AI channels have become one of the fastest moving sponsorship markets on YouTube. AI tool makers, developer platforms, and productivity software compete for audiences that adopt new products the week they launch, and the buyer list refreshes as fast as the field itself.
Below: the brands we have detected sponsoring ai channels, ranked by tracked deals in this niche. Click any brand to see exactly which creators they sponsor and their most recent deals.
Ranked by sponsored videos we have detected on ai channels. Deal counts reflect this niche only, not the brand's total across YouTube.
| # | Brand | AI creators | Deals in niche |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | 192pitch guide | |
| 2 | 11 | 141pitch guide | |
| 3 |
Recency is the strongest pitch signal. A brand that signed a ai deal this month has budget allocated to this niche right now.
Sponsorships are priced per 1,000 average views. AI currently benchmarks at $20 to $40 CPM, which puts a channel averaging 50,000 views at roughly $1,000 to $2,000 per sponsored video.
Observed ai deal values by channel size
Median view counts of sponsored ai videos from the last 12 months, priced at the niche CPM range.
| Channel size | Median views | Est. deal value | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10K to 50K subs | 2,483 | $50–$99 | 205 videos |
| 50K to 250K subs | 13,391 | $268–$536 |
Study who the money already flows to. Each profile shows the channel's full sponsor history.
Based on tracked deals, the most active sponsors of ai channels right now are Hostinger, Abacus Ai, Higgsfield, Scrimba, Hubspot. Between them and the rest of the list below, we have detected 3K+ sponsorships across 203 ai channels.
AI sponsorships typically pay $20 to $40 per 1,000 average views in 2026. A ai channel averaging 50,000 views per video would earn roughly $1,000 to $2,000 per sponsored video. Use the rate calculator to estimate a specific channel.
Yes. Many of the brands on this list work across every channel size, and some deliberately target channels under 100K subscribers where engagement is higher and rates are lower. Check each brand's page to see the sizes of channels they have sponsored recently.
Sponsorship budgets follow niches. Browse the rest:
| 20 |
| 87pitch guide |
| 4 | 6 | 73pitch guide |
| 5 | 7 | 67pitch guide |
| 6 | 3 | 56pitch guide |
| 7 | 10 | 45pitch guide |
| 8 | 7 | 36pitch guide |
| 9 | 11 | 36pitch guide |
| 10 | 6 | 33pitch guide |
| 11 | 11 | 27pitch guide |
| 12 | 8 | 25pitch guide |
| 13 | 1 | 25pitch guide |
| 14 | 2 | 24pitch guide |
| 15 | 3 | 24pitch guide |
| 16 | 1 | 23pitch guide |
| 17 | 6 | 21pitch guide |
| 18 | 4 | 21pitch guide |
| 19 | 1 | 21pitch guide |
| 20 | 8 | 20pitch guide |
| 21 | 2 | 20pitch guide |
| 22 | 6 | 19pitch guide |
| 23 | 2 | 19pitch guide |
| 24 | 2 | 18pitch guide |
| 25 | 3 | 18pitch guide |
See which of these brands work with channels your size
Tracked ai sponsorships per month, last 12 months
| 677 videos |
| 250K to 1M subs | 43,638 | $873–$1.7K | 893 videos |
| Over 1M subs | 155,597 | $3.1K–$6.2K | 155 videos |
Estimate a specific channel with the sponsorship rate calculator, or see the full breakdown of ai YouTube sponsorship rates by channel size.
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