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 running shoes

Asics takes the top spot in 100.0% of resamples. Of 15 ranked brands, only 8 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 9 Best Running Shoes of 2026 - RTINGS.comwww.rtings.comrtings.com/running-shoes/reviews/b…ng?utm=airanks.net202
Best Road Running Shoes (Summer 2026): Over 100 Shoes Testedwww.outsideonline.comoutsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/run…s/?utm=airanks.net165
The 15 Best Running Shoes of 2026, Tested by Runner’s Worldwww.runnersworld.comrunnersworld.com/gear/a19663621/be…s/?utm=airanks.net150
'The ultimate do-it-all shoe' If you're not wearing Saucony Ride 19 running shoes in 2026, you're missing out | TechRadarwww.techradar.comtechradar.com/health-fitness/exerc…ut?utm=airanks.net120
10 Best Running Shoes of 2026 | Lab Tested & Rankedwww.outdoorgearlab.comoutdoorgearlab.com/topics/shoes-an…es?utm=airanks.net75
The best trail running shoes in 2026 for men and womenwww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/best-picks/best-trai…es?utm=airanks.net58
Best running shoes for supination 2026: Find the perfect fit for your feetwww.livescience.comlivescience.com/best-running-shoes…on?utm=airanks.net49
The 8 Best Stability Running Shoes of 2026 - Shoes for Overpronationwww.runnersworld.comrunnersworld.com/gear/a20865766/be…s/?utm=airanks.net47

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Asics locked Asics — ci 1.00–1.00 · n=395 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 98% of answers
Brooks locked Brooks — ci 0.86–0.93 · n=395 · 95.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 82% of answers
Saucony locked Saucony — ci 0.86–0.93 · n=395 · 95.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 79% of answers
Nike firm Nike — ci 0.71–0.79 · n=395 · 85.8% of resamples held this rank · named in 60% of answers
Hoka firm Hoka — ci 0.64–0.79 · n=395 · 80.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 50% of answers
Adidas firm Adidas — ci 0.57–0.71 · n=395 · 90.8% of resamples held this rank · named in 46% of answers
New Balance locked New Balance — ci 0.57–0.64 · n=395 · 97.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 43% of answers
Mizuno soft Mizuno — ci 0.36–0.50 · n=395 · 74.9% of resamples held this rank · named in 12% of answers
Altra contested Altra — ci 0.36–0.50 · n=395 · 57.9% of resamples held this rank · named in 17% of answers
Puma soft Puma — ci 0.36–0.50 · n=395 · 73.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 11% of answers
Salomon locked Salomon — ci 0.29–0.29 · n=395 · 99.3% of resamples held this rank · named in 4% of answers
Under Armour gathering Under Armour — gathering data, n=395. No bootstrap interval yet.
Topo Athletic gathering Topo Athletic — gathering data, n=395. No bootstrap interval yet.
Skechers gathering Skechers — gathering data, n=395. No bootstrap interval yet.
Merrell gathering Merrell — gathering data, n=395. 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.

Asics

1.00–1.00

Brooks

0.86–0.93

Saucony

0.86–0.93

Nike

0.71–0.79

Hoka

0.64–0.79

Adidas

0.57–0.71

New Balance

0.57–0.64

Mizuno

0.36–0.50

Altra

0.36–0.50

Puma

0.36–0.50

Salomon

0.29–0.29