AIRANKS — The Authoritative Rankings for AI Web Content

AIRANKS measures AI visibility: we ask AI models real product and service questions, capture the complete answers as immutable observations, and publish what they contain — which brands were mentioned, which domains were cited, and which exact pages were linked. Every domain gets an AIR score from 1–10 (a decile of visibility in the active dataset; 0 means insufficient data), with the methodology in the open.

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The Question

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Best hiking boots for achilles tendons

Merrell takes the top spot in 81.1% of resamples. Of 10 ranked brands, only 4 hold a position we'd call firm.

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Who AI Cites For This Question

25 cited pages · bars vs the leader

Men's Moab 3 Mid Waterproof Hiking Boots | Merrellwww.merrell.commerrell.com/US/en/moab-3-mid-water…ml?utm=airanks.net263
Achilles Tendinitis - OrthoInfo - AAOSwww.orthoinfo.orgorthoinfo.org/en/diseases--conditi…s/?utm=airanks.net167
Shop Mens Kaha 3 GTX Black / Black | HOKAnz.hoka.comnz.hoka.com/products/m-kaha-3-gtx-…lc?utm=airanks.net125
Mens Bridger Mid Waterproof | Oboz Footwearobozfootwear.comobozfootwear.com/products/mens-bri…of?utm=airanks.net87
X ULTRA 5 MID GORE-TEX Black | Salomonwww.salomon.comsalomon.com/en-us/product/x-ultra-…00?utm=airanks.net86
Men's Targhee IV Waterproof Hiking Boot | Java/Brindle | KEEN Footwearwww.keenfootwear.comkeenfootwear.com/collections/targh…le?utm=airanks.net83
Men's Targhee IV Waterproof Hiking Boot | Magnet/Black | KEEN Footwearwww.keenfootwear.comkeenfootwear.com/products/mens-tar…ck?utm=airanks.net76
GearLabwww.outdoorgearlab.comoutdoorgearlab.com/topics/shoes-an…ts?utm=airanks.net64
Achilles Tendinitis - OrthoInfo - AAOSwww.orthoinfo.orgorthoinfo.org/diseases--conditions…s/?utm=airanks.net59
Achilles Tendinopathy - Rheumatology and Orthopedics - Merck Manual Professional Editionwww.merckmanuals.commerckmanuals.com/professional/musc…hy?utm=airanks.net58

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Merrell firm Merrell — ci 0.89–1.00 · n=394 · 81.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 86% of answers
Hoka soft Hoka — ci 0.78–1.00 · n=394 · 65.9% of resamples held this rank · named in 75% of answers
Salomon soft Salomon — ci 0.67–0.89 · n=394 · 73.8% of resamples held this rank · named in 79% of answers
KEEN firm KEEN — ci 0.67–0.78 · n=394 · 88.8% of resamples held this rank · named in 79% of answers
Oboz locked Oboz — ci 0.56–0.56 · n=394 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 24% of answers
Altra locked Altra — ci 0.44–0.44 · n=394 · 99.9% of resamples held this rank · named in 11% of answers
Lowa soft Lowa — ci 0.22–0.33 · n=394 · 72.3% of resamples held this rank · named in 5% of answers
Topo Athletic soft Topo Athletic — ci 0.22–0.33 · n=394 · 72.4% of resamples held this rank · named in 4% of answers
La Sportiva gathering La Sportiva — gathering data, n=394. No bootstrap interval yet.
Scarpa gathering Scarpa — gathering data, n=394. No bootstrap interval yet.

The Incomparability Lattice

what the intervals separate, not what the list claims

An edge means one brand's interval sits strictly above another's — zero overlap. No edge between two brands is not a gap in the drawing, it is the finding: their intervals overlap, and the bootstrap cannot tell them apart. Brands on the same rung are incomparable, not tied — the ranking above orders them anyway because a list has to print a total order; this diagram is the honest version.

Merrell

0.89–1.00

Hoka

0.78–1.00

Salomon

0.67–0.89

KEEN

0.67–0.78

Oboz

0.56–0.56

Altra

0.44–0.44

Lowa

0.22–0.33

Topo Athletic

0.22–0.33

8 of 10 brands measured · 7 dominance edges · 5 rungs · 6 pairs the data does not separate