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The Gradient

Essays and overviews only

Non-profit, volunteer-run AI magazine for essays and overviews by people in the AI community, not product news. It publishes only a few pieces a year; the latest is dated 18 February 2026.

The Gradient is a tech publication at thegradient.pub. It covers AI startups, with a rule: essays and overviews only. Listing is free. Review: writers fill in an interest form and an editor replies if they seem a good fit; every article goes through editing. Terms read on thegradient.pub on 3 October 2026.

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Price: No fee stated to write; the site is non-profit and volunteer-run
Link you get: not stated
Review: Writers fill in an interest form and an editor replies if they seem a good fit; every article goes through editing
Their rule: Essays and overviews only
Lists: Every kind of AI product
Where they say so: thegradient.pub/write ↗
Reach: BigBig reach: #268,483 by traffic in the Tranco top million; #38,463 of about 120 million domains by links in Common Crawl's web graph.
Checked: 3 October 2026, on its own pages

Quick answers

Does The Gradient cover AI startups?: Only some. It covers AI startups, with a rule: essays and overviews only.
How much does a listing on The Gradient cost?: Listing is free.
How does The Gradient review submissions?: Review: writers fill in an interest form and an editor replies if they seem a good fit; every article goes through editing.

Who is listed on The Gradient

Our nightly read of thegradient.pub found 36 apps we recognise from other places, among them research.google, opensource.builders, opensource.org, visual.app, science.org, process.st, detector.io, stability.ai. As of 8 Oct 2026. Your tracker checks whether yours is there.

How to submit to The Gradient

1. Prepare the kit. A one-line pitch, a description, a square logo and screenshots, and check that your product fits their rule: essays and overviews only. 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. Writers fill in an interest form and an editor replies if they seem a good fit; every article goes through editing. Log the submission in your tracker; it marks the listing when it appears.

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Add your app once; we read thegradient.pub every week and mark the listing when it appears, every night on Pro. Last read 8 Oct 2026.

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