad unit — a recommendation your buyers came here to read.

Reserve a placement See pricing — from $199

Editor-written
No paid ranking
Copy approval included
Report after every run

Subscribers: 17,000
Average open rate: 15.46%
Click-to-open rate: 3%
Publication schedule: Daily

Who reads every issue

A list built from AI tool discovery, not from a general tech audience. The people evaluating, buying and shipping with AI tools are the people opening this newsletter.

By role

Software Engineers44%
VP / Director / Manager23%
Cross-Industry18%
C-Level15%

By buyer type

Decision-Makers35%
Technical Evaluators28%
Founders27%
Enterprise Buyers10%

Note: role and buyer-type figures are drawn from separate segmentation passes and are not directly additive.

What your placement looks like

Both formats are editor-written. Each shot below is the real placement as it went out — a sent issue and the onboarding flow itself, not a spec sheet.

Featured Spot · from $199

Featured Spot

The primary placement. Your logo, a 400-character editorial paragraph and a 1920×1080 image, positioned after the issue's lead story — where readers are still reading rather than skimming.

Position: after the lead story, above the fold on desktop.
Written by: AIChief editorial. You approve before it ships.

Subscribers reached: 17,000
Opens per issue: ~2,628
Clicks per issue: 60–95

Logo lockup — “Together with” your brand
400-character editorial paragraph
1920×1080 image or product shot
Clickable CTA to any destination URL
Permanent in the public issue archive

An AIChief Daily issue with a sponsored Featured Spot: the AIChief masthead and partner block above, then the sponsor's headline, a full-width product image, editorial copy and a bulleted list of what the product does. — Featured Spot — after the lead story, full-width

Welcome Flow · Premium only

Welcome Flow Integration

Your brand introduced to every new subscriber during onboarding — the four weeks when engagement is at its highest and people are actively looking for tools to adopt.

Position: inside the onboarding sequence, every new subscriber.
Duration: 4 weeks, running alongside your 4 issue placements.

New subs per week: 350–400
Reached over 4 weeks: 1,400–1,600
Open rate vs. list avg.: Higher

Every new subscriber for 4 weeks
Onboarding emails open above the list average
Reach stacks on top of your 4 issue placements
Exclusive — one sponsor in the flow at a time

The AIChief welcome email a new subscriber receives: the welcome copy, then the sponsor's own section — a headline, a short write-up of the offer and a call-to-action button. — Welcome Flow — every new subscriber, 4 weeks

Start where the budget allows

Three ways in. Every tier reaches the full 17,000-subscriber list with an editor-written placement — the difference is frequency, exclusivity and onboarding reach.

Single issue

One issue, full 17,000-subscriber reach. The lowest-commitment way to evaluate placement performance before scaling up.

$199/ 1 issue

Estimated clicks: 60–95 — ≈ $2.10–$3.30 per click

1× Featured Spot placement

Full 17,000-subscriber reach

Editor-written copy & brand logo

Clickable call-to-action

Performance report after the run

How we get to those click estimates

Step 01 —Reach
100%
17,000
Subscribers
Step 02 —Open rate
15.46%
2,628
Opens per issue
Step 03 —Click-to-open
3%
79
Clicks per issue
The number that matters
100%
$2.52
Cost per click — single issue

Cost per click, B2B / dev audience

AIChief$2–3
Google Ads$4–8
LinkedIn Ads$6–12

Run your own numbers

Issues you bookHow many newsletter issues do you want to run?

1 issue

Your landing page conversion rateVisitors who sign up or convert on your page.

15%

What a signup is worth to youYour LTV or deal size per customer.

$50

Estimated clicks

for $199 spend

$2.52
Per click: 3.0× ($593 from ~12 signups)
Est. return

You spend: $199
You get back: $593

+$394 net from ~12 signups

Methodology & assumptions

The 3% figure is click-to-open — the share of readers who opened and then clicked — not click rate across the whole list. Tier ranges allow roughly ±30% for placement position, subject line and category fit.

Competitor CPC figures are typical published ranges for B2B developer audiences, not quotes. The calculator multiplies list averages by figures you supply; it is a planning tool, not a forecast.

These are estimates, not guarantees — actual results vary by offer, creative and timing, and every placement ships with a performance report showing what it actually did.

Premium welcome-flow reach: 350–400 new subscribers per week × 4 weeks, additive to the 4 regular issue placements. Onboarding emails typically open well above the 15.46% list average, so welcome-flow clicks are estimated separately rather than blended into the issue rate. Standard and Single placements may share an issue with other sponsors.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q4 2026 inventory

Turn qualified attention into pipeline.

Reserve your placement and reach 17,000 subscribers who opted in to discover AI tools. Reply within one business day.

Reserve your placement Questions? growth@aichief.com

Editor-written
No paid ranking
Copy approval included
From $199

Reach 17,000 AI builders in the issue they already open.