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AIthe machines place it at #29, outside their top picks — #29
based on 2 of 6 signals
Quick take
In short: what each side says
AI panel — each opened up in full further down ↓
AI panel#29 best pick1 of 5 models agree
perplexity ranks this product at #29.0 on average
Behind this verdict1 AI~3 hrs of research 2 min to read
Main competitors
Top rivals in Headphones.
Act one
What the machines think.
Several AI models read the category and place this product — model by model, list by list, over time.
№ 01
Model by model?
How each AI sees it.
perplexity ranks this product at #29.0 on average Averaging across the AI panel, AirPod Max sits around #29.0 this snapshot.
Gemini
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Didn’t rank AirPod Max this snapshot.
GPT
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Didn’t rank AirPod Max this snapshot.
AI Mode
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Didn’t rank AirPod Max this snapshot.
Claude
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Didn’t rank AirPod Max this snapshot.
№ 02
Frequent rivals?
What it competes against.
AirPod Max
By Apple
#29 · Best Noise-Canceling Headphones · ahead of 1 of 7 rivals
- Tour One M2JBLApple leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
- Fit ProBeatsBeats leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
- QuietComfort 45BoseBose leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
- WH-1000XM5SonySony leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
- QuietComfort Ultra HeadphonesBoseBose leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
- Momentum 4 WirelessSennheiserSennheiser leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
- QuietComfort HeadphonesBoseBose leads 1–0 · 1 sharedRead
№ 03
The recap
Where it stands today.
- PositionBest rank #29 across 1 intent tracked.
- FootprintStrongest in Best Noise-Canceling Headphones (#29).
- TraitsMost often described as “brand”.
- Closest rivalTour One M2 (1–0 across 1 shared intent).
- MakerBy Apple — see how it ranks across other intents on its brand profile.
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