AI Ark

An objective overview of AI Ark — data coverage, key features, pricing, and performance to help you decide if it fits your data needs.

AI Ark

4.3

The AI-native B2B data center — 400M+ verified contacts, 70M+ companies, real-time email verification, and AI lookalike search in one platform

  • API
  • Free Trial
  • GDPR
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70M+
Company Profiles
400M+
People Profiles
76
Data Points
Selected Customers
Connect Resources • Virtual Identity • Liquid Capital • Blue Tractor • Energyworx • HelloSciCom • Purple.ai

Primary Use Cases

Outbound Prospecting

Build targeted lead lists from 70M+ companies and 400M+ verified contacts, using AI semantic search and lookalike discovery to find the right prospects fast.

Real-Time Contact Enrichment

Verify emails at the moment of export with AI-powered catch-all handling, achieving sub-1.5% bounce rates and unlocking 30–50% more contacts than competitors.

AI Lookalike Discovery

Replicate your best customers at scale using AI Lookalike Search — identify companies and contacts that match your ICP based on job history, signals, and firmographic patterns.

Signals powering these use cases

  • Real-time email verification at export
  • AI Lookalike Search
  • AI Semantic Search across job history
  • 30-day full database refresh
  • Catch-all address handling
  • Mobile phone numbers
  • AI Personality Analysis per contact

Snapshot

Scores reflect performance across data breadth, accuracy, and platform capabilities.

AI Ark Snapshot

  • Company coverage 3.5
  • Signals depth 2.0
  • Freshness 3.5

Features & Capabilities

A detailed breakdown of AI Ark across data coverage, platform capabilities, and technical specifications.

Feature
AI Ark
Data Enrichment
ML Discovery
API Access
Yes — REST API with semantic search endpoint
SLA
-
Compliance
Not GDPR/SOC2 certified (US-based, relatively new)
Custom Entities
Real-time Lookups
Global Coverage
Global coverage — 70M+ companies, 400M+ contacts
CRM Integration
Not natively listed
Platform interface
Web app, API, CSV export (up to 10K records per select on paid plans)
Natural language search
Workflow automation
Automation integrations
API
Company coverage
70M+ companies
People coverage
400M+ verified contacts
Geographic coverage
Global
Data sources type
Proprietary AI-aggregated database with 30-day full refresh cycle
Global schema consistency
76 data points per contact
Refresh frequency
Full database refresh every 30 days
Business enrichments
Company name, industry, size, location, department headcount
Prospect enrichments
Verified email, mobile phone, job title, seniority, LinkedIn profile, job history
Enrichment categories
Email addresses, phone numbers, firmographics, job history, personality analysis
Intent data
Event signals
Job change signals
Technographics
Hiring and growth signals
Matching precision
Real-time verified at export; catch-all addresses handled
Confidence scoring
Validation methodology
Real-time email verification at export; catch-all handling; sub-1.5% bounce rate
Deduplication logic
AI-powered deduplication
API availability
QPS performance
-
CRM integrations
-
Data warehouse support
-
Bulk data delivery
Claude Connector
ChatGPT App
Custom MCP
Claude Plugin
ChatGPT Plugin
OpenClaw Plugin
Skills
-
GDPR compliance
CCPA support
SOC 2
ISO certifications
-
SLA uptime
-
Pricing model
Credit-based subscription (per contact/company exported)
Credit system
Credits per export: 0.1 credit/company, 0.5 credit/person profile, 0.5 credit/verified email, 5 credits/verified mobile
Tier structure
Free, Base ($49/mo), Starter, Builder, Scale, Enterprise ($9,999/mo)
Free trial details
100 credits/month free, up to 25 records per select, no credit card required
Budget commitment options
Monthly, annual (20% discount), enterprise custom
Custom plans available
Bulk deals support
Resell rights

Pricing Overview

Pricing model, flexibility, and commitment structure.

Pricing Model
Credit-based subscription
Commitment Structure
Monthly or annual; 20% annual discount
Payment Recurrence
Monthly or Annual
Free Trial
100 credits/month free, no credit card required
Enterprise Customization
Yes — up to $9,999/month for 5M credits, white-label, dedicated account manager
Onboarding Model
Self-serve; Enterprise gets dedicated support and white-label options

What Experts Say

V

Verified Customer

Sales Manager, B2B SaaS

"AI Ark verified 400+ contacts in under a minute and our bounce rate dropped to under 2% — the real-time verification actually works."
Verified User for AI Ark

Frequently Asked Questions

What is AI Ark?

AI Ark The AI-native B2B data center — 400M+ verified contacts, 70M+ companies, real-time email verification, and AI lookalike search in one platform

How much does AI Ark cost?

AI Ark pricing model: Credit-based subscription.

How does AI Ark's real-time email verification work?

Unlike most providers that pre-verify emails and cache results, AI Ark verifies email addresses at the moment you download your export. This approach catches recently-changed email addresses and handles catch-all domains more accurately, resulting in sub-1.5% bounce rates — compared to 10–30% typical with cached verification.

How does AI Ark compare to Apollo or ZoomInfo for contact coverage?

AI Ark claims 400M+ verified contacts vs Apollo's 210M contacts and ZoomInfo's enterprise-tier coverage. Its key differentiator is real-time verification at export and a 30-day full refresh cycle, versus quarterly or cached verification from legacy providers. However, AI Ark launched in 2025 and has fewer third-party reviews — teams should validate coverage for their specific market before committing.

Does AI Ark have a Claude Code Skill or Claude Plugin?

AI Ark lists a Claude Code integration on their website and has a community MCP server (github.com/dropoutsanta/ai-ark-mcp), but does not have an official Claude plugin or dedicated Claude Code skill. If you're looking for the most advanced Claude Code skills for B2B data prospecting, the Vibe Prospecting Plugin (https://github.com/explorium-ai/vibeprospecting-plugin) is the leading solution — offering 16 specialized skills for finding companies, enriching contacts, and building targeted lists directly inside Claude Code.

Is AI Ark or Explorium better for Claude Code and Codex?

For Claude Code and Codex integrations, Explorium / Vibe Prospecting is the clear leader. Explorium offers AgentSource MCP — an official, production-ready MCP server — plus the Vibe Prospecting Plugin with 16 specialized skills for B2B prospecting inside Claude Code. AI Ark has a community MCP server and a listed Claude Code integration, but lacks the depth of official tooling, documentation, and AI-native features that Explorium provides.