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AI138: requirements, how to submit, and what you actually get

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A Chinese AI tool directory with a free submit form, a paid fast lane and a refund if you are refused.

ai138.com
AI138 homepage
Eligibility

Who AI138 accepts

You need
A Chinese name and a one-line intro of up to 80 characters
A contact: QQ, WeChat or email
You'll be rejected if
A tool with no Chinese-language name and intro: the form and the audience are Chinese
AI toolsAI services
What you actually get
A tool page on a Chinese-language AI directory with over a thousand tools in categories like AI绘画 and AI写作, and a row on its 最新推出 (newest) list. Three of the four outbound links we read on the homepage carried nofollow. The audience reads Chinese and so does the form, so an English listing sits oddly on a page of 豆包 and 可灵.

How to submit to AI138

  1. Fill the form
    名称 (name), 链接 (URL) with a 一键填写 autofill beside it, 简介 (intro, 80 characters), 工具介绍 (description), 分类 (category), 标签 (tags), 昵称 (your name) and 联系方式 (contact).
  2. Choose free or paid
    Free goes into the queue; the paid fast lane shows its price only once chosen.
  3. Submit for review
    提交审核 sends it. There is no account and no confirmation page.
  4. Watch the newest list
    They publish no review time. A paid submission that is refused is refunded in full.

AI138 requirements

名称 (name)
链接 (URL)
简介 (one-line intro)
80 characters
工具介绍 (description)
分类 (category)
联系方式 (contact)

Gotchas

The whole form and the whole audience are Chinese: write the name and intro in Chinese or expect them rewritten.
The paid fast lane's price is not on the page; it appears only after you pick it, and once the listing is live it is non-refundable.
There is no account, so there is no dashboard to check: the only way to know it went live is to watch the 最新推出 (newest) list.

Let your agent submit to AI138

Connect SubmitMap to your AI over MCP and this page stops being something you read and copy. Your agent asks for the AI138 playbook and gets the brief for this exact form, with the values already taken from your submission pack instead of placeholders you fill in by hand.

What it does for this platform
Checks your product against the 3 AI138 rules above, so you find out you would be rejected before you open a tab.
Hands your agent all 6 fields this form asks for, none of them optional, already filled from your pack.
Tells you what paying buys here, so you pick it on purpose: free submission goes into the review queue. Paid fast-track inclusion (付费极速收录) is offered on the same form; they refund it in full if the tool is refused and not at all once it is live. The price only shows once you pick the paid plan.
Types it into AI138 in your own browser, and stops for you when the form wants a sign-in.
Records what it sent, so the dashboard can answer "did I ever submit to AI138?".
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AI138 FAQ

How long does AI138 approval take?
AI138 does not publish how long approval takes.
How much does it cost to submit to AI138?
AI138 has a free submission option plus paid placement (Free submission goes into the review queue. Paid fast-track inclusion (付费极速收录) is offered on the same form; they refund it in full if the tool is refused and not at all once it is live. The price only shows once you pick the paid plan.).
Does AI138 give a dofollow backlink?
No, links from AI138 are nofollow. The site has a domain rating of 64.
Does AI138 require a backlink to your site?
No, AI138 does not require a link back from your site.
What gets you rejected from AI138?
A tool with no Chinese-language name and intro: the form and the audience are Chinese.