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 noise cancelling headphones over ear

Sony takes the top spot in 100.0% of resamples. Of 13 ranked brands, only 6 hold a position we'd call firm.

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answers sampled
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brands named
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Who AI Cites For This Question

25 cited pages · bars vs the leader

The 5 Best Noise Cancelling Headphones of 2026 - RTINGS.comwww.rtings.comrtings.com/headphones/reviews/best…ng?utm=airanks.net263
The best noise-canceling headphones of 2026: Tested and reviewed | Tom's Guidewww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/us/best-noise-cancel…ml?utm=airanks.net89
Best headphones: Top picks tested by experts | Tom's Guidewww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/us/best-headphones%2…ml?utm=airanks.net82
The 6 Best Over-Ear Headphones of 2026 - RTINGS.comwww.rtings.comrtings.com/headphones/reviews/best…nd?utm=airanks.net54
Best noise canceling headphones in 2026 - SoundGuyswww.soundguys.comsoundguys.com/best-noise-cancellin…0/?utm=airanks.net47
Shop Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) | Bosewww.bose.combose.com/p/headphones/bose-quietco…ml?utm=airanks.net46
The 3 Best Budget Noise Cancelling Headphones of 2026 - RTINGS.comwww.rtings.comrtings.com/headphones/reviews/best…s/?utm=airanks.net44
Sennheiser MOMENTUM 5 Wireless Bluetooth Headphones with Adaptive Noise Cancellation and up to 57 Hours Battery Life – Sennheiser US - Sonova Consumer Hearing USA LLCus.sennheiser-hearing.comus.sennheiser-hearing.com/products…ss?utm=airanks.net39

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Sony locked Sony — ci 1.00–1.00 · n=410 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 98% of answers
Bose locked Bose — ci 0.92–0.92 · n=410 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 100% of answers
Apple locked Apple — ci 0.83–0.83 · n=410 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 91% of answers
Anker contested Anker — ci 0.58–0.75 · n=410 · 61.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 53% of answers
Sennheiser Momentum contested Sennheiser Momentum — ci 0.67–0.75 · n=410 · 61.3% of resamples held this rank · named in 41% of answers
Sennheiser firm Sennheiser — ci 0.58–0.67 · n=410 · 91.3% of resamples held this rank · named in 45% of answers
JBL firm JBL — ci 0.42–0.50 · n=410 · 89.4% of resamples held this rank · named in 6% of answers
JLab firm JLab — ci 0.42–0.50 · n=410 · 89.3% of resamples held this rank · named in 4% of answers
CMF gathering CMF — gathering data, n=410. No bootstrap interval yet.
Bowers & Wilkins gathering Bowers & Wilkins — gathering data, n=410. No bootstrap interval yet.
EarFun gathering EarFun — gathering data, n=410. No bootstrap interval yet.
Edifier gathering Edifier — gathering data, n=410. No bootstrap interval yet.
Beats gathering Beats — gathering data, n=410. 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.

Sony

1.00–1.00

Bose

0.92–0.92

Apple

0.83–0.83

Anker

0.58–0.75

Sennheiser Momentum

0.67–0.75

Sennheiser

0.58–0.67

JBL

0.42–0.50

JLab

0.42–0.50