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 sneakers for men

New Balance takes the top spot in 100.0% of resamples. Of 15 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

14 Best Walking Shoes for Men 2026: Comfortable Shoes for Every Guy | GQwww.gq.comgq.com/story/best-walking-shoes-for-men?utm=airanks.net260
Best Walking Shoes For Men 2026 - Forbes Vettedwww.forbes.comforbes.com/sites/forbes-personal-s…n/?utm=airanks.net178
The 10 Best Running Shoes for Men in 2026 — Running Shoe Reviewswww.runnersworld.comrunnersworld.com/gear/a26028922/ru…n/?utm=airanks.net171
I've walked 100,000 steps in the Salomon XT-6 sneakers - and this is my verdict on the most stylish streetwear shoe you can buy right nowwww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/wellness/fitness/sal…ew?utm=airanks.net154
The Best Walking Shoes for Men, Tested and Reviewed | NBC Selectwww.nbcnews.comnbcnews.com/select/shopping/best-w…29?utm=airanks.net119
10 Best Walking Shoes for Men in 2026, Tested by Expertswww.menshealth.commenshealth.com/best-walking-shoes-…n/?utm=airanks.net65
17 Best White Sneakers for Men 2026, According to GQ Editors | GQwww.gq.comgq.com/story/best-white-sneakers?utm=airanks.net62
The 8 Best Running Shoes For Men of 2026 - RTINGS.comwww.rtings.comrtings.com/running-shoes/reviews/b…en?utm=airanks.net58
The best running shoes in 2026 - our top picks, tested by 3 runnerswww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/best-picks/best-runn…es?utm=airanks.net58

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

New Balance locked New Balance — ci 1.00–1.00 · n=396 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 99% of answers
Hoka soft Hoka — ci 0.86–0.93 · n=396 · 78.8% of resamples held this rank · named in 67% of answers
Asics soft Asics — ci 0.79–0.93 · n=396 · 68.3% of resamples held this rank · named in 71% of answers
Nike soft Nike — ci 0.71–0.86 · n=396 · 74.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 68% of answers
Adidas firm Adidas — ci 0.71–0.79 · n=396 · 83.5% of resamples held this rank · named in 55% of answers
Reebok firm Reebok — ci 0.57–0.64 · n=396 · 93.4% of resamples held this rank · named in 49% of answers
On Running firm On Running — ci 0.57–0.64 · n=396 · 94.3% of resamples held this rank · named in 29% of answers
Brooks locked Brooks — ci 0.50–0.50 · n=396 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 20% of answers
Salomon locked Salomon — ci 0.43–0.43 · n=396 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 15% of answers
Saucony soft Saucony — ci 0.29–0.36 · n=396 · 70.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 6% of answers
Skechers soft Skechers — ci 0.29–0.36 · n=396 · 70.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 6% of answers
Altra gathering Altra — gathering data, n=396. No bootstrap interval yet.
ECCO gathering ECCO — gathering data, n=396. No bootstrap interval yet.
Puma gathering Puma — gathering data, n=396. No bootstrap interval yet.
Under Armour gathering Under Armour — 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.

New Balance

1.00–1.00

Hoka

0.86–0.93

Asics

0.79–0.93

Nike

0.71–0.86

Adidas

0.71–0.79

Reebok

0.57–0.64

On Running

0.57–0.64

Brooks

0.50–0.50

Salomon

0.43–0.43

Saucony

0.29–0.36

Skechers

0.29–0.36