Airlines (US)

American Airlines vs Southwest Airlines

AI visibility head-to-head, Airlines (US) — run #74 (2026-08-01). Southwest Airlines leads with statistical confidence (non-overlapping 95% CIs).

American Airlines

24.8
95% CI22.726.7
Industry rank#5
perplexity24.6
openai-search21.4
openai23.4
google-search32.1
anthropic20.3
google30.9
vs

Southwest Airlines · leads

30.0
95% CI27.432.5
Industry rank#3
perplexity25.7
openai-search28.6
openai29.8
google-search35.2
anthropic30.6
google31.8

Share of answers mentioning each brand, split by the intent behind the question. The panel asks 10 prompts of each type, so a lead here shows where one brand wins — not just that it wins overall.

Question typeAmerican AirlinesSouthwest Airlines
Recommendations
What's the best option for me?
45%46%
Comparisons
How do the top options stack up?
23%22%
Ready to buy
Which one should I actually get?
38%25%
Problem-solving
I have this problem — what fixes it?
27%32%
Informational
How does this kind of product work?
13%8%

Bold marks the higher point estimate; the headline verdict above uses non-overlapping confidence intervals. Methodology

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