AI Visibility Report

Best Shorts:
What AI Actually Recommends

We asked ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews a full set of shopping-intent queries about shorts. Across 16 AI responses, here's which brands actually get named — and how you can make sure yours does too.

What AI recommends

The exact products AI names in shorts

Not brands — specific products, pulled from 16 AI answers across 1 model. “Avg rank” is where it lands in the list when it is named; a product named less often but ranked first is winning a different fight.

#1
Thigh Society The Cooling
Named in 2 of 16 answers
5
Avg rank
#2
Chris Lavis & Maciek Szczerbowski The Girl Who Cried Pearls
Named in 1 of 16 answers
1
Avg rank
#3
PEARL iZUMi Quest Shorts
Named in 1 of 16 answers
1
Avg rank
#4
Goodfellow & Co 7" Flat Front Shorts
Named in 1 of 16 answers
1
Avg rank
#5
WOLACO North Moore
Named in 1 of 16 answers
1
Avg rank
#6
Levi's 501 Curve Shorts
Named in 1 of 16 answers
1
Avg rank
#7
Athletic Works Core Running Shorts
Named in 1 of 16 answers
1
Avg rank
#8
Old Navy Curvy OG Jean Shorts
Named in 1 of 16 answers
2
Avg rank
#9
PEARL iZUMi Quest Bib Shorts
Named in 1 of 16 answers
2
Avg rank
#10
Florence Miailhe Butterfly
Named in 1 of 16 answers
2
Avg rank

What AI cites as reasons

Materials, technologies and standards named alongside the recommendations above.

SELECT Levitate 1

Based on 16 answers so far — fewer than we’d want before reading much into the order.

What AI Says

The 8 brands AI names most often

Ranked by how often each brand appears across the 16 AI answers we analyzed for this category.

#1
Athletic Works
Named in 3 of 16 answers
19%
Mention rate
#2
Old Navy
Named in 3 of 16 answers
19%
Mention rate
#3
Adidas
Named in 2 of 16 answers
13%
Mention rate
#4
Athleta
Named in 2 of 16 answers
13%
Mention rate
#5
J.Crew
Named in 2 of 16 answers
13%
Mention rate
#6
Levi's
Named in 2 of 16 answers
13%
Mention rate
#7
Lululemon
Named in 2 of 16 answers
13%
Mention rate
#8
Thigh Society
Named in 2 of 16 answers
13%
Mention rate
Real buyer queries

Questions AI is being asked about shorts

Sourced from what people actually type into Google + Bing autocomplete before they turn to AI. If your brand isn't in the answer to these questions, you're missing the buyer.

  1. “buy shorts women”
  2. “best shorts for thick thighs women”
  3. “shorts under $10”
  4. “cheap shorts for teens”
  5. “affordable shorts for men”
  6. “affordable running shorts women”
  7. “review shorts denim”
  8. “review of thigh society shorts”
  9. “reddit best shorts women”
  10. “top shorts set”

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