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 plantar fasciitis men

Hoka takes the top spot in 52.7% of resamples. Of 13 ranked brands, only 3 hold a position we'd call firm.

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answers sampled
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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.net234
Mens Bridger Mid Waterproof | Oboz Footwearobozfootwear.comobozfootwear.com/products/mens-bri…of?utm=airanks.net219
Verywell Fitwww.verywellfit.comverywellfit.com/best-boots-for-pla…45?utm=airanks.net219
10 Best Hiking Boots of 2026 | Tested & Rankedwww.outdoorgearlab.comoutdoorgearlab.com/topics/shoes-an…ts?utm=airanks.net113
Plantar fasciitis - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinicwww.mayoclinic.orgmayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions…51?utm=airanks.net97
X Ultra 5 Mid Gore-Tex - Men's Hiking Boots | Salomonwww.salomon.comsalomon.com/en-us/shop/product/x-u…ml?utm=airanks.net87
3 Best Hiking Boots For Plantar Fasciitis in 2026 | RunRepeatrunrepeat.comrunrepeat.com/guides/best-plantar-…ts?utm=airanks.net87
Men's Targhee IV Hiking Boot | Bison | KEEN Footwearwww.keenfootwear.comkeenfootwear.com/collections/targh…ck?utm=airanks.net77
Best Hiking Shoes for Plantar Fasciitis: A Podiatrists | DPMwww.michiganfootdoctors.commichiganfootdoctors.com/best-hikin…s/?utm=airanks.net68
Men's Targhee IV Hiking Boot | Bison | KEEN Footwearwww.keenfootwear.comkeenfootwear.com/products/mens-tar…ck?utm=airanks.net64

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Hoka contested Hoka — ci 0.92–1.00 · n=406 · 52.7% of resamples held this rank · named in 93% of answers
Oboz contested Oboz — ci 0.92–1.00 · n=406 · 50.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 73% of answers
Merrell locked Merrell — ci 0.83–0.92 · n=406 · 97.3% of resamples held this rank · named in 99% of answers
KEEN locked KEEN — ci 0.75–0.75 · n=406 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 89% of answers
Salomon locked Salomon — ci 0.67–0.67 · n=406 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 85% of answers
Lowa soft Lowa — ci 0.50–0.58 · n=406 · 76.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 4% of answers
Topo Athletic soft Topo Athletic — ci 0.42–0.58 · n=406 · 66.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 3% of answers
Orthofeet soft Orthofeet — ci 0.25–0.50 · n=406 · 65.5% of resamples held this rank · named in 2% of answers
Altra gathering Altra — gathering data, n=406. No bootstrap interval yet.
Brooks gathering Brooks — gathering data, n=406. No bootstrap interval yet.
Columbia gathering Columbia — gathering data, n=406. No bootstrap interval yet.
La Sportiva gathering La Sportiva — gathering data, n=406. No bootstrap interval yet.
Danner gathering Danner — gathering data, n=406. 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.

Hoka

0.92–1.00

Oboz

0.92–1.00

Merrell

0.83–0.92

KEEN

0.75–0.75

Salomon

0.67–0.67

Lowa

0.50–0.58

Topo Athletic

0.42–0.58

Orthofeet

0.25–0.50

8 of 13 brands measured · 7 dominance edges · 4 rungs · 6 pairs the data does not separate