Artificial intelligence (AI) tokens — cryptocurrencies designed to blend AI capabilities with blockchain architecture to power everything from automated agents to GPU marketplaces — took a collective beating this week. Across nearly every major project, the numbers rolled in like a blaring alarm: down for the week and, even more dramatically, down for the month. With bitcoin climbing back above $91K on Sunday, most of these coins finally caught a bit of wind and a moment to breathe, but their weekly and monthly stats are still sitting firmly in the red.

For a sector riding cultural momentum and investor fascination, the latest performance recap over the long run reads more like a group therapy session than a leaderboard. At the top of the stack sits the token bittensor (TAO), a coin associated with an AI-driven decentralized intelligence network that rewards contributors for building machine learning models.

TAO slipped 6.8% over the past week, and 23.55% across 30 days — declines that shaved serious weight off its valuation. Despite its mission to democratize AI, the token’s market mood suggests traders were not feeling charitable. On Sunday afternoon, TAO is trading for just over $288 per coin.

Next up is NEAR Protocol’s NEAR, a high-performance chain and native token built to power AI-native applications. NEAR’s numbers were even harsher: 9.64% on the week, and 39.61% over the month. With a 92% drop from its all-time high, NEAR’s price history isn’t feeling froggy, even as the ecosystem keeps rolling out AI tools and developer features.

Internet Computer’s token ICP didn’t fare much better. Market data shows weekly losses of 14.86%, and a staggering 61.85% slip over 30 days. This, for a network that aims to replace cloud servers and power onchain AI applications, including full-stack decentralized apps (dapps). NEAR is $1.68 per coin while ICP trades for $3.39 a unit.

Render (RENDER), the decentralized GPU-sharing network, recorded an 11.87% weekly drop and a painful 30.52% monthly decline. Even with its reputation as a practical AI tool, the market still treated it like everything else this month in AI-land: disposable. Still, RENDER is changing hands for $1.57.

Story Protocol (IP) posted another red performance: down 21.01% this week, and 44.28% on the month. The project aims to tokenize intellectual property (IP) and embed licensing logic into smart contracts — a future that creators may fancy in the future, but one that didn’t persuade traders to hold tight. Traders are selling IP for $2.10 a unit today.

Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL), the network known for autonomous onchain AI agents, slid 11.46% over seven days and 38.32% across the month. Tokenized AI beings may one day generate revenue for holders, but for now, the only revenue many saw was evaporating. At press time, a single VIRTUAL is $0.88.

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Injective (INJ) — a finance-focused layer-one (L1) chain with AI-powered trading and prediction tools — logged weekly declines of 9.25%, and a 25.8% monthly drop. While relatively “milder” than the sector average, the token, at $5.39 per coin, still couldn’t escape gravity across the entire AI coin sector.

Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (FET) logged an 11.9% seven-day slide and 28.66% down on the month. The alliance brings together Fetch.ai, SingularityNET, and Ocean Protocol — a juggernaut of decentralized AI — yet price charts showed traders were not in a collaborative mood, and each coin trades for $0.23 a unit.

Even core infrastructure projects like The Graph and its token GRT absorbed the downturn. GRT fell 10.47% this week, and 30.05% this month, pushing the token 98% below its all-time high. GRT is trading this weekend for $0.045 per coin, which is much lower than its $2.65 peak.

Fartcoin (FARTCOIN), the AI-themed meme token, somehow posted gains of 13.73% weekly and 38.16% monthly — the lone green spots in an otherwise red-stained sector. The meme coin FARTCOIN is $0.379 on Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, theta (THETA) at $0.331 per coin continued the losing streak with harsh multi-timeframe slides that confirmed this wasn’t a blue-chip problem; it was an AI coin problem, period.

For now, AI tokens keep their narrative strength, and prices are a bit better today, but their numerical weakness over the long run is crystal clear. Whether this downturn becomes a temporary hiccup or a prolonged sector reset depends on buyers rediscovering their risk tolerance — and perhaps remembering why they liked AI in the first place.

FAQ ❓

• What are AI coins?
  AI coins are cryptocurrencies that integrate artificial intelligence technologies into blockchain systems to enhance automation, data processing, and decentralized services.
• Why did AI tokens fall so sharply this month?
  Across market leaders, nearly every major AI token experienced simultaneous declines across daily, weekly, and monthly charts, reflecting waning risk appetite.
• Did any AI coins perform well?
  Only a small handful, such as Fartcoin, posted meaningful weekly or monthly gains, while nearly all major tokens finished deep in the red.
• Are AI coins still relevant despite the downturn?
  Yes, because they continue powering AI-automation tools, GPU networks, autonomous agents, and data indexing infrastructure — but investors clearly hit the brakes for now.

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