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 running shoe for long runs

Asics takes the top spot in 100.0% of resamples. Of 9 ranked brands, only 3 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 6 Best Long-Distance Running Shoes of 2026 - RTINGS.comwww.rtings.comrtings.com/running-shoes/reviews/b…ce?utm=airanks.net188
7 Best Long Distance Running Shoes in 2026 | RunRepeatrunrepeat.comrunrepeat.com/guides/best-long-dis…es?utm=airanks.net144
The 9 Best Running Shoes of 2026 - RTINGS.comwww.rtings.comrtings.com/running-shoes/reviews/b…ng?utm=airanks.net133
The best running shoes in 2026 - our top picks, tested by 3 runnerswww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/best-picks/best-runn…es?utm=airanks.net111
I ran 35 miles in the Hoka Skyward X 2 - is it worth $225?www.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/wellness/running/hok…ew?utm=airanks.net40
Nike’s back-to-school sale includes huge discounts on top running shoes, including the new Pegasus 42 hitting its lowest ever price | Tom's Guidewww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/wellness/running/nik…ce?utm=airanks.net23
10 Best Running Shoes of 2026 | Lab Tested & Rankedwww.outdoorgearlab.comoutdoorgearlab.com/topics/shoes-an…es?utm=airanks.net22

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Asics locked Asics — ci 1.00–1.00 · n=395 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 85% of answers
Brooks contested Brooks — ci 0.75–0.88 · n=395 · 63.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 69% of answers
Nike contested Nike — ci 0.75–0.88 · n=395 · 63.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 53% of answers
Saucony locked Saucony — ci 0.63–0.63 · n=395 · 99.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 69% of answers
Hoka contested Hoka — ci 0.38–0.50 · n=395 · 54.1% of resamples held this rank · named in 56% of answers
New Balance contested New Balance — ci 0.38–0.50 · n=395 · 54.4% of resamples held this rank · named in 40% of answers
Mizuno firm Mizuno — ci 0.13–0.25 · n=395 · 92.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 3% of answers
Puma gathering Puma — gathering data, n=395. No bootstrap interval yet.
Adidas gathering Adidas — gathering data, n=395. 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.

Asics

1.00–1.00

Brooks

0.75–0.88

Nike

0.75–0.88

Saucony

0.63–0.63

Hoka

0.38–0.50

New Balance

0.38–0.50

Mizuno

0.13–0.25