Should you buy it??
Skip it
based on 2 of 5 signals
Quick take
In short: what each side says
AI · critics · buyers · brand claims — each opened up in full further down ↓
perplexity ranks this product at #29.0 on average
Main competitors
Top rivals in Running Shoes.
Act one
What the machines think.
Several AI models read the category and place this product — model by model, list by list, over time.
Model by model?
How each AI sees it.
perplexity ranks this product at #29.0 on average Averaging across the AI panel, Thundercross sits around #29.0 this snapshot.
Gemini
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Didn’t rank Thundercross this snapshot.
GPT
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Didn’t rank Thundercross this snapshot.
Claude
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Didn’t rank Thundercross this snapshot.
Rank trajectory?
Weeks of movement.
Frequent rivals?
What it competes against.
- Supertrac RC v3
by SCOTT
Thundercross leads 1–0
Across 1 shared question
- X-Talon Ultra 260 v2
by Inov-8
Thundercross leads 1–0
Across 1 shared question
- Zionic Mid WP
by KEEN
Thundercross leads 1–0
Across 1 shared question
- Fresh Foam X Hierro v8
by New Balance
Fresh Foam X Hierro v8 leads 1–0
Across 1 shared question
- Ultrafly
by Topo Athletic
Ultrafly leads 1–0
Across 1 shared question
- Lone Peak 8
by Altra
Lone Peak 8 leads 1–0
Across 1 shared question
- Cloudultra 2
by On
Cloudultra 2 leads 1–0
Across 1 shared question
The recap
Where it stands today.
- PositionBest rank #29 across 1 intent tracked (slipped 1 this week).
- FootprintStrongest in Best Trail Running Shoes (#29).
- TraitsMost often described as “aggressive-lugs”.
- Closest rivalSupertrac RC v3 (1–0 across 1 shared intent).
- MakerBy Salomon — see how it ranks across other intents on its brand profile.
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