← Airlines (US)

Spirit Airlines vs United Airlines

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

Spirit Airlines

25.9
95% CI23.7–28.3
Industry rank#4
perplexity17.8
openai-search23.3
openai25.6
google-search25.1
anthropic26.5
google29.0
vs

United Airlines · leads

31.4
95% CI29.0–33.7
Industry rank#2
perplexity26.0
openai-search25.0
openai29.0
google-search39.9
anthropic29.1
google41.7

By question type

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 typeSpirit AirlinesUnited Airlines
Recommendations
“What's the best option for me?”
11%55%
Comparisons
“How do the top options stack up?”
20%23%
Ready to buy
“Which one should I actually get?”
19%45%
Problem-solving
“I have this problem — what fixes it?”
38%33%
Informational
“How does this kind of product work?”
10%19%

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

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