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Brooks Ariel GTS 26

Daily trainer · Stability · Road · 11.1 oz (women's) · 24/12mm stack (women's spec) · 12mm drop (women's spec)

How it ranks

The Brooks Ariel GTS 26’s rating is an early estimate. We haven’t collected runner reviews of this shoe yet, with product line history and external ratings also informing the score.

Brooks Ariel GTS 26

of 5

Current estimate: Good

81
Overall
81
Confidence

Confidence

How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence is low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.

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Confidence

7 Very low

7

External retailer ratings

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Based on

The bars show roughly how much each source contributes to this shoe’s rating. Their influence depends on how many reviews we’ve collected, how many earlier versions are in the product line, and the external ratings available.

  1. Product line track record
  2. External ratings
  3. Our ratings

Where to buy

Amazon
5% off
$161 $170
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Price as of Oct 22, 8:37 AM UTC.

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Other retailers
Running Warehouse Oyster / Mushroom / Pink
$170
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Dick's Sporting Goods Black / Grey / White (and 1 other)
$170
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Cons

  • It is much heavier than the typical daily trainer for sale.
  • It costs much more than the typical daily trainer for sale.

Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale

Each dot is one rated shoe for sale, placed by its rating and by how much evidence sits behind it. Shoes toward the top right are both well rated and well established.

Confidence
50 60 70 80 90 100 25 50 75 100

Better Shoes Rating

Ariel GTS 26 rates 81. This shoe has very low confidence. See how we rate shoes.

Better Shoes Rating of prior versions of the Brooks Ariel GTS

Each dot is one version of the Ariel GTS, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.

Rating

Release year

We use the reviews of past versions to inform this shoe’s rating. See why.
  • Ariel GTS 26 This shoe

    2026 · 0 reviews

    81 Good

    7 Confidence

  • Ariel GTS 24

    2024 · 0 reviews

    81 Good

    42 Confidence

  • Ariel GTS 23

    2023 · 2 reviews

    79 Decent

    60 Confidence

Specs & fit

Sizing and ride details at a glance.

Weight
11.1 oz (women's)
Release
2026
MSRP
$170
Widths
Extra Wide, Medium, Wide
Stack
24/12mm (women's spec)
Drop
12mm (women's spec)

Available sizes

Women's

6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5, 9, 9.5, 10

4, 4.5, 5, 5.5, 6, 6.5, 7, 7.5, 8

37, 37.5, 38, 38.5, 39, 40, 40.5, 41, 42

Compared to other shoes

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Shoe properties
Type
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Daily trainer
Pronation
Stability
Stability
Neutral
Weight
11.1 oz (women's)
11.2 oz
9.9 oz Lightest
Stack
—
36/24mm
40/35mm
Drop
—
12mm
4mm
Release
2026 Newest
2024 Q3
2022 Q3
MSRP
$170
$160
$165
Best price
$161
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$95 Lowest price
Ratings
Overall
81 Good
81 Good
99 Exceptional Best overall
Comfort
76 Decent
78 Decent
99 Exceptional Best comfort
Cushioning
79 Decent
80 Good
99 Exceptional Best cushioning
Durability
81 Good
83 Good
97 Exceptional Best durability
Appearance
72 Decent
73 Decent
75 Decent Best appearance
Value
80 Good
81 Good Best value rating
77 Decent
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