# How AI sees Life Time: Gyms in New York, NY AI Visibility Index. Gyms in New York, NY. Week of Friday, August 21, 2026. AI recommends Life Time #9 in New York, NY Gyms (3 of the four assistants name it, at 2.9% share of voice), and understands it well enough to carry a customer toward a booking, scoring 41 on depth. ## At a glance - Visibility rank: #9 in New York, NY Gyms - Share of voice: 2.9% - Depth score: 41/100 (weakest on pricing) ## Summary - Across the questions New York, NY customers ask AI about Gyms, Life Time is recommended by 3 of 4 assistants and ranks #9 by share of voice. - ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Mode consistently name it. - Its depth score is held back by pricing: on the monthly membership, the assistants quoted $140 to $800, so a customer comparing prices gets a fabricated figure. ## How each assistant sees Life Time - ChatGPT: Recommends. Named in 16 of 47 prompts · names and recommends this business - Gemini: Recommends. Named in 7 of 48 prompts · names and recommends this business - Perplexity: Recommends. Named in 4 of 48 prompts · mentions this business - Google AI Mode: Recommends. Named in 18 of 48 prompts · names and recommends this business ### Customer questions it was named in - What are the best gyms in New York, NY? - I just moved to New York, NY and need a new gym. Which one should I join? - I want to start working out this week in New York, NY. Which gym can I join today? - I'm visiting New York, NY for a few days and need a gym. Where offers a short-term pass? ## Depth: the buyer's journey with AI Where AI can carry a Life Time customer from a first question toward a booking, and where it can't. Five buyer questions, graded on what the assistants actually said. ### Offerings & services: Good Customer asks: "What does Life Time do?" > Life Time operates multiple high-end athletic country clubs and boutique spaces across New York City (including locations like 23rd St , NoHo , Midtown, Sky , Battery Park , One Wall Street , Penn 1 , and Fifth Avenue).… Answerable for the common cases a customer asks about. ### Availability & booking: Weak "Can I book Life Time this week? Are they taking new customers?" > Life Time locations in New York City (such as Sky Manhattan , NoHo , 23rd Street , Atlantic Avenue , and One Wall Street ) do not offer a multi-day or standard free trial for prospective local members. However, they do… The assistants contradict each other on whether they're taking new customers, so the answer depends on which AI the customer asked. ### Pricing: Fabricated "What does Life Time charge for a membership?" > In New York City, memberships at Life Time are among the most expensive in the chain's portfolio due to the high-end nature of their urban athletic country clubs. Does anyone pay full price at Life Time Gym? :… Asked about the monthly membership, the assistants quoted anywhere from $140 to $800. A customer comparing prices gets a number AI made up. ### Fit & qualification: Good "Can Life Time handle what I need?" > Yes. I found several publicly documented Life Time trainers and instructors in New York City, but there’s an important caveat: Life Time does not appear to publish one complete, current NYC-wide staff directory with… Answerable for the common cases a customer asks about. ### What makes them different: Partial "Why choose Life Time over the others?" > Choosing Life Time over other high-end or standard fitness options in New York City (such as Equinox or Chelsea Piers ) comes down to a shift in philosophy: you aren’t just paying for a place to lift weights; you are… AI's answers here are uneven across the assistants. Depth from the tightened scoring run: pricing weighted for cross-assistant consistency, differentiation judged for concreteness. ## Others in New York, NY Gyms - TMPL Fitness: 5.7% share of voice, depth 39 - Chelsea Piers Fitness: 5.5% share of voice, depth 57 - Powerhouse Gym 158 W. 27th Street Manhattan: 5.0% share of voice - Crunch Fitness: 4.1% share of voice, depth 48 ## Frequently asked questions ### Does AI recommend Life Time in New York, NY? Life Time is recommended by 3 of the four assistants and ranks #9 for share of voice among New York, NY Gyms businesses, at 2.9% share of voice. ### Can AI answer what Life Time charges? Its depth score is 41/100, weakest on pricing. On the monthly membership, the assistants quoted $140 to $800, so a customer comparing them gets a fabricated figure. --- Rankings reflect the output of third-party AI assistants (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode) on the dates measured. They are an observed, sourced measurement of how those assistants describe and rank each business, not an endorsement, certification, or rating by Courtyard. AI output changes over time and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Business names and descriptions are taken from the AI responses themselves. Measured across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode. Snapshot captured Fri Aug 21, 2026. An index by Courtyard.