Best rank
Best placed #19 in Electronics.
What the AIs say
#19 best · 2 of 4 agree“perplexity ranks Cleer highest (avg #19.0 over 1 mention); Gemini is the most sceptical (#21.0).”
synthesised · the AI panel
What the press says
Positive · 8 stories · 30d“Cleer Audio receives predominantly positive coverage for innovative open-ear earbud products, particularly the Arc series with THX certification and advanced features like touchscreen cases and spatia”
synthesised · 8 articles via Google News · Post Independent, audioXpress +6
The brief
The brand in a paragraph.
Cleer was founded in 2014. Singapore made it. They manufacture audio equipment and wireless headphones. The brand excels at noise-canceling technology. Cleer appears across 6649 tracked brands. In Electronics, it ranks nineteenth. The company builds speakers and earbuds. Sound quality drives their reputation. They compete in crowded markets. Their products reach consumers worldwide. The brand persists through innovation.
Act one
What the machines think.
Three AI models read the whole category and rank Cleer's products — model by model, list by list, over time.
Model by model?
How each AI sees it.
perplexity ranks Cleer highest (avg #19.0 over 1 mention); Gemini is the most sceptical (#21.0).
perplexity
#19.0
avg over 1 mention · best #19
Gemini
#21.0
avg over 1 mention · best #21
Wins & misses?
Where it leads, where it lags.
Cleer doesn't crack the top-10 in any tracked intent this snapshot. Lowest finish: #21 in Best Headphones for Calls.
Top wins
Cleer hasn’t cracked any top-10 list this snapshot.
Where it lags
Rank trajectory?
Weeks of movement.
Across 6 weeks of tracking: 2 intents steady, 2 climbed, 2 slipped. Biggest move: slipped 11 ranks in Best Headphones for Working Out (now #30).
Act two · ★ new
What the people say.
The same lineup, judged by the owners who bought and filmed it — and the press that covers them.
In the press?
What the world is saying.
What’s being written about Cleer lately — and the mood of it. 8 pieces in the last 30 days, coverage skews positive.
PPost IndependentPost Independent·Positive
CLEER to host EV Ride and Drive at Carbondale First Friday
AaudioXpressaudioXpress·Positive
Fresh From the Bench: Cleer ARC 3 Open Wireless Earbuds with Noise Cancelling
KKutis Funeral Home IncKutis Funeral Home Inc·Neutral
Cleer, Shirley Jean
TThe GadgeteerThe Gadgeteer·Positive
Cleer Put a Touchscreen on an Earbud Case and It Works
CCES | Twice
RResidential Tech TodayResidential Tech Today·Neutral
Cleer Audio Introduces Arc 4 Series
AAirxcel News
EeCousticseCoustics·Positive
Cleer ARC 5 Open Fit Wireless Earbuds Arrive with THX Spatial Audioas of June 16 · 8 stories?
Act three · ★ new
Do they agree?
Put the two verdicts side by side — every product with its AI rank and its reviewer score — and see where the machines and the buyers line up, and where they don't.
The lineup, reconciled?
Every product — both verdicts.
Enduro ANC 2 is Cleer's most-recommended product, ranking across 1 buyer question, with Alpha II close behind.
Traits?
The words the panel uses.
AI most often praises Cleer for being "anc" (1 mention) and "budget anc" (1).
- anc1
- budget anc1
- comfort[1]1
- comfortable design1
- huge battery1
- spatial audio1
Rivals?
Who it competes against.
Cleer's closest rival is Razer — and Cleer comes out ahead in 2 of 2 of the questions they both answer (100%).
- Razer
Electronics
Cleer leads 2–0
Across 2 shared questions
- Wyze
Electronics
Cleer leads 2–0
Across 2 shared questions
- Huawei
Electronics
Cleer leads 2–0
Across 2 shared questions
- Urbanista
Electronics
Cleer leads 2–0
Across 2 shared questions
- Audio-Technica
Electronics
Dead even, 1–1
Across 2 shared questions
- Bang & Olufsen
Electronics
Dead even, 1–1
Across 2 shared questions
- Bowers & Wilkins
Electronics
Dead even, 1–1
Across 2 shared questions
The recap
Where it stands today.
- FootprintStrongest in Electronics (best #19), across 2 buying intents.
- AI verdictperplexity ranks Cleer highest (avg #19.0); Gemini most sceptical (#21.0).
- TraitsMost often associated with “anc” (1 mentions) and “budget anc” (1).
- Top productEnduro ANC 2 is the most-mentioned Cleer product this snapshot.
- Closest rivalRazer (2–0 across 2 shared intents).
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