v5.ink

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What v5.ink is

v5.ink is a web and API service for shortening links, managing destinations, analyzing traffic, and detecting AI-agent visits. It identifies traffic from agents such as ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini, assigning per-link AI Traffic Scores and weekly reports. Analytics separate human, AI-agent, and bot visits and include trends, country, device, browser, and source. Routing rules can send visitors to different destinations by geography, device, operating system, browser, or agent type. Custom Open Graph previews control social sharing appearance. The Free plan costs nothing and includes 25 links, 10K monthly clicks, seven-character short links, basic AI detection, country and device routing, and 30-day retention. Pro costs $19 a month; Max costs $49 a month. Pro and Max add custom domains, API access, longer retention, and higher limits. Detection relies on user-agent analysis and may not be fully accurate.

Who it suits

v5.ink suits SaaS companies, e-commerce brands, content creators, and marketing teams needing link analytics or traffic-based routing. It also fits users wanting to distinguish AI-agent visits from human and bot traffic.

What it does well

AI-agent traffic detection and scoring
Human, agent, and bot analytics
Geo, device, OS, and browser routing
Custom Open Graph previews
Free plan available

What to know first

Free plan allows 25 links
Free plan has 30-day retention
AI detection may not be fully accurate
Custom domains unavailable on Free

Plans

Plan	Billed and limits	Price
Free	25 links · 7+ character short links · 10K clicks / month · 30-day data retention · Basic AI detection · Country & device routing	Free
Pro	500 links · 5+ character short links · 200K clicks / month · 90-day data retention · 3 custom domains · API access (1K calls/day)	$19 a month
Max	Unlimited links · 3+ character short links · 2M clicks / month · 365-day data retention · 10 custom domains · Unlimited API calls	$49 a month

As v5.ink lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.

Verdict

v5.ink combines link management with detailed traffic classification and conditional routing. Its free and paid tiers differ in links, clicks, retention, domains, and API capacity, so usage volume determines the suitable plan.

Facts from v5.ink's own pages

AI detection: It detects AI agent traffic such as ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini, and offers per-link AI Traffic Scores and weekly reports. · v5.ink, 11 Oct 2026
Analytics retention: 1 year · v5.ink, 20 Sept 2026
API access: Yes · v5.ink, 20 Sept 2026
API and MCP: API access and MCP Server are available on Pro and Max; API rate limits depend on the plan. · v5.ink, 11 Oct 2026
Cross-site tracking: AI detection uses click data and does not track individual users across sites. · v5.ink, 11 Oct 2026
Custom domains: No · v5.ink, 20 Sept 2026
Detection limit: The terms say AI agent detection relies on user agent analysis and may not be 100% accurate. · v5.ink, 11 Oct 2026
Free plan: Yes · v5.ink, 20 Sept 2026
Geo targeting: Yes · v5.ink, 20 Sept 2026
Integrations: The site lists Cloudflare, Tinybird, Stripe, Clerk, and Neon as infrastructure providers. · v5.ink, 11 Oct 2026
Intended users: The site presents the product for SaaS companies, e-commerce brands, content creators, and marketing teams. · v5.ink, 11 Oct 2026
Privacy: The privacy policy says click analytics include anonymized IP address, user agent, referrer, derived country, device type, and browser type. · v5.ink, 11 Oct 2026
Product: v5.ink provides link shortening, management, analytics, and AI traffic detection. · v5.ink, 11 Oct 2026
Retention: The privacy policy lists analytics retention as 7 days on Free, 90 days on Pro, and 365 days on Max. · v5.ink, 11 Oct 2026
Routing: Links can route AI agents and humans to different destinations, with geo, device, operating system, and browser routing rules. · v5.ink, 11 Oct 2026
Social previews: The product supports custom Open Graph previews for social sharing. · v5.ink, 11 Oct 2026
Paid from: 19 · v5.ink, 20 Sept 2026
Support: The Pro and Max plans include priority support, and Max includes a dedicated account manager. · v5.ink, 11 Oct 2026
Traffic analytics: Analytics break traffic down by human, AI agent, or bot and include agent trends, country, device, browser, and source. · v5.ink, 11 Oct 2026

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