AI Graveyard

A record of AI tools that have shut down, with when they closed, how long they lasted, and alternatives you can use today.

AI tools shut down

1,895

Of 7,591 tools tracked

Shutdown rate

25%

Share of all listed tools

Median lifespan

11 months

From listing to shutdown

Shut down in 2026

437

Marked dead this year

Shutdowns per month

Peak: Feb 2024, with 224 tools marked dead.
  • Apr 2023: 5
  • May 2023: 0
  • Jun 2023: 17
  • Jul 2023: 25
  • Aug 2023: 74
  • Sep 2023: 20
  • Oct 2023: 0
  • Nov 2023: 0
  • Dec 2023: 0
  • Jan 2024: 0
  • Feb 2024: 224
  • Mar 2024: 93
  • Apr 2024: 77
  • May 2024: 0
  • Jun 2024: 168
  • Jul 2024: 167
  • Aug 2024: 44
  • Sep 2024: 28
  • Oct 2024: 34
  • Nov 2024: 26
  • Dec 2024: 59
  • Jan 2025: 38
  • Feb 2025: 14
  • Mar 2025: 42
  • Apr 2025: 52
  • May 2025: 22
  • Jun 2025: 44
  • Jul 2025: 39
  • Aug 2025: 43
  • Sep 2025: 30
  • Oct 2025: 19
  • Nov 2025: 19
  • Dec 2025: 35
  • Jan 2026: 45
  • Feb 2026: 30
  • Mar 2026: 44
  • Apr 2026: 22
  • May 2026: 158
  • Jun 2026: 0
  • Jul 2026: 0
  • Aug 2026: 0
  • Sep 2026: 0
  • Oct 2026: 138
  • Nov 2026: 0

Most shutdowns by category

Tools listed in several categories count in each.
  • Writing: 289
  • Business: 268
  • Productivity: 267
  • Image: 245
  • Assistant: 241
  • Marketing: 239
  • Chatbot: 235
  • Design: 154

Highest shutdown rate by category

Share of each category's tools that shut down (categories with 30+ tools).
  • Scheduling: 49.5% · 97 of 196
  • Idea: 49.3% · 34 of 69
  • Chatbot: 41.7% · 235 of 563
  • Sheets: 40% · 20 of 50
  • Business: 39.6% · 268 of 677

How long tools lasted

Time from listing to shutdown, for 1,895 tools with both dates.
  • Under 3 months: 284 · 15%
  • 3-6 months: 64 · 3.4%
  • 6-12 months: 795 · 42%
  • 1-2 years: 541 · 28.5%
  • 2+ years: 211 · 11.1%

Pricing at shutdown

Pricing model recorded on each listing.
  • Freemium: 484 · 25.5%
  • Not recorded: 470 · 24.8%
  • Free: 463 · 24.4%
  • Paid: 317 · 16.7%
  • Free trial: 161 · 8.5%

Longest-running tools that shut down

ToolTracked lifespan
CoverQuick2 years, 11 mo
SafeSpelling2 years, 11 mo
TheoAssist2 years, 11 mo
Play.ht2 years, 11 mo
Superreply2 years, 10 mo

For journalists and researchers

Data as of Nov 1, 2026. Free to cite with a link to this page.
According to Dang.ai's AI Graveyard (https://dang.ai/ai-graveyard), 1,895 AI tools listed on Dang.ai have shut down, 25% of the 7,591 tools tracked (data as of Nov 1, 2026).

How we count

  • A tool is counted once our team marks its listing as shut down, usually after its website stops working or the product is discontinued.
  • The shutdown rate is shut-down listings divided by all published listings on Dang.ai.
  • Lifespan runs from the date a tool was listed on Dang.ai to the date it was marked dead.
  • Writing has the most shutdowns (289 tools). Tools listed in several categories count in each.

Recently shut down

Every listing stays here for reference, with alternatives you can use today.

Text2Music

Text2Music is an AI tool that creates custom, copyright-free music from text in seconds.

Music

Shut down Oct 4, 2026

ThePasswordApp

Update your old and compromised passwords automatically using AI agents

Assistant

Shut down Oct 4, 2026

ThumbPOV

Create Stunning Images where you can Add Text Behind Image with AI

Design

Shut down Oct 4, 2026

TopIdeaAI

TopIdea: Bring Your Top Ideas to Life

Art

Shut down Oct 4, 2026

TracerHQ

Connect SEO and Web data to increase revenue in a single dashboard.

Analytics

Shut down Oct 4, 2026

UI Colorful

Effortless Shadcn and tailwind Color Theme Generator

Design

Shut down Oct 4, 2026

VibeVoice

Turn text into natural podcasts and dialogues

TTS

Shut down Oct 4, 2026

VisImagine

Release Your Imagination with Seedance

Video

Shut down Oct 4, 2026

VivifyAI

Vivify is an AI video and image generator for image-to-video, and text-to-video, with built-in AI image tools.

Design

Shut down Oct 4, 2026

VO3 AI

VO3 AI Video Generator | Veo3 AI Video with Sound

Art

Shut down Oct 4, 2026

voxtral

Voxtral - Free audio to text converter

Audio

Shut down Oct 4, 2026

Waver 1.0

AI-Powered Video Generation Platform

Video

Shut down Oct 4, 2026

YesOrNoTarot

Get instant yes, no, or maybe tarot guidance with a free one-card reading, plus optional enhanced AI single-card and 3-card reflections.

Family

Shut down Oct 4, 2026

ZImage

Fast, photorealistic, bilingual image generation for everyone, on everyday GPUs.

Image

Shut down Oct 4, 2026

ZoraInsights

Validate your startup idea using our ai-powered audience research algorithm

Marketing

Shut down Oct 4, 2026

GptImage2

GPT Image 2 - Free OpenAI Image Editor & Generator

Design

Shut down May 21, 2026

AI Barbie

Transform Your Photos into Barbie Magic in Seconds!

Image

Shut down May 13, 2026

ScrapeSync

Simplify your data extraction with this automated scraping workflow builder.

Data

Shut down May 13, 2026