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 2026

Asics takes the top spot in 100.0% of resamples. Of 13 ranked brands, only 7 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.net224
Best Road Running Shoes (Summer 2026): Over 100 Shoes Testedwww.outsideonline.comoutsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/run…s/?utm=airanks.net129
The 15 Best Running Shoes of 2026, Tested by Runner’s Worldwww.runnersworld.comrunnersworld.com/gear/a19663621/be…eatment_type=20966116
The 15 Best Running Shoes of 2026, Tested by Runner’s Worldwww.runnersworld.comrunnersworld.com/gear/a19663621/be…s/?utm=airanks.net107
Best Running Shoes, Tested and Reviewed (2026): Saucony, Adidas, Hoka | WIREDwww.wired.comwired.com/gallery/best-running-shoes/?utm=airanks.net95
Best Road Running Shoes (Summer 2026): Over 100 Shoes Testedwww.outsideonline.comoutsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/run…-shoes/?scope=anon94
The 5 Best Marathon Running Shoes of 2026 - RTINGS.comwww.rtings.comrtings.com/running-shoes/reviews/b…on?utm=airanks.net87
The 8 Best Stability Running Shoes of 2026 - Shoes for Overpronationwww.runnersworld.comrunnersworld.com/gear/a20865766/be…s/?utm=airanks.net65
10 Best Running Shoes of 2026 | Lab Tested & Rankedwww.outdoorgearlab.comoutdoorgearlab.com/topics/shoes-an…es?utm=airanks.net57

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Asics locked Asics — ci 1.00–1.00 · n=396 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 98% of answers
Saucony locked Saucony — ci 0.83–0.92 · n=396 · 96.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 80% of answers
Brooks locked Brooks — ci 0.83–0.92 · n=396 · 96.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 68% of answers
Adidas contested Adidas — ci 0.67–0.75 · n=396 · 56.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 43% of answers
Nike contested Nike — ci 0.67–0.75 · n=396 · 56.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 57% of answers
Hoka locked Hoka — ci 0.58–0.58 · n=396 · 99.4% of resamples held this rank · named in 39% of answers
New Balance locked New Balance — ci 0.50–0.50 · n=396 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 22% of answers
Puma contested Puma — ci 0.25–0.42 · n=396 · 50.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 9% of answers
Mizuno contested Mizuno — ci 0.25–0.42 · n=396 · 47.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 8% of answers
Altra firm Altra — ci 0.25–0.33 · n=396 · 94.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 7% of answers
Topo Athletic firm Topo Athletic — ci 0.08–0.17 · n=396 · 89.7% of resamples held this rank · named in 2% of answers
Salomon gathering Salomon — gathering data, n=396. No bootstrap interval yet.
Skechers gathering Skechers — gathering data, n=396. 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

Saucony

0.83–0.92

Brooks

0.83–0.92

Adidas

0.67–0.75

Nike

0.67–0.75

Hoka

0.58–0.58

New Balance

0.50–0.50

Puma

0.25–0.42

Mizuno

0.25–0.42

Altra

0.25–0.33

Topo Athletic

0.08–0.17