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 trail races

Hoka takes the top spot in 87.7% of resamples. Of 13 ranked brands, only 8 hold a position we'd call firm.

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Who AI Cites For This Question

25 cited pages · bars vs the leader

Best Trail Running Shoes (Summer 2026): Tested and Reviewedwww.outsideonline.comoutsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/run…s/?utm=airanks.net294
The 5 Best Trail-Running Shoes of 2026: Tested | REI Expert Advicewww.rei.comrei.com/learn/expert-advice/best-t…ml?utm=airanks.net184
S/LAB GENESIS Trail running shoes - Unisex | Salomonwww.salomon.comsalomon.com/en-us/product/s-lab-ge…99?utm=airanks.net172
Best Trail Running Shoes of 2026 (Updated May) – iRunFarwww.irunfar.comirunfar.com/best-trail-running-shoes?utm=airanks.net125
Runner’s World Shoe Awards 2026 - Trail Running Shoeswww.runnersworld.comrunnersworld.com/gear/a71306940/ru…s/?utm=airanks.net82
The best trail running shoes in 2026 for men and womenwww.tomsguide.comtomsguide.com/best-picks/best-trai…es?utm=airanks.net45
Best Trail Running Shoes (Summer 2026): Tested and Reviewedwww.outsideonline.comoutsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/run…es?utm=airanks.net35

The Ranking, With Its Uncertainty

Hoka firm Hoka — ci 0.92–1.00 · n=398 · 87.7% of resamples held this rank · named in 92% of answers
Saucony firm Saucony — ci 0.92–1.00 · n=398 · 87.7% of resamples held this rank · named in 65% of answers
Salomon locked Salomon — ci 0.83–0.83 · n=398 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 69% of answers
Nike firm Nike — ci 0.67–0.75 · n=398 · 93.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 56% of answers
Brooks firm Brooks — ci 0.67–0.75 · n=398 · 93.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 38% of answers
Altra locked Altra — ci 0.58–0.58 · n=398 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 57% of answers
La Sportiva locked La Sportiva — ci 0.50–0.50 · n=398 · 100.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 13% of answers
Topo Athletic locked Topo Athletic — ci 0.42–0.42 · n=398 · 98.9% of resamples held this rank · named in 14% of answers
Asics contested Asics — ci 0.17–0.33 · n=398 · 57.0% of resamples held this rank · named in 5% of answers
New Balance contested New Balance — ci 0.17–0.33 · n=398 · 48.8% of resamples held this rank · named in 6% of answers
Adidas soft Adidas — ci 0.17–0.33 · n=398 · 66.6% of resamples held this rank · named in 3% of answers
Scarpa gathering Scarpa — gathering data, n=398. No bootstrap interval yet.
Merrell gathering Merrell — 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.

Hoka

0.92–1.00

Saucony

0.92–1.00

Salomon

0.83–0.83

Nike

0.67–0.75

Brooks

0.67–0.75

Altra

0.58–0.58

La Sportiva

0.50–0.50

Topo Athletic

0.42–0.42

Asics

0.17–0.33

New Balance

0.17–0.33

Adidas

0.17–0.33