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 noise-cancelling headphones

Sony 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 5 Best Noise Cancelling Headphones of 2026 - RTINGS.comwww.rtings.comrtings.com/headphones/reviews/best…ng?utm=airanks.net240
Best headphones: Top picks tested by experts | Tom's Guidewww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/us/best-headphones%2…ml?utm=airanks.net69
Apple AirPods Max 2 review: 'Everything from its predecessor dialed up to 11'www.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/audio/headphones/app…ew?utm=airanks.net66
The best noise-canceling headphones of 2026: Tested and reviewed | Tom's Guidewww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/us/best-noise-cancel…ml?utm=airanks.net65
Shop Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) | Bosewww.bose.combose.com/p/headphones/bose-quietco…ml?utm=airanks.net51
I've found 7 of the best Sony headphones and earbuds on sale right now at Amazon - deals from $23www.techradar.comtechradar.com/audio/headphones/ive…23?utm=airanks.net42
AirPods Max 2 - Technical Specifications - Applewww.apple.comapple.com/airpods-max/specs/?utm=airanks.net34
Best noise canceling headphones in 2026 - SoundGuyswww.soundguys.comsoundguys.com/best-noise-cancellin…0/?utm=airanks.net34

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Sony locked Sony — ci 1.00–1.00 · n=411 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 96% of answers
Bose locked Bose — ci 0.90–0.90 · n=411 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 100% of answers
Apple locked Apple — ci 0.80–0.80 · n=411 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 94% of answers
Anker locked Anker — ci 0.70–0.70 · n=411 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 30% of answers
Sennheiser locked Sennheiser — ci 0.50–0.60 · n=411 · 97.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 13% of answers
Sennheiser Momentum firm Sennheiser Momentum — ci 0.40–0.50 · n=411 · 93.2% of resamples held this rank · named in 9% of answers
JBL locked JBL — ci 0.40–0.50 · n=411 · 95.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 6% of answers
JLab contested JLab — ci 0.10–0.30 · n=411 · 62.8% of resamples held this rank · named in 2% of answers
Bowers & Wilkins contested Bowers & Wilkins — ci 0.10–0.30 · n=411 · 58.3% of resamples held this rank · named in 2% of answers
Edifier soft Edifier — ci 0.00–0.20 · n=411 · 78.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 1% of answers
Marshall gathering Marshall — gathering data, n=411. 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.

Sony

1.00–1.00

Bose

0.90–0.90

Apple

0.80–0.80

Anker

0.70–0.70

Sennheiser

0.50–0.60

Sennheiser Momentum

0.40–0.50

JBL

0.40–0.50

JLab

0.10–0.30

Bowers & Wilkins

0.10–0.30

Edifier

0.00–0.20