Vantage research · November 2026 · fitness
What AI cites for “best running shoes for beginners”
ChatGPT cited 4 sites, Gemini cited 7 sites, Perplexity cited 6 sites. No site was cited by all three.
Updated every 3 monthsNext edition 1 February 2027
ChatGPTGeminiPerplexity dots beside a site: the other engines that cite it too
ChatGPT
4 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 25 words
- rtings.com
- runnersworld.com
- verywellfit.com
- fleetfeet.com
Brands namedASICS Novablast 6, Brooks Ghost 18, HOKA Clifton 11, Nike Vomero 18, ASICS GT-2000 15
Since October: new verywellfit.com; dropped gearscouted.com
Gemini
7 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 2 words
- marathonhandbook.com
- theruntesters.com
- outsideonline.com
- findyouredge.app
- runrepeat.com
- irunfar.com
- supwell.com
Brands namednone
Since October: new marathonhandbook.com, theruntesters.com, outsideonline.com, findyouredge.app; dropped fleetfeet.com
Perplexity
6 sites · opens with a sentence · no table · opening 29 words
- runnersworld.com
- rtings.com
- runrepeat.com
- rei.com
- nbcnews.com
- gq.com
Brands namednone
Since October: new rei.com, nbcnews.com, gq.com; dropped cnn.com, coachweb.com, outdoorgearlab.com, self.com
Cited by more than one engine
- rtings.com
- runnersworld.com
- runrepeat.com
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Each engine was asked once, in English, as from the United States, on 2026-11-01. Answers change from run to run, so read this as a snapshot. Download the data.