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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What is the best hiking boots for traction and support

Salomon 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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Who AI Cites For This Question

25 cited pages · bars vs the leader

The 9 Best Hiking Boots of 2026: Tested | REI Expert Advicewww.rei.comrei.com/learn/expert-advice/the-be…ml?utm=airanks.net135
Men's Moab 3 Mid Waterproof Hiking Boots | Merrellwww.merrell.commerrell.com/US/en/moab-3-mid-water…ml?utm=airanks.net93
I've walked over 100,000 steps in the Scarpa Ribelle Cross 2 GTX - and they're some of the most comfortable and grippy shoes I've tested so farwww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/wellness/fitness/sca…ew?utm=airanks.net83
The best hiking boots to buy - tested and rated for mountain trails and casual hikeswww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/best-picks/best-hiki…ts?utm=airanks.net73
QUEST 4 GORE-TEX Hiking & backpacking shoes - Men | Salomonwww.salomon.comsalomon.com/en-us/product/quest-4-…11?utm=airanks.net48
LOWA RENEGADE GTX MID – Men Hiking Shoeslowa.comlowa.com/en/renegade-gtx-mid?utm=airanks.net38

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Salomon locked Salomon — ci 1.00–1.00 · n=398 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 99% of answers
Hoka locked Hoka — ci 0.92–0.92 · n=398 · 99.9% of resamples held this rank · named in 79% of answers
La Sportiva soft La Sportiva — ci 0.75–0.83 · n=398 · 65.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 64% of answers
Lowa soft Lowa — ci 0.75–0.83 · n=398 · 65.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 51% of answers
Merrell locked Merrell — ci 0.67–0.67 · n=398 · 99.9% of resamples held this rank · named in 76% of answers
Scarpa locked Scarpa — ci 0.58–0.58 · n=398 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 33% of answers
KEEN locked KEEN — ci 0.50–0.50 · n=398 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 28% of answers
Zamberlan firm Zamberlan — ci 0.33–0.42 · n=398 · 94.4% of resamples held this rank · named in 5% of answers
Oboz contested Oboz — ci 0.25–0.42 · n=398 · 60.8% of resamples held this rank · named in 4% of answers
Danner contested Danner — ci 0.25–0.33 · n=398 · 63.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 4% of answers
Altra gathering Altra — gathering data, n=398. No bootstrap interval yet.
Topo Athletic gathering Topo Athletic — gathering data, n=398. No bootstrap interval yet.
Asolo gathering Asolo — gathering data, n=398. 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.

Salomon

1.00–1.00

Hoka

0.92–0.92

La Sportiva

0.75–0.83

Lowa

0.75–0.83

Merrell

0.67–0.67

Scarpa

0.58–0.58

KEEN

0.50–0.50

Zamberlan

0.33–0.42

Oboz

0.25–0.42

Danner

0.25–0.33