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Hacker Newsletter

Accepts AI tools

Weekly digest of links hand-picked from Hacker News, sent on Fridays, with a Show HN section; says it has 70k+ subscribers. There is no free submission form: the way in is a paid classified or sponsor slot, or a Show HN post that gets picked.

Hacker Newsletter is an AI newsletter at hackernewsletter.com. It features AI tools. A listing costs from $150. The link you get is dofollow: plain links with no rel attribute in the web copies of issues on buttondown.com (checked issue #811, sponsor and classified links). Review: classified requests go on a list; they send a payment link a week or two before a spot opens. Terms read on hackernewsletter.com on 2 October 2026.

Rate card

Price: Classified ad $150 (60 characters, up to five per issue, random order); the price of the main sponsor slot is not stated
Link you get: Plain links with no rel attribute in the web copies of issues on buttondown.com (checked issue #811, sponsor and classified links)
Review: Classified requests go on a list; they send a payment link a week or two before a spot opens
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Reach: MediumMedium reach: outside the Tranco top million by traffic; #1,201,744 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 2 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Does Hacker Newsletter feature AI tools?: Yes. It features AI tools.
How much does a listing on Hacker Newsletter cost?: A listing costs from $150.
What link does Hacker Newsletter give?: The link you get is dofollow: plain links with no rel attribute in the web copies of issues on buttondown.com (checked issue #811, sponsor and classified links).

Who is listed on Hacker Newsletter

Our nightly read of hackernewsletter.com found 2 apps we recognise from other places, among them eventbrite.com, freshbooks.com. As of 8 Oct 2026. Your tracker checks whether yours is there.

How to submit to Hacker Newsletter

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 review. Classified requests go on a list; they send a payment link a week or two before a spot opens. Pay only for a spot you asked for; the listing itself is what the price above says. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

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