Editorial Guidelines

Last updated: 2026-05-14

1. Mission

ai-best.deals exists to help readers find the right AI tool for their job and the best legitimate deal on it. We measure success by whether readers actually solve their problem — not by clicks or commissions alone.

2. Independence

Editorial decisions about what to cover, how to score, and what to recommend are made independently of advertising, affiliate, and partnership considerations. Sales conversations and editorial conversations are kept separate. A tool's presence on this Site is not for sale; placement, badges, and rankings are determined by our published methodology.

3. Accuracy

We aim for accuracy first, speed second. Every published article is reviewed by a human editor before going live. Pricing, features, and limits are verified against the vendor's public documentation at the time of publication. Where we make a subjective judgement (“best for X”, “easier to use than Y”), we explain the reasoning.

4. Sourcing and Attribution

We attribute facts to their source: vendor docs, vendor pricing pages, official changelogs, primary research, hands-on testing, analyst reports, or named user interviews. Quotes are context-preserving and approved where required. We do not pass off another publication's reporting as our own; we link out to it.

5. Conflicts of Interest

Contributors disclose any financial, advisory, employment, equity, or family relationship with a vendor before writing about it. Where a material conflict exists, the article either reassigns to a different writer or carries an explicit disclosure at the top. See our affiliate disclosure for the commercial relationships that apply across the Site.

6. Sponsored Content

Sponsored articles, listings, and placements are clearly labeled “Sponsored”, “Featured”, or “Promoted” and are visually distinct from editorial content. Sponsors do not get pre-publication review of editorial content adjacent to their placement, and they do not influence editorial scores.

7. User-Generated Content (Reviews, Comments)

Where readers can submit reviews or comments, we moderate against spam, abuse, defamation, and obvious astroturfing. We may remove or annotate content that violates our acceptable-use rules in the Terms of Service. We do not edit user reviews to make them more positive.

8. Use of AI in Our Workflow

We use AI for research, drafting, summarization, structured data extraction, and quality checks. Every published article is reviewed and edited by a human before publication. We don't publish unreviewed AI output. When an article is materially based on first-hand human testing, we say so. When we use AI-generated imagery, we label it.

9. Corrections

When we get something materially wrong — pricing, a feature, a fact — we correct it and add a dated correction note at the bottom of the article. Cosmetic and typo fixes are made silently. To request a correction, email hello@ai-best.deals.

10. Update Cadence

AI tools change quickly. Tool listings are reviewed at least every 90 days; flagship comparison and best-for pages are reviewed at least every 60 days; deeper guides on a 180-day cycle. Each page shows a “Last updated” date so you can judge freshness.

11. Feedback

If something looks off — an outdated price, a missing alternative, a recommendation that didn't work for you — tell us. Email hello@ai-best.deals. Reader feedback is the single biggest input to our review schedule.