What are ai tools communities?

Communities focused on discovering and using AI tools for business, productivity, and content creation. Discord is popular for tool-specific servers and paid resource groups, with discussions ranging from prompt tips to building and running AI-powered workflows and businesses.

Where do most ai tools communities live?

Discord is the most common platform in this report (41% of 37 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

78% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical ai tools community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 97K members and the median is 3K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Forum is the most common (62%). Others that show up often include live chat, newsletter, and paid community.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's AI Tools topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

AI Tools Communities Report: Stats, Platforms, Trends &...

Executive Summary

We analyzed 37 ai tools communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: ai tools communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-04-11

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Communities: 37
Platforms: 9
Avg members: 97K
Median members: 3K

Where AI Tools Communities Are Hosted

Discord
15(41%)
Independent Platforms
6(16%)
Reddit
4(11%)
Facebook
3(8%)
Discourse
3(8%)
Slack
2(5%)
LinkedIn
2(5%)
Quora
1(3%)

Format mix

Chat communities
18(49%)
Forum / feed-based
17(46%)
Other platforms
2(5%)

Chat communities is most common (49%), but forum / feed-based is also well represented (46%).

Discord leads, but Independent Platforms and Reddit also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
2(5%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
7(19%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
10(27%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
5(14%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
4(11%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
1(3%)

8 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (97K vs 3K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How AI Tools Differs From Other Categories

AI Tools is smaller, and more platform-diverse, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	AI Tools	Hive Index average
Free to join	78%	85%
Median members	3K	25K
Average members	97K	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	22%	15%
Live chat	49%	38%
Discord share	41%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
62%
Live Chat
49%
Newsletter
22%
Paid Community
22%
Online/Offline Events
19%
Courses
16%

Niche Features

Job Board
5%
Member Perks
3%
Pairing
3%

Forum appears on 62% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 104

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Discord	15	41%	77	77%
Independent Platforms	6	16%	1	1%
Reddit	4	11%	3	3%
Facebook	3	8%	3	3%
Discourse	3	8%	5	5%
LinkedIn	2	5%	8	8%
WhatsApp	1	3%	3	3%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 41% of listings and 77% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
80(80%)
Forum / feed-based
12(12%)
Other platforms
8(8%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
80(80%)
Paid Community
52(52%)
Courses
35(35%)
Forum
28(28%)
Newsletter
16(16%)
Online/Offline Events
12(12%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Huge
36(36%)
Large
29(29%)
Massive
14(14%)
Medium
11(11%)
Small
2(2%)

Top-clicked listings

Ecom Tools
26(26%)
vibecoding Discord
10(10%)
Generative AI Community
8(8%)

Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as AI Tools. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

•Last updated 2026-04-11

FAQ

: Communities focused on discovering and using AI tools for business, productivity, and content creation. Discord is popular for tool-specific servers and paid resource groups, with discussions ranging from prompt tips to building and running AI-powered workflows and businesses.
: Discord is the most common platform in this report (41% of 37 listings).
: 78% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 97K members and the median is 3K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (62%). Others that show up often include live chat, newsletter, and paid community.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's AI Tools topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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