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 laptops 2026 for home use

Apple takes the top spot in 100.0% of resamples. Of 10 ranked brands, only 6 hold a position we'd call firm.

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Who AI Cites For This Question

25 cited pages · bars vs the leader

The best laptops in 2026 — tested, reviewed, and worth your money | Tom's Guidewww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/computing/laptops/be…ps?utm=airanks.net182
Apple introduces the new MacBook Air with M5 - Applewww.apple.comapple.com/newsroom/2026/03/apple-i…5/?utm=airanks.net140
Surface Laptop 8th Edition (13", 13.8", 15") touchscreen laptop | Microsoft Surfacewww.microsoft.commicrosoft.com/en-us/surface/device…op?utm=airanks.net60
Best Chromebooks 2026: Top picks for work, school, and more | PCWorldwww.pcworld.compcworld.com/article/608636/best-ch…ml?utm=airanks.net59
Buy MacBook Neowww.apple.comapple.com/shop/buy-mac/macbook-neo/?utm=airanks.net57
Dell XPS 13 Inch – Lightweight Touchscreen Laptop | Dell USAwww.dell.comdell.com/en-us/shop/cty/pdp/spd/xp…op?utm=airanks.net49
I put the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 3i Gen 11 to work — it’s a great $799 laptop (if on sale) | Tom's Guidewww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/computing/laptops/le…ew?utm=airanks.net49
Best Laptops 2026: Our benchmarked picks for productivity, portability, and battery life | Tom's Hardwarewww.tomshardware.comtomshardware.com/laptops/best-laptops?utm=airanks.net48
The best Chromebooks in 2026: We tested 50+ models and these are the only 5 I recommendwww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/best-picks/best-chro…ks?utm=airanks.net46
The New XPS 13: A Commitment Delivered | Dellwww.dell.comdell.com/en-us/blog/the-new-xps-13…d/?utm=airanks.net44

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Apple locked Apple — ci 1.00–1.00 · n=424 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 97% of answers
Dell locked Dell — ci 0.89–0.89 · n=424 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 84% of answers
Lenovo locked Lenovo — ci 0.78–0.78 · n=424 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 81% of answers
Microsoft locked Microsoft — ci 0.67–0.67 · n=424 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 52% of answers
Acer soft Acer — ci 0.44–0.56 · n=424 · 74.4% of resamples held this rank · named in 43% of answers
HP soft HP — ci 0.44–0.56 · n=424 · 74.4% of resamples held this rank · named in 37% of answers
ASUS locked ASUS — ci 0.33–0.33 · n=424 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 22% of answers
Samsung locked Samsung — ci 0.22–0.22 · n=424 · 99.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 4% of answers
Framework gathering Framework — gathering data, n=424. No bootstrap interval yet.
LG gathering LG — gathering data, n=424. 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.

Apple

1.00–1.00

Dell

0.89–0.89

Lenovo

0.78–0.78

Microsoft

0.67–0.67

Acer

0.44–0.56

HP

0.44–0.56

ASUS

0.33–0.33

Samsung

0.22–0.22

8 of 10 brands measured · 8 dominance edges · 7 rungs · 1 pair the data does not separate