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Omni 22
Model timeline
Cushioned neutral running shoes
Quick take
In short: what each side says
AI panel · Buyers — each opened up in full further down ↓
Best on Gemini (avg #9.0), weakest on ChatGPT (#18.5)
Owners praise the Omni 22's cushioning, springy feel, and versatility across running paces, but durability is a major dividing issue with several reporting premature sole wear and material breakdown.
All sides but one land high — Holds up — with one check: the machines place it at #9, outside their top picks.
Main competitors
Top rivals in Running Shoes.
The verdict
What the panel makes of it.
The Omni 22 is a running shoe made by Saucony. It arrived in 2023. The shoe features a full-length PWRRUN cushioning platform. Runners seeking stability and comfort purchase it. The shoe addresses overpronation through medial posts. AI systems track this shoe across weekly shopping searches.
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.
Best on Gemini (avg #9.0), weakest on ChatGPT (#18.5) Averaging across the AI panel, Omni 22 sits around #14.3 this snapshot.
GPT
#18.5
2 appearances · best #17
Grok
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Didn’t rank Omni 22 this snapshot.
Perplexity
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Didn’t rank Omni 22 this snapshot.
AI Mode
Didn’t rank Omni 22 this snapshot.
Rank trajectory?
Weeks of movement.
Act two · ★ new
What the people say.
The same product, judged by the owners who bought and filmed it — what they praise, what they knock, who it's for.
What buyers say?
What Google knows about it.
Beyond the video critics, Google pools 125 buyer ratings of the Omni 22 from across retailers — a far wider, if blunter, jury. Here’s the shape of that opinion.
125 ratings · 7 written
across 1 retailer
What owners single out
In their words
“Love these shoes. I'm a beginner runner and these are perfect for a one shoe rotation. Super comfortable upper and good amount of cushion around the ankle. Not too squishy midsole or too firm, perfectly balanced. I will say however the foam is on the firmer side, but lot of energy return/good springy feel. Good for easy paces and faster ones, recently did a 5k in them and had no complaints.”
Ryan · verified purchase · saucony.com
“Quality has dropped significantly since previous models. I have been running with these since June and they're falling apart. 575KM so far. My old pair in the photo's below I ran 900KM (yes I know this is too much). But they're still in far better condition. Whatever has changed in this "new" model has clearly introduced some quality issues. I will be running my 20th anniversary Marathon this May.”
DAC · verified purchase · saucony.com
as of July 13 · 125 buyer ratings?
Act three · ★ new
Do they agree?
Put the machine's rank and the owners' score in one frame, settle it with a verdict, and answer the only question that matters: should you buy it?
The disagreement
Where the juries actually split.
Gemini
#9avg rank
ranks it highest of the panel
ChatGPT
#19avg rank
the most sceptical model
owners 4.3★ sits outside the models' split.
owners 4.3★Per-model average ranks from this week's panel?
Frequent rivals?
What it competes against.
- Glycerin GTS 22BrooksSaucony leads 2–0 · 2 sharedRead
- Beast GTS 24BrooksSaucony leads 2–0 · 2 sharedRead
- Wave Inspire 20MizunoSaucony leads 2–0 · 2 sharedRead
- Hurricane 24SauconyOmni 22 leads 2–0 · 2 sharedRead
- Ride 18SauconyEven 1–1 · 2 sharedRead
- Clifton 10HokaEven 1–1 · 2 shared$124–$155Read
- GT-2000 13ASICSEven 1–1 · 2 sharedRead
The recap
Where it stands today.
- PositionBest rank #9 across 2 intents tracked (slipped 4 this week).
- FootprintStrongest in Best Running Shoes for Flat Feet (#9). Weakest in Best Running Shoes for Knee Pain (#17).
- TraitsMost often described as “structured support” (2 mentions).
- Closest rivalGlycerin GTS 22 (2–0 across 2 shared intents).
- MakerBy Saucony — see how it ranks across other intents on its brand profile.
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