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 (35% of 46 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

83% 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 201K 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 (67%). Others that show up often include live chat, online/offline events, and newsletter.

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 46 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 periodically

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Communities: 46
Platforms: 10
Avg members: 201K
Median members: 3K

Where AI Tools Communities Are Hosted

Discord
16(35%)
Reddit
8(17%)
Independent Platforms
8(17%)
Facebook
3(7%)
Discourse
3(7%)
LinkedIn
2(4%)
WhatsApp
2(4%)
Skool
2(4%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
23(50%)
Chat communities
19(41%)
Other platforms
2(4%)
Private membership
2(4%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (50%), but chat communities is also well represented (41%).

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

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
5(11%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
8(17%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
10(22%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
7(15%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
4(9%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
3(7%)

9 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (201K 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	83%	85%
Median members	3K	25K
Average members	201K	657K
Paid or apply-to-join	17%	15%
Live chat	46%	41%
Discord share	35%	18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
67%
Live Chat
46%
Online/Offline Events
22%
Newsletter
17%
Paid Community
17%

Niche Features

Courses
11%
Job Board
4%
Member Perks
2%
Pairing
2%
Requires Application
2%
Tools
2%

Forum appears on 67% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 208

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Discord	16	35%	78	38%
Reddit	8	17%	23	11%
Independent Platforms	8	17%	3	1%
Facebook	3	7%	5	2%
Discourse	3	7%	3	1%
LinkedIn	2	4%	2	1%
WhatsApp	2	4%	93	45%
Skool	2	4%	1	0%

Share is calculated within this topic.

WhatsApp gets 45% of clicks but only 4% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
171(82%)
Forum / feed-based
34(16%)
Other platforms
2(1%)
Private membership
1(0%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
172(83%)
Forum
65(31%)
Paid Community
26(13%)
Tools
22(11%)
Job Board
17(8%)
Online/Offline Events
17(8%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Large
47(23%)
Medium
30(14%)
Gigantic
18(9%)
Huge
14(7%)
Massive
4(2%)

Top-clicked listings

AI Tools Corner
90(43%)
Next Acess
22(11%)
vibecoding Discord
22(11%)

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

Community Quality & Ratings

Only 1 community has ratings so far, so read this as a small sample.

5.0 average rating across 1 community.

Rated examples

Next Acess
Discord · 5.0 stars · 600 members

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.

Updated periodically

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 (35% of 46 listings).
: 83% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 201K 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 (67%). Others that show up often include live chat, online/offline events, and newsletter.
: 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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