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 trail running shoes

Hoka takes the top spot in 84.2% of resamples. Of 12 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 5 Best Trail-Running Shoes of 2026: Tested | REI Expert Advicewww.rei.comrei.com/learn/expert-advice/best-t…ml?utm=airanks.net341
Best Trail Running Shoes (Summer 2026): Tested and Reviewedwww.outsideonline.comoutsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/run…s/?utm=airanks.net330
Best Trail Running Shoes of 2026 (Updated May) – iRunFarwww.irunfar.comirunfar.com/best-trail-running-shoes?utm=airanks.net195
The best trail running shoes in 2026 for men and womenwww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/best-picks/best-trai…es?utm=airanks.net136
7 Best Trail Running Shoes in 2026 | RunRepeatrunrepeat.comrunrepeat.com/guides/best-trail-ru…es?utm=airanks.net108
I ran 35 miles in the Hoka Speedgoat 7 and it's a great do-it-all shoe for the trailswww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/wellness/running/hok…ew?utm=airanks.net56
Best Road-to-Trail Running Shoes of 2026 – iRunFarwww.irunfar.comirunfar.com/best-road-to-trail-run…es?utm=airanks.net45
Runner’s World Shoe Awards 2026 - Trail Running Shoeswww.runnersworld.comrunnersworld.com/gear/a71306940/ru…s/?utm=airanks.net44
Trail-Running Shoes Buying Guide | REI Expert Advicewww.rei.comrei.com/learn/expert-advice/trail-…ml?utm=airanks.net33

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Hoka firm Hoka — ci 0.91–1.00 · n=399 · 84.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 97% of answers
Saucony firm Saucony — ci 0.91–1.00 · n=399 · 84.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 93% of answers
Altra locked Altra — ci 0.82–0.82 · n=399 · 98.5% of resamples held this rank · named in 90% of answers
Brooks locked Brooks — ci 0.73–0.73 · n=399 · 98.5% of resamples held this rank · named in 57% of answers
Salomon locked Salomon — ci 0.64–0.64 · n=399 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 61% of answers
Topo Athletic soft Topo Athletic — ci 0.36–0.55 · n=399 · 71.5% of resamples held this rank · named in 42% of answers
Nike contested Nike — ci 0.36–0.55 · n=399 · 50.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 32% of answers
New Balance soft New Balance — ci 0.36–0.55 · n=399 · 68.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 31% of answers
La Sportiva soft La Sportiva — ci 0.18–0.27 · n=399 · 74.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 12% of answers
Merrell soft Merrell — ci 0.18–0.27 · n=399 · 74.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 9% of answers
Adidas locked Adidas — ci 0.09–0.09 · n=399 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 5% of answers
Scarpa gathering Scarpa — gathering data, n=399. 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.

Hoka

0.91–1.00

Saucony

0.91–1.00

Altra

0.82–0.82

Brooks

0.73–0.73

Salomon

0.64–0.64

Topo Athletic

0.36–0.55

Nike

0.36–0.55

New Balance

0.36–0.55

La Sportiva

0.18–0.27

Merrell

0.18–0.27

Adidas

0.09–0.09