PILOT · W30real engine answers · small pilot wave · wide intervals by designSynthetic probes · not real user sessions · this wave 100% L3 · answers L1 elicited

engine · api

Perplexity

On Perplexity this wave, ASICS holds the top league in running shoes at 73% (95% CI 57-87%).

Engine calls60
Categories2
Prompts per cell30
01

League tables

On the rank axis, a better rank sits further left.

estimand: probe-design mention rate over Luce grammar luce-live-v0, rank-range leagues only; not demand-weighted

governs every board on this pageAll cells shown. Gold marks the top rate on that engine, and every brand tied with it. Grey marks a brand measured too imprecisely to rank this wave. The bracket and label show the same rank range.Divergence needs one provider measured on two surfaces. This board carries no such pair.Dashed cells carry a low precision tag: measured, with intervals too wide to rank this wave. Every cell stays readable.
League A3 brands
  1. ranks 1-5
    ASICS73%57-87CI band sparkline, tier L1, surface perplexity_sonar, waves luce-live-w29 luce-live-w30luce-live-w29luce-live-w30
  2. ranks 1-5.5
    Brooks70%53-83CI band sparkline, tier L1, surface perplexity_sonar, waves luce-live-w29 luce-live-w30luce-live-w29luce-live-w30
  3. ranks 1-5.5
    HOKA70%53-87CI band sparkline, tier L1, surface perplexity_sonar, waves luce-live-w29 luce-live-w30luce-live-w29luce-live-w30
unranked · low precision5 brandsInterval too wide to rank
  1. Adidas47%30-63CI band sparkline, tier L1, surface perplexity_sonar, waves luce-live-w29 luce-live-w30luce-live-w29luce-live-w30
  2. New Balance60%43-77CI band sparkline, tier L1, surface perplexity_sonar, waves luce-live-w29 luce-live-w30luce-live-w29luce-live-w30
  3. Nike63%47-80CI band sparkline, tier L1, surface perplexity_sonar, waves luce-live-w29 luce-live-w30luce-live-w29luce-live-w30
  4. On Running17%3-30CI band sparkline, tier L1, surface perplexity_sonar, waves luce-live-w29 luce-live-w30luce-live-w29luce-live-w30
  5. Saucony53%33-73CI band sparkline, tier L1, surface perplexity_sonar, waves luce-live-w29 luce-live-w30luce-live-w29luce-live-w30

Wireless earbuds

L1 elicitedn = 30 prompt clusterscite this cell
unranked · low precision7 brandsInterval too wide to rank
  1. Soundcore53%37-70CI band sparkline, tier L1, surface perplexity_sonar, waves luce-live-w29 luce-live-w30luce-live-w29luce-live-w30
  2. AirPods37%20-53CI band sparkline, tier L1, surface perplexity_sonar, waves luce-live-w29 luce-live-w30luce-live-w29luce-live-w30
  3. Bose27%13-43CI band sparkline, tier L1, surface perplexity_sonar, waves luce-live-w29 luce-live-w30luce-live-w29luce-live-w30
  4. Jabra10%0-23CI band sparkline, tier L1, surface perplexity_sonar, waves luce-live-w29 luce-live-w30luce-live-w29luce-live-w30
  5. Galaxy Buds17%3-30CI band sparkline, tier L1, surface perplexity_sonar, waves luce-live-w29 luce-live-w30luce-live-w29luce-live-w30
  6. Sennheiser13%3-27CI band sparkline, tier L1, surface perplexity_sonar, waves luce-live-w29 luce-live-w30luce-live-w29luce-live-w30
  7. Sony67%50-83CI band sparkline, tier L1, surface perplexity_sonar, waves luce-live-w29 luce-live-w30luce-live-w29luce-live-w30

Perplexity published a standing for every brand in the measured category rosters this wave.

02

Photo finish

How likely each brand is to actually hold the top spot.

estimand: probe-design leader credible-set read over Luce grammar luce-live-v0; not demand-weighted

VELIU·LUCEPILOT · W30

Running shoes

Perplexity · 95% credible set: ASICS, HOKA, Brooks, Nike
likely favorite · ASICS

Chance of the top spot · ± Monte Carlo SE

  1. ASICS47% ±1.1
  2. HOKA22% ±0.9
  3. Brooks20% ±0.9
  4. Nike9% ±0.6
  5. New Balance2% ±0.3
3 more brands in this cell hold under a one percent chance of the top spot.
luce-live-w30 · measured from 15 Jul 2026 · en-US · PerplexityL1 elicited · Synthetic probes · not real user sessions · this wave 100% L3 · n = 30 prompt clusters per cellprobe-design leader credible-set read over Luce grammar luce-live-v0; not demand-weightedPublished by Veliu Research Lab. Veliu sells services to brands measured here.https://luce.veliu.com/e/perplexity#photo-finish-running-shoes-perplexity
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VELIU·LUCEPILOT · W30

Wireless earbuds

Perplexity · 95% credible set: Sony, Soundcore
likely favorite · Sony

Chance of the top spot · ± Monte Carlo SE

  1. Sony88% ±0.7
  2. Soundcore12% ±0.7
5 more brands in this cell hold under a one percent chance of the top spot.
luce-live-w30 · measured from 15 Jul 2026 · en-US · PerplexityL1 elicited · Synthetic probes · not real user sessions · this wave 100% L3 · n = 30 prompt clusters per cellprobe-design leader credible-set read over Luce grammar luce-live-v0; not demand-weightedPublished by Veliu Research Lab. Veliu sells services to brands measured here.https://luce.veliu.com/e/perplexity#photo-finish-wireless-earbuds-perplexity
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