Advertise to developers from £1.99 per 1,000 views
VibeFree sells developer attention in blocks of 1,000 verified views, starting at £1.99 a block - so a first campaign costs £1.99, not a $1,000 minimum buy. Campaigns run on the web app and the VS Code extension today, and can be bought for the mobile app and the Windows desktop app now - those impressions start when each one launches.
How far the network reaches
As of 2026-10-10, VibeFree's ad network has delivered:
- 2,364 users registered.
- 2,758 ad views delivered.
- 84 clickthroughs.
- 52 active campaigns right now.
- 89 advertisers onboarded.
Advertise to developers, designers, founders, students, gamers, writers, marketers, creators, freelancers, indie hackers, data scientists and makers - everyone who opens VibeFree to build, design, write or learn with AI, reached inside the conversation they are having.
Cheap enough to test, big enough to matter
- £1.99 per 1,000 verified views on the loader placement; £12.99 per 1,000 on the end-of-response card.
- No minimum spend, no contract, no sales call - buy one block by card and the campaign goes live once approved.
- Pick your surfaces at checkout: Web app, VS Code extension, Mobile app and Windows desktop app - any combination, one campaign, one price per block.
- Not a third-party ad slot: your campaign is drawn by VibeFree into its own interface, so there is no ad-network iframe or tag and, in the editor, no browser for a blocker to run in.
- Scale by adding blocks, not by renegotiating - the same £1.99 unit whether you buy one block or a thousand.
What other developer ad networks charge
| Network | Price per 1,000 views | Minimum to start | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| VibeFree (loader) | £1.99 per 1,000 views | £1.99 - one block of 1,000 views | Self-serve, card payment, no contract |
| VibeFree (end-of-response) | £12.99 per 1,000 views | £12.99 - one block of 1,000 views | Self-serve, card payment, no contract |
| VibeFree (other formats) | Per click, completed view, engagement, completion or respondent-minute, or CPA hybrid | One block of the format's own unit; each minimum shown in the console | Video, carousels, polls, embeds, chips, a brand agent and more |
| Carbon Ads | $6 CPM (developer audience) | 1,000,000 impressions/month recommended, prepaid | Managed buy - Carbon says it does not currently offer self-serve buying |
| EthicalAds | $3.00-$7.50 CPM by geo and topic | $1,000 minimum ad buy | Contextual topic and geo targeting, no tracking; CPM only |
| daily.dev Ads | Not published - quoted per company | A monthly plan (Starter, Growth or Scale) on an agreed term | Sales-led; targets by tech stack, seniority and geography |
| Stack Overflow | Not published - pricing on request | $15,000 for one month or $10,000 over three, per its advertising policy | Sales-led, not self-serve |
Which placement is the cheap one: The £12.99 end-of-response card is priced like a premium developer placement, not a budget one - it sits alongside the answer the developer asked for and stays on screen. The figure the comparison above turns on is the loader placement.
Competitor figures come from each network's own pricing, media-kit or policy pages, checked on 7 October 2026; where a network does not publish a rate, the table says so rather than quoting an estimate. VibeFree's minimum bid per block is an editable guardrail that adjusts with demand for each placement - the figures here are read from the live setting, and the campaign console enforces whatever it currently is. Rates change - verify current pricing directly with each network before deciding.
33 ad formats, by where they run
- While the AI works: Text loader, Small image, Large image, Video, Carousel, Tip card, Progress skin, Poll, Quiz, Rich media embed and Playable.
- Beside the answer: End-of-response card, Option card, Sponsored follow-up, Sponsored install, Lead form, Promo code, Brand agent, Post-task action and Error moment.
- Around the app: New-chat hero, Session takeover, Sponsored template and Newsletter slot.
- Sponsored rewards: Rewarded video, Rewarded playable, Learn quiz, Paid survey, AI interview, Verified trial, First API call, Daily streak and Offer.
What the advertiser dashboard shows you
- Daily views, clicks and spend per campaign, broken down by surface, placement and conversation topic.
- Conversions from your own site by signed postback, and leads, survey responses and status changes by webhook.
- A free sandbox: every creative previewed in each app, a targeting simulator and postback testers, before you pay.
- Every campaign - draft, in review, live and finished - in one place, with reporting over an API key too.
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to advertise on VibeFree?
A loader advert starts at £1.99 per block of 1,000 verified views, and an end-of-response card at £12.99 per block. You buy whole blocks, so a first campaign can cost £1.99.
Is there a minimum spend or a contract?
No. The minimum is one block - £1.99 for a loader advert - paid by card through Stripe checkout. There is no monthly commitment, no insertion order, and no sales call.
How does that compare to other developer ad networks?
The developer networks that publish a rate charge $3.00 to $7.50 per 1,000 impressions, and the rest quote through sales. The smallest published minimum is EthicalAds' $1,000 buy; Carbon Ads recommends a million impressions a month, and Stack Overflow's policy starts at $10,000. VibeFree sells the same kind of attention in £1.99 blocks.
Which surfaces can a campaign run on?
You choose at checkout, in any combination: Web app, VS Code extension, Mobile app and Windows desktop app. One campaign covers whichever you pick, at the same price per block - there is no per-surface buy. Campaigns run on the web app and the VS Code extension today, and can be bought for the mobile app and the Windows desktop app now - those impressions start when each one launches.
Can I advertise products that are not for developers?
Yes. VibeFree is developer-first, not developer-only: clothes and shoes, sports and outdoor gear, furniture, hardware, travel, games, books and consumer apps are accepted alongside developer tools, and the campaign builder shows example ads for whichever category you pick. Gambling, alcohol, dating, tobacco and vapes, and the other categories in the Ad Policy are never accepted, because VibeFree cannot check how old anyone is.
Do ad blockers hide the ads?
Your campaign is not served through a third-party ad slot: VibeFree draws every unit into its own interface and hosts uploaded images, video and bundles, so there is no ad-network iframe or tag for a filter list to recognise. In the VS Code extension there is no browser for an ad blocker to run in at all.
What can I track?
Daily views, clicks and spend per campaign, broken down by surface, placement and conversation topic, in the console or over a reporting API key - any row under 50 views is folded into "Other". Conversions on your own site come back by signed postback, leads and survey responses by webhook, and the free sandbox previews every creative in each app before you pay.
Create a free advertiser account and start a campaign from £1.99, read the cheapest developer ad network compared, or see how developer ads with no minimum spend work.
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