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 macbook alternative

Apple takes the top spot in 100.0% of resamples. Of 11 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 best Windows laptops to buy in 2026, tested by experts | Tom's Guidewww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/computing/laptops/be…ps?utm=airanks.net287
Surface Laptop 8th Edition (13", 13.8", 15") touchscreen laptop | Microsoft Surfacewww.microsoft.commicrosoft.com/en-us/surface/device…op?utm=airanks.net89
9 Best Windows Laptops (2026): WIRED-Tested Laptops to Buy | WIREDwww.wired.comwired.com/gallery/best-windows-laptops/?utm=airanks.net89
XPS 14-inch Premium Lightweight Laptop with Intel Core Ultra | Dell USAwww.dell.comdell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/x…op?utm=airanks.net82
Surface Laptop (7th Edition) features | Microsoft Supportsupport.microsoft.comsupport.microsoft.com/en-us/surfac…es?utm=airanks.net69
Introducing the next Surface Pro and Surface Laptop, built for performance and flexibility | Microsoft Devices Blogblogs.windows.comblogs.windows.com/devices/2026/06/…y/?utm=airanks.net42
Tom's Guidewww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/computing/laptops/be…ps?utm=airanks.net32
Which Surface Laptop Is Best for You? | Microsoft Surfacewww.microsoft.commicrosoft.com/en-us/surface/do-mor…ou?utm=airanks.net31
I used the two best new $699 Windows laptops to see which one you should buy - Does Acer's Swift Air 14 beat Dell's awesome XPS 13?www.windowscentral.comwindowscentral.com/hardware/laptop…14?utm=airanks.net26
Buying a cheap back-to-school laptop? Expert picks 3 best student optionswww.t3.comt3.com/tech/laptops/buying-a-cheap…ns?utm=airanks.net24

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Apple locked Apple — ci 1.00–1.00 · n=412 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 89% of answers
Microsoft locked Microsoft — ci 0.90–0.90 · n=412 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 90% of answers
Dell locked Dell — ci 0.80–0.80 · n=412 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 90% of answers
ASUS locked ASUS — ci 0.70–0.70 · n=412 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 85% of answers
Lenovo locked Lenovo — ci 0.60–0.60 · n=412 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 81% of answers
Framework locked Framework — ci 0.50–0.50 · n=412 · 99.3% of resamples held this rank · named in 20% of answers
Samsung locked Samsung — ci 0.40–0.40 · n=412 · 97.5% of resamples held this rank · named in 12% of answers
HP soft HP — ci 0.10–0.30 · n=412 · 77.5% of resamples held this rank · named in 6% of answers
Razer contested Razer — ci 0.10–0.30 · n=412 · 56.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 6% of answers
Acer contested Acer — ci 0.10–0.30 · n=412 · 62.4% of resamples held this rank · named in 4% of answers
MSI gathering MSI — gathering data, n=412. 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.

Apple

1.00–1.00

Microsoft

0.90–0.90

Dell

0.80–0.80

ASUS

0.70–0.70

Lenovo

0.60–0.60

Framework

0.50–0.50

Samsung

0.40–0.40

HP

0.10–0.30

Razer

0.10–0.30

Acer

0.10–0.30

10 of 11 brands measured · 9 dominance edges · 8 rungs · 3 pairs the data does not separate