🧠AI Affiliate Index
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AI creator economics · independent program economics

AI rankings you can inspect, not just trust.

Compare 516 programs using a disclosed scoring model, current snapshot benchmarks, and separate leaders for recurring economics, stated rates, attribution, and evidence. Factual fields come from AffiliateDataset; the editorial model and conclusions are independent.

API data refreshed Aug 1, 2026No paid placementProgram terms, not product quality

Market benchmark

A compact baseline for this niche. Percentages use the highest explicitly disclosed percentage in each commission line; unknown values are excluded from medians.

516active programs in this snapshot
63%offer recurring commission (326 programs)
30%median disclosed percentage
60dmedian finite cookie window
92median evidence confidence / 100

Comparison leaders

Different publisher strategies need different leaders. These are mechanically selected from disclosed fields and are not endorsements.

Top 25 research queue

Use this as a shortlist for deeper due diligence. Each row separates the verified AffiliateDataset record from the program’s official application destination.

#ProgramScoreCommissionCookieEvidenceNext step
1Promptchan AI
Hybrid
8760% of the first purchase, then 50% recurring on following paymentsLifetime cookie90/100 Add to comparison
2Runable
Recurring
78100% · Recurring · 4 months90-day cookie65/100 Add to comparison
3Contract Aura
Recurring
7775% lifetimeNot disclosed94/100 Add to comparison
4Make My Plan | Goal Planning Application
Recurring
7775% lifetimeNot disclosed94/100 Add to comparison
5StartupHub.ai
Hybrid
7450% lifetime commission on recurring subscriptions and one-time purchases60-day cookie96/100 Add to comparison
6Chugzi Affiliate Program
Hybrid
7450% first sale, 15% future sales, and 10% second-tier lifetime90-day cookie94/100 Add to comparison
7Clipersity
Recurring
7330%–50% recurring commission based on monthly sales tier60-day cookie95/100 Add to comparison
8EzUGC
Recurring
7350% recurring for the customer lifetime60-day cookie94/100 Add to comparison
9AiAssistWorks
Hybrid
7380% (1st month) / 40% (1st year) + 30% Lifetime Recurring · Hybrid · Lifetime90-day cookie65/100 Add to comparison
10HitPaw
Hybrid
7360%-75% · Tiered120-day cookie65/100 Add to comparison
11EmailBoss.ai
Recurring
7330%-40% · Recurring · LifetimeLifetime cookie60/100 Add to comparison
12Searchable
Recurring
7230% lifetime recurring, increasing to 40% after 10 active referrals90-day cookie95/100 Add to comparison
13MakeInfluencer.ai
Recurring
7250% recurring for the life of each referred subscription30-day cookie94/100 Add to comparison
14Selzy
Recurring
7230% · Revenue Share · 1 year365-day cookie65/100 Add to comparison
15Dynamiq
Recurring
7150% recurring for 12 monthsNot disclosed96/100 Add to comparison
16OpenClaw.Direct
Recurring
7135% of net recurring revenue for the first 12 months per paying customer90-day cookie95/100 Add to comparison
17RewriteAI
Recurring
7120% lifetime recurring commission180-day cookie94/100 Add to comparison
18DataCamp
Hybrid
7115%-20% (Yearly) or 50%-80% (First Month) · Performance-Based30-day cookie65/100 Add to comparison
19Followr
Recurring
7125% · Recurring · Lifetime360-day cookie65/100 Add to comparison
20BridgeMind
Recurring
7030% on the first 12 paid invoices60-day cookie99/100 Add to comparison
21Swfte
Recurring
7030% recurring for 12 months on each referred subscription90-day cookie95/100 Add to comparison
22Winnerlab
Recurring
7030% lifetime recurring commission90-day cookie95/100 Add to comparison
23LarryBrain
Recurring
7050% per sale for the customer's lifetimeNot disclosed93/100 Add to comparison
24Bacon
Recurring
7050% per sale for 1 yearNot disclosed92/100 Add to comparison
25Cuppa AI
Recurring
7050% commission for the first 12 months.Not disclosed92/100 Add to comparison

Niche-specific methodology

The model is deliberately simple enough to audit and recompute from the current AffiliateDataset API fields.

AI subscriptions change quickly and audiences churn when every recommendation sounds the same. This model therefore balances disclosed upside with recurring revenue, evidence quality, and enough attribution time for readers to test a tool before buying.

Editorial independence. AffiliateDataset supplies normalized facts and verification metadata; AI Affiliate Index independently defines the weights, analysis, and conclusions. No provider can buy a ranking.

What the score does not mean. A high score is a research priority, not a claim that a tool converts well. Product quality, audience fit, refunds, and retention are not present in this snapshot.

Each input is normalized to 0–1. Confidence uses AffiliateDataset’s evidence score; recurring is yes/no; commission caps at 100%; lifetime cookies score as the 365-day maximum. Missing fields receive zero rather than an invented estimate. Ties break on evidence confidence, then name.