# .chat domain prices at 36 registrars

> Cheapest 3-year total: \$31.35 at West.cn. Cheapest first year: \$1.95 at Alibaba Cloud. Cheapest renewal: \$14.70 at West.cn. Median renewal: \$51.38.

## Prices (USD; 3-year total = first year + renewals at the regular price)

| # | Registrar | First year | Renewal /yr | Transfer | Restore | 3-year total | Checked | Source |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 1 | [West.cn](https://tldbench.com/registrar/west-cn.md) | \$1.95 promo (list \$29.69) [CN¥13.00] | \$14.70 [CN¥98.00] (renews 7.5×) | \$14.70 [CN¥98.00] | — | \$31.35 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | page: https://www.west.cn/domains/chat.asp |
| 2 | [Huawei Cloud](https://tldbench.com/registrar/huawei-cloud.md) | \$6.60 first year [CN¥44.00] | \$15.60 [CN¥104.00] (renews 2.4×) | \$15.60 [CN¥104.00] | — | \$37.80 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | api: https://www.huaweicloud.com/product/domain/search.html |
| 3 | [Tencent Cloud (DNSPod)](https://tldbench.com/registrar/dnspod.md) | \$7.50 first year [CN¥50.00] | \$15.75 [CN¥105.00] (renews 2.1×) | \$15.75 [CN¥105.00] | \$149.96 [CN¥1,000.00] | \$39.00 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | api: https://buy.cloud.tencent.com/domain/price |
| 4 | [Alibaba Cloud](https://tldbench.com/registrar/alibaba-cloud.md) | \$1.95 promo (list \$34.19) [CN¥13.00] | \$15.60 promo (list \$34.19) [CN¥104.00] (renews 8×) | \$15.60 promo (list \$34.19) [CN¥104.00] | \$149.96 [CN¥1,000.00] | \$70.33 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | api: https://wanwang.aliyun.com/help/price.html |
| 5 | [Vercel Domains](https://tldbench.com/registrar/vercel.md) | \$9.99 first year | \$36.00 (renews 3.6×) | \$50.99 | — | \$81.99 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:11 UTC | page: https://vercel.com/domains/pricing |
| 6 | [Sav](https://tldbench.com/registrar/sav.md) | \$4.99 first year | \$40.76 (renews 8.2×) | \$40.76 | \$41.80 | \$86.51 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC | api: https://www.sav.com/domains |
| 7 | [Porkbun](https://tldbench.com/registrar/porkbun.md) | \$5.66 first year, or \$4.66 with code AWESOMENESS | \$40.68 (renews 7.2×) | \$40.68, or \$39.68 with code EXODUS | — | \$87.02 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC | api: https://porkbun.com/tld/chat |
| 8 | [OVHcloud](https://tldbench.com/registrar/ovhcloud.md) | \$8.97 promo (list \$39.05) [€7.99] | \$39.72 [€35.39] (renews 4.4×) | \$39.05 [€34.79] | \$85.29 [€75.99] | \$88.41 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC | api: https://www.ovhcloud.com/fr/domains/tld/ |
| 9 | [Dynadot](https://tldbench.com/registrar/dynadot.md) | \$5.57 first year | \$41.95 (renews 7.5×) | \$41.95 | \$134.40 | \$89.47 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.dynadot.com/domain/prices |
| 10 | [Rumahweb](https://tldbench.com/registrar/rumahweb.md) | \$10.40 promo (list \$41.89) [IDR 188,000] | \$41.89 [IDR 757,000] (renews 4×) | — | \$91.04 [IDR 1,645,000] | \$94.18 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.rumahweb.com/domain-murah/ |
| 11 | [Infomaniak](https://tldbench.com/registrar/infomaniak.md) | \$32.49 [€28.95] | \$32.49 [€28.95] | \$32.49 [€28.95] | \$124.69 [€111.09] | \$97.47 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:11 UTC | page: https://www.infomaniak.com/en/domains/prices |
| 12 | [XServer Domain](https://tldbench.com/registrar/xserver.md) | \$33.59 [¥5,322] | \$33.59 [¥5,322] | \$33.59 [¥5,322] | — | \$100.77 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | page: https://www.xdomain.ne.jp/domain/detail/chat.php |
| 13 | [NameSilo](https://tldbench.com/registrar/namesilo.md) (note: NameSilo's free Discount Program prices .com at \$12.00 to register and renew (retail \$19.99); it needs payment from pre-loaded account funds and doesn't cover transfers. We list the retail price.) | \$10.99 promo (list \$44.99) | \$44.99 (renews 4.1×) | — | — | \$100.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.namesilo.com/pricing |
| 14 | [NameBright](https://tldbench.com/registrar/namebright.md) | \$39.00 | \$39.00 | \$39.00 | — | \$117.00 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.namebright.com/pricing |
| 15 | [DreamHost](https://tldbench.com/registrar/dreamhost.md) | \$39.99 | \$39.99 | \$39.99 | — | \$119.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.dreamhost.com/domains/pricing/ |
| 16 | [Name.com](https://tldbench.com/registrar/namecom.md) | \$10.29 promo (list \$56.64), or \$8.75 with code SAVE15 | \$56.64 (renews 5.5×) | \$56.64, or \$48.14 with code NEWHOME | — | \$123.57 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.name.com/pricing |
| 17 | [Truehost](https://tldbench.com/registrar/truehost.md) | \$11.43 first year | \$57.71 (renews 5×) | \$53.29 | — | \$126.85 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:11 UTC | page: https://truehost.com/domains/tlds/ |
| 18 | [Netim](https://tldbench.com/registrar/netim.md) | \$13.47 promo (list \$58.36) [€12.00] | \$58.36 [€52.00] (renews 4.3×) | \$42.09 [€37.50] | \$103.26 [€92.00] | \$130.19 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:00 UTC | price_list: https://www.netim.com/en/domain-name/chat-domain |
| 19 | [Epik](https://tldbench.com/registrar/epik.md) | \$43.95 | \$43.95 | \$43.95 | \$129.00 | \$131.85 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.epik.com/tld/chat |
| 20 | [INWX](https://tldbench.com/registrar/inwx.md) | \$5.66 promo (list \$63.98) [€5.04] | \$63.98 [€57.00] (renews 11×) | \$63.98 [€57.00] | \$153.77 [€137.00] | \$133.62 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | price_list: https://www.inwx.de/en/chat-domain |
| 21 | [Value-Domain](https://tldbench.com/registrar/value-domain.md) | \$45.18 [¥7,159] | \$45.18 [¥7,159] | — | — | \$135.54 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | page: https://www.value-domain.com/domain/price/ |
| 22 | [Wix](https://tldbench.com/registrar/wix.md) | \$13.90 promo | \$65.90 (renews 4.7×) | — | — | \$145.70 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:14 UTC | page: https://www.wix.com/domains/tld-list/tlds/chat-domain |
| 23 | [Amazon Route 53](https://tldbench.com/registrar/amazon.md) | \$50.00 | \$50.00 | \$50.00 | \$57.00 | \$150.00 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | price_list: https://aws.amazon.com/route53/pricing/ |
| 24 | [Hetzner](https://tldbench.com/registrar/hetzner.md) | \$52.75 [€47.00] | \$52.75 [€47.00] | \$52.75 [€47.00] | — | \$158.25 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.hetzner.com/whois/ |
| 25 | [GoDaddy](https://tldbench.com/registrar/godaddy.md) | \$9.99 promo (list \$77.99) | \$77.99 (renews 7.8×) | — | — | \$165.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:13 UTC | api: https://www.godaddy.com/domains |
| 26 | [Onamae.com (GMO)](https://tldbench.com/registrar/onamae.md) | \$55.76 [¥8,835] | \$55.76 [¥8,835] | \$55.76 [¥8,835] | — | \$167.28 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | page: https://www.onamae.com/service/domain/chat/ |
| 27 | [STRATO](https://tldbench.com/registrar/strato.md) | \$53.31 promo (list \$70.15) [€47.50] | \$67.34 [€60.00] | — | — | \$187.99 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.strato.de/domains/ |
| 28 | [united-domains](https://tldbench.com/registrar/united-domains.md) | \$20.20 promo (list \$86.42) [€18.00] | \$86.42 [€77.00] (renews 4.3×) | — | — | \$193.04 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.united-domains.de/chat-domain/ |
| 29 | [101domain](https://tldbench.com/registrar/101domain.md) | \$59.49 | \$66.99 | \$59.49 | — | \$193.47 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | price_list: https://www.101domain.com/chat.htm |
| 30 | [Hover](https://tldbench.com/registrar/hover.md) | \$64.99 | \$64.99 | \$64.99 | — | \$194.97 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.hover.com/tld/buy-chat-domain |
| 31 | [IONOS](https://tldbench.com/registrar/ionos.md) | \$65.00 | \$65.00 | \$65.00 | \$90.00 | \$195.00 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.ionos.com/domains/domain-name-prices |
| 32 | [Gabia](https://tldbench.com/registrar/gabia.md) | \$65.44 [KRW 88,000] | \$65.44 [KRW 88,000] | — | — | \$196.32 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:01 UTC | page: https://domain.gabia.com/regist/regist_domain |
| 33 | [TransIP](https://tldbench.com/registrar/transip.md) | \$70.15 [€62.50] | \$70.15 [€62.50] | — | — | \$210.45 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:03 UTC | page: https://www.transip.nl/domeinnaam-extensie/chat/ |
| 34 | [Moniker](https://tldbench.com/registrar/moniker.md) | \$71.79 | \$73.96 | \$71.79 | \$293.33 | \$219.71 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | page: https://www.moniker.com/en/domain-prices |
| 35 | [Gandi](https://tldbench.com/registrar/gandi.md) | \$49.08 | \$106.95 (renews 2.2×) | \$41.59 | \$116.22 | \$262.98 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:12 UTC | page: https://www.gandi.net/en-US/domain/tld/chat |
| 36 | [REG.RU](https://tldbench.com/registrar/regru.md) | \$74.40 first year [RUB 6,106.00] | \$119.72 [RUB 9,825.00] | \$119.72 [RUB 9,825.00] | — | \$313.84 | 6 Nov 2026, 01:02 UTC | api: https://www.reg.ru/domain/new/prices/ |

Converted prices show the registrar's own price in brackets, at the European Central Bank euro foreign exchange reference rates of 5 Nov 2026. Taxes excluded. Stale prices are listed last and not ranked.

- Registrars whose prices are reseller tiers are left out; include_resellers=true on the API lists them.

## Price history

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## Facts

- Manager: Binky Moon, LLC
- Registry operator: Binky Moon, LLC
- Kind: tld; type: generic
- Delegated: 4 Feb 2015
- Minimum term: 1 year
- DNSSEC: signed
- IDN: no
- RDAP: https://rdap.identitydigital.services/rdap/
- WHOIS: unknown
- IANA: https://www.iana.org/domains/root/db/chat.html

## Questions

### What is the cheapest .chat registration?

\$1.95 for the first year at West.cn (a promotion; it renews at \$14.70). 36 registrars sell .chat.

### How much does .chat cost to renew?

The cheapest renewal is \$14.70 a year at West.cn. Renewal is the price you pay every year after the first, so it matters more than the first-year price.

### What does a .chat domain cost over 3 years?

\$31.35 in total at West.cn (\$10.45 a year on average), counting the first year and the renewals at the regular price.

### Where is it cheapest to transfer a .chat domain?

West.cn, at \$14.70. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration.

### What does it cost to restore an expired .chat domain?

Restoring a .chat name from the redemption period costs from \$41.80 (Sav). 14 of 36 registrars publish a restore price.

### Is .chat a teaser price?

At 19 of 36 registrars the renewal is at least 2× the first year (up to 11×). Compare the renewal and the total, not the first-year price.

JSON: https://tldbench.com/v1/tlds/chat/prices?years=3

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