.gay domain prices
20 registrars sell .gay. Over three years it costs least at Sav: $64.56 in total. Watch the renewal: the typical renewal is 14× the typical first year.
- 3-year total
- $64.56
- Sav
- First year
- $1.76
- Sav
- Renewal
- $31.40
- Sav
- Median renewal
- $46.49
- 20 fresh prices
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
$1.76 First year | $31.40 Renews 18× | $31.40 | $41.80 | $64.56 $21.52/yr | ||
$2.06 First year | $31.41 Renews 15× | $31.41 or $30.41 with EXODUS | — | $64.88 +$0.32 | ||
$2.00 First year | $32.32 Renews 16× | $32.32 | $134.40 | $66.64 +$2.08 | ||
≈$2.23 $40.28Promo | ≈$38.26 Renews 17× | ≈$38.26 | ≈$262.97 | $78.75 +$14.19 | ||
$2.99 First year | $38.88 Renews 13× | $38.88 | — | $80.75 +$16.19 | ||
6 NameSiloNameSilo'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. SourceChecked 6 Nov 2026 namesilo.com | $2.99 $38.99Promo | $38.99 Renews 13× | — | — | $80.97 +$16.41 | |
≈$3.37 $44.90Promo | ≈$44.90 Renews 13× | ≈$31.99 | ≈$209.33 | $93.17 +$28.61 | ||
≈$2.36 $49.95Promo | ≈$49.95 Renews 20×+ | ≈$49.95 | ≈$123.46 | $102.26 +$37.70 | ||
$2.63 First year | $49.91 Renews 19× | $42.84 | — | $102.45 +$37.89 | ||
$34.99 | $34.99 | $34.99 | — | $104.97 +$40.41 | ||
$3.08 $55.61Promo or $2.62 with SAVE15 | $55.61 Renews 18× | $55.61 or $47.27 with NEWHOME | $257.50 | $114.30 +$49.74 | ||
$2.99 $59.99Promo | $59.99 Renews 20×+ | — | — | $122.97 +$58.41 |
- First yearRenews 18×$64.563-yr total
- 1st yr
- $1.76
- Renew
- $31.40
- Transfer
- $31.40
- Restore
- $41.80
- First yearRenews 15×$64.883-yr total
- 1st yr
- $2.06
- Renew
- $31.41
- Transfer
- $31.41
- Restore
- —
Transferor $30.41 with
EXODUS - First yearRenews 16×$66.643-yr total
- 1st yr
- $2.00
- Renew
- $32.32
- Transfer
- $32.32
- Restore
- $134.40
- PromoRenews 17×$78.753-yr total
- 1st yr
- $2.23
- Renew
- $38.26
- Transfer
- $38.26
- Restore
- $262.97
- First yearRenews 13×$80.753-yr total
- 1st yr
- $2.99
- Renew
- $38.88
- Transfer
- $38.88
- Restore
- —
- PromoRenews 13×$80.973-yr total
- 1st yr
- $2.99
- Renew
- $38.99
- Transfer
- —
- Restore
- —
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. Source
- PromoRenews 13×$93.173-yr total
- 1st yr
- $3.37
- Renew
- $44.90
- Transfer
- $31.99
- Restore
- $209.33
- 8INWXPromoRenews 20×+$102.263-yr total
- 1st yr
- $2.36
- Renew
- $49.95
- Transfer
- $49.95
- Restore
- $123.46
- First yearRenews 19×$102.453-yr total
- 1st yr
- $2.63
- Renew
- $49.91
- Transfer
- $42.84
- Restore
- —
- $104.973-yr total
- 1st yr
- $34.99
- Renew
- $34.99
- Transfer
- $34.99
- Restore
- —
- 11Name.comPromoRenews 18×$114.303-yr total
- 1st yr
- $3.08
- Renew
- $55.61
- Transfer
- $55.61
- Restore
- $257.50
1st yror $2.62 with
SAVE15 - 12GoDaddyPromoRenews 20×+$122.973-yr total
- 1st yr
- $2.99
- Renew
- $59.99
- Transfer
- —
- Restore
- —
Price history
.gay renew prices at the 6 cheapest registrars. No changes recorded yet: these are the prices since we started recording them on 5 Nov 2026, and every change from now on appears here.
- Sav$31.40
- Porkbun$31.41
- Dynadot$32.32
- OVHcloud$38.26
- Vercel Domains$38.88
- NameSilo$38.99
The table above lists every current price; this chart shows how they changed over time.
Fact sheet
- Manager
- Registry Services, LLC
- Type
- Generic
- Delegated
- 9 Aug 2019
- Minimum term
- 1 year
- DNSSEC
- Signed (DS in the root zone)
- IDN
- No
- RDAP
- https://rdap.nic.gay/
- WHOIS
- whois.nic.gay
From IANA's root zone database, its RDAP bootstrap and the root zone.
Questions about .gay
What is the cheapest .gay registration?
$1.76 for the first year at Sav (a promotion; it renews at $31.40). 20 registrars sell .gay.
How much does .gay cost to renew?
The cheapest renewal is $31.40 a year at Sav. Renewal is the price you pay every year after the first, so it matters more than the first-year price.
What does a .gay domain cost over 3 years?
$64.56 in total at Sav ($21.52 a year on average), counting the first year and the renewals at the regular price.
Where is it cheapest to transfer a .gay domain?
Sav, at $31.40. A transfer usually adds a year to the registration.
What does it cost to restore an expired .gay domain?
Restoring a .gay name from the redemption period costs from $41.80 (Sav). 10 of 20 registrars publish a restore price.
Is .gay a teaser price?
At 12 of 20 registrars the renewal is at least 2× the first year (up to 20×+). Compare the renewal and the total, not the first-year price.
Cheaper to own than .gay
Widely sold extensions with a lower 3-year total.