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 (36% of 42 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 213K members and the median is 2K. 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 42 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: 42
Platforms: 10
Avg members: 213K
Median members: 2K

Where AI Tools Communities Are Hosted

Discord
15(36%)
Independent Platforms
7(17%)
Reddit
6(14%)
Facebook
3(7%)
Discourse
3(7%)
LinkedIn
2(5%)
WhatsApp
2(5%)
Skool
2(5%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
20(48%)
Chat communities
18(43%)
Other platforms
2(5%)
Private membership
2(5%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (48%), but chat communities is also well represented (43%).

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
4(10%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
8(19%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
10(24%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
5(12%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
4(10%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
3(7%)

8 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (213K vs 2K), 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%	84%
Median members	2K	25K
Average members	213K	670K
Paid or apply-to-join	17%	16%
Live chat	48%	41%
Discord share	36%	18%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
67%
Live Chat
48%
Online/Offline Events
21%
Newsletter
19%
Paid Community
17%

Niche Features

Courses
12%
Job Board
5%
Member Perks
2%
Pairing
2%
Tools
2%

Forum appears on 67% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 246

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Discord	15	36%	128	52%
Independent Platforms	7	17%	3	1%
Reddit	6	14%	17	7%
Facebook	3	7%	2	1%
Discourse	3	7%	1	0%
LinkedIn	2	5%	6	2%
WhatsApp	2	5%	86	35%
Slack	1	2%	3	1%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord hosts 36% of listings and 52% of clicks, so supply and interest line up.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
217(88%)
Forum / feed-based
23(9%)
Other platforms
6(2%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
217(88%)
Forum
83(34%)
Tools
46(19%)
Paid Community
41(17%)
Courses
22(9%)
Online/Offline Events
15(6%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Large
54(22%)
Medium
54(22%)
Huge
20(8%)
Gigantic
13(5%)
Massive
7(3%)

Top-clicked listings

AI Tools Corner
84(34%)
Next Acess
46(19%)
vibecoding Discord
29(12%)

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 (36% of 42 listings).
: 83% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 213K members and the median is 2K. 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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