Leaderboard · Sponsor
Reach LLM buyers directly
llmrank.top is read by engineers and product teams choosing which model and which platform to ship on. If your product is an inference platform, AI tool, or developer service, this is high-intent traffic.
Who reads this site
The audience self-selects toward people about to buy. Pages are structured around purchase-intent queries: "GPT-5 vs Claude pricing", "cheapest LLM API for coding", "best LLM for RAG". Visitors come from Google with a model or budget in mind and leave with a vendor decision — that's the moment your product needs to be visible.
- Decision-makers: startup CTOs, ML engineering leads, indie developers picking inference providers.
- High commercial intent: 76 pages exist; the top traffic clusters are pricing, cost-calculator, "vs" comparisons, and use-case guides — every one of them is a buying-decision page.
- No bots, no clickfarms: traffic is purely organic search + a small share of newsletter / referral. We don't buy traffic and we don't run ad arbitrage.
We're early in our growth curve and don't yet publish locked-in monthly numbers — sponsors get the introductory rate while we build the audience. Email hi@llmrank.top for the latest analytics snapshot.
Placements & rate card
All slots are sold direct, monthly, with the option to extend. Prices are introductory — they will rise as traffic grows, but anyone who books in 2026 keeps their original rate for 6 months. Discounts available for multi-month and bundled buys.
| Placement | Where it appears | USD / 30 days |
|---|---|---|
| Leaderboard featured row | A pinned row at the top of the homepage leaderboard, clearly labelled "Sponsored". Rotates between up to 2 sponsors. Highest visibility on the site. | $1,500 |
| Sticky-bar takeover | The persistent bottom bar on every page (76+ pages site-wide) shows your message and CTA. Replaces the OpenRouter affiliate prompt for the duration. | $1,200 |
| Model-page sponsored block | Pick any model detail page (e.g. /models/gpt-5.html, /models/llama-3-3-70b.html) — your sponsored block sits above the benchmark table. Per-model pricing. | $300–$600 |
| Comparison-page block | Sponsor a specific /compare/X-vs-Y.html matchup — e.g. "GPT-5 vs Claude" — where the reader is actively choosing between two models you compete with. | $250–$500 |
| Guide-page block | Inline sponsored block in a long-form guide (/guides/best-llm-for-coding, /guides/best-cheap-llm-api, etc.). Pick by use case. | $250–$500 |
| Pricing-hub sponsored row | Featured row on /pricing/ — the highest commercial-intent page on the site (visitors are explicitly comparing API costs). | $800 |
| Cost-calculator sponsorship | Banner above the calculator on /tools/api-cost-calculator.html — visitors are literally typing in their token volume. | $700 |
| Newsletter sponsorship (per issue) | One sponsored block in the weekly LLM digest. Includes copy review and link tagging. Subscriber list is small but qualified — ask for current size. | $200–$500 |
| Custom benchmark post | Long-form, commissioned benchmark or comparison post on your platform/product. Editorially independent (we keep right of refusal on conclusions); marked as "Sponsored deep-dive" at the top. Includes social syndication. | $2,000–$4,000 |
Currency: USD. Payment: bank transfer or Stripe invoice. Annual budgets: bundle 3+ placements for 20% off; 6+ months for 30% off.
What we won't do
- No buying the leaderboard. Composite scores and rankings are computed from public benchmarks — sponsorship can never alter a model's position. Sponsored slots are visually distinct from organic rows.
- No edited verdicts. If we write a custom benchmark post and your model loses on a metric, the post says so. You see the draft before publish; you can withhold the post but not rewrite the conclusion.
- No surprise placements. Every sponsored block carries a Sponsored label and follows FTC affiliate-disclosure rules.
- No off-topic ads. We only run sponsorships from products in the AI / LLM / developer-tools space. Crypto, gambling, and adjacent are out.
What you get
- Direct integration in HTML — fast page loads, no third-party ad-tech, no tracker bloat.
- Custom UTM tagging on outbound links so you can track traffic in your own analytics.
- Monthly performance snapshot: impressions on sponsored pages, sticky-bar dismiss rate, click-through.
- Co-promoted social mention on launch (Twitter/X + Hacker News submission where appropriate).
- One round of copy / creative iteration per month at no extra cost.
How to book
Email hi@llmrank.top with:
- Which placement(s) you're interested in.
- Your product / what page(s) it makes sense on.
- Approximate budget & timing.
Typical reply within one business day. We'll send a one-pager with current traffic numbers (under NDA if you prefer) plus a draft proposal so you can review before signing.
Frequently asked questions
Do you have media-kit / official ad sizes?
Not yet — placements are HTML blocks, not banner ads, so you supply copy + a destination URL and we typeset it to match the site. If you need a specific creative format (logo, image card), tell us — we'll do our best within the design system.
Can we sponsor only the Chinese / English / specific-region traffic?
The site is currently English-only with mixed-language keywords. We can split sponsorships by page bucket (e.g. open-source guides only, pricing pages only) but not by visitor geography.
How long until placements go live?
Standard placements ship within 48 hours of payment. Custom benchmark posts take 1–3 weeks depending on complexity (the actual benchmark runs are the slow part).
Do sponsored blocks earn an SEO link?
All sponsored outbound links use rel="sponsored noopener" per Google's guidelines. They drive referral traffic, not link equity — but referral traffic is what you actually care about.
What's the right placement if I'm a new model / inference platform?
Start with a sticky-bar takeover + a guide-page block in the most relevant guide for your differentiation (e.g. best-cheap-llm-api if you're cheap, best-open-source-llm if you host open weights). Two placements for a month is the cheapest way to find out whether the audience converts before committing further.
Last revised 2026-05-10. Pricing is introductory and may change for new bookings; existing sponsors are locked in for 6 months.
Ready to talk?
Email the maintainer directly — no agencies, no ad networks, no auctions.