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Accepts AI tools

Consumer tech reviews and news site; it says its staff choose the products they cover. The About page lists [email protected] only for media requests for CNET's experts, plus addresses for affiliate partnerships ([email protected]) and advertising.

CNET is a tech publication at cnet.com. It covers AI startups. The price is on request. The link you get is sponsored: buy links in a live product roundup carry rel="nofollow sponsored"; plain reference links carry only noopener (checked /best-password-manager/). Terms read on cnet.com on 2 October 2026.

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Price: No pitch route is published; affiliate partnerships and advertising on request
Link you get: Buy links in a live product roundup carry rel="nofollow sponsored"; plain reference links carry only noopener (checked /best-password-manager/)
Review: Not stated
Run by: Ziff Davis
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Reach: HugeHuge reach: #729 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #142 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 2 October 2026, on its own pages

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Does CNET cover AI startups?: Yes. It covers AI startups.
How much does a listing on CNET cost?: The price is on request.
What link does CNET give?: The link you get is sponsored: buy links in a live product roundup carry rel="nofollow sponsored"; plain reference links carry only noopener (checked /best-password-manager/).

Who is listed on CNET

Our nightly read of cnet.com found 403 apps we recognise from other places, among them design.com, google.dev, studio.design, favicon.im, favicon.io, favicon.love, customer.io, research.google. As of 8 Oct 2026. Your tracker checks whether yours is there.

How to submit to CNET

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots. The listing guide lists what forms ask for; the tracker builds the kit from your website.
2. Open the form. Their submit page opens from the button above once you are signed in; signing in costs nothing.
3. Wait for the reply. Reply times are not stated; give it two weeks before you follow up. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

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