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Who AI assistants recommend when a homeowner asks

Homeowners increasingly ask ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini for a local pro instead of searching. We wanted to know who gets named. This page is what we found, from our own records, refreshed on every site build.

What we did

For each of 75 trade-and-metro pairs, 5 trades in 15 metros across 11 states, we asked each assistant for that trade in that metro in weekly runs from July 22 to August 11, 2026, and recorded every business named. Where we could, we matched each name to a Google listing. No one paid to be named and no assistant was told about Nxera.

The numbers

Answers recorded
2,687
Businesses mentioned
16,577
Distinct businesses named
5,557
Matched to a Google listing
3,658
Trades
5
Metros
15
States
11

By metro and trade

Metro Trade Answers Businesses named Matched listings
Atlanta, GA Electrician 45 88 49
Atlanta, GA HVAC contractor 44 87 59
Atlanta, GA Landscaping company 30 71 38
Atlanta, GA Plumber 30 77 48
Atlanta, GA Roofing contractor 30 69 52
Austin, TX Electrician 45 76 43
Austin, TX HVAC contractor 44 83 59
Austin, TX Landscaping company 30 78 45
Austin, TX Plumber 30 78 51
Austin, TX Roofing contractor 30 69 56
Charlotte, NC Electrician 45 69 46
Charlotte, NC HVAC contractor 45 84 53
Charlotte, NC Landscaping company 30 74 50
Charlotte, NC Plumber 30 60 43
Charlotte, NC Roofing contractor 30 58 40
Chicago, IL Electrician 45 97 56
Chicago, IL HVAC contractor 45 96 70
Chicago, IL Landscaping company 29 84 54
Chicago, IL Plumber 30 69 41
Chicago, IL Roofing contractor 29 67 48
Dallas, TX Electrician 45 80 54
Dallas, TX HVAC contractor 45 102 71
Dallas, TX Landscaping company 30 74 40
Dallas, TX Plumber 29 62 43
Dallas, TX Roofing contractor 30 61 47
Denver, CO Electrician 45 83 58
Denver, CO HVAC contractor 45 92 65
Denver, CO Landscaping company 29 82 49
Denver, CO Plumber 30 81 50
Denver, CO Roofing contractor 30 76 52
Houston, TX Electrician 45 85 56
Houston, TX HVAC contractor 45 111 77
Houston, TX Landscaping company 30 77 61
Houston, TX Plumber 30 85 55
Houston, TX Roofing contractor 29 79 52
Miami, FL Electrician 45 80 46
Miami, FL HVAC contractor 45 95 67
Miami, FL Landscaping company 29 77 42
Miami, FL Plumber 30 72 42
Miami, FL Roofing contractor 30 74 55
Nashville, TN Electrician 45 63 31
Nashville, TN HVAC contractor 45 84 48
Nashville, TN Landscaping company 30 65 34
Nashville, TN Plumber 30 72 37
Nashville, TN Roofing contractor 30 68 42
Orlando, FL Electrician 45 77 45
Orlando, FL HVAC contractor 42 84 56
Orlando, FL Landscaping company 30 80 39
Orlando, FL Plumber 30 55 35
Orlando, FL Roofing contractor 30 73 58
Philadelphia, PA Electrician 44 85 55
Philadelphia, PA HVAC contractor 32 88 64
Philadelphia, PA Landscaping company 30 67 40
Philadelphia, PA Plumber 29 74 48
Philadelphia, PA Roofing contractor 29 66 49
Phoenix, AZ Electrician 45 80 54
Phoenix, AZ HVAC contractor 30 95 67
Phoenix, AZ Landscaping company 30 79 38
Phoenix, AZ Plumber 30 88 60
Phoenix, AZ Roofing contractor 29 63 47
San Diego, CA Electrician 45 77 47
San Diego, CA HVAC contractor 30 87 56
San Diego, CA Landscaping company 30 80 45
San Diego, CA Plumber 30 79 55
San Diego, CA Roofing contractor 30 67 52
Seattle, WA Electrician 45 77 51
Seattle, WA HVAC contractor 30 77 58
Seattle, WA Landscaping company 30 83 45
Seattle, WA Plumber 30 63 43
Seattle, WA Roofing contractor 30 68 54
Tampa, FL Electrician 45 87 58
Tampa, FL HVAC contractor 30 86 65
Tampa, FL Landscaping company 30 77 37
Tampa, FL Plumber 29 58 37
Tampa, FL Roofing contractor 30 56 43

Do the recommended companies sell a maintenance plan?

We opened the websites of the companies these assistants recommend and looked for a maintenance plan, service agreement or membership offer.

Of 2,381 websites checked, 515 advertise one.

Metro Trade Websites checked Advertise a plan
Atlanta, GA Electrician 29 4
Atlanta, GA HVAC contractor 24 12
Atlanta, GA Landscaping company 32 5
Atlanta, GA Plumber 37 12
Atlanta, GA Roofing contractor 32 2
Austin, TX Electrician 28 2
Austin, TX HVAC contractor 31 18
Austin, TX Landscaping company 35 4
Austin, TX Plumber 30 10
Austin, TX Roofing contractor 33 4
Charlotte, NC Electrician 25 2
Charlotte, NC HVAC contractor 29 20
Charlotte, NC Landscaping company 38 2
Charlotte, NC Plumber 31 10
Charlotte, NC Roofing contractor 33 1
Chicago, IL Electrician 30 1
Chicago, IL HVAC contractor 34 17
Chicago, IL Landscaping company 35 3
Chicago, IL Plumber 26 6
Chicago, IL Roofing contractor 37 3
Dallas, TX Electrician 31 2
Dallas, TX HVAC contractor 29 14
Dallas, TX Landscaping company 35 2
Dallas, TX Plumber 37 22
Dallas, TX Roofing contractor 33 4
Denver, CO Electrician 30 8
Denver, CO HVAC contractor 27 17
Denver, CO Landscaping company 37 5
Denver, CO Plumber 36 14
Denver, CO Roofing contractor 35 2
Houston, TX Electrician 33 7
Houston, TX HVAC contractor 32 14
Houston, TX Landscaping company 30 1
Houston, TX Plumber 31 11
Houston, TX Roofing contractor 28 5
Miami, FL Electrician 33 0
Miami, FL HVAC contractor 32 14
Miami, FL Landscaping company 26 0
Miami, FL Plumber 30 5
Miami, FL Roofing contractor 31 4
Nashville, TN Electrician 24 4
Nashville, TN HVAC contractor 32 14
Nashville, TN Landscaping company 31 0
Nashville, TN Plumber 22 4
Nashville, TN Roofing contractor 35 3
Orlando, FL Electrician 28 4
Orlando, FL HVAC contractor 35 27
Orlando, FL Landscaping company 34 3
Orlando, FL Plumber 24 4
Orlando, FL Roofing contractor 31 2
Philadelphia, PA Electrician 33 1
Philadelphia, PA HVAC contractor 33 13
Philadelphia, PA Landscaping company 36 1
Philadelphia, PA Plumber 27 7
Philadelphia, PA Roofing contractor 32 0
Phoenix, AZ Electrician 33 4
Phoenix, AZ HVAC contractor 30 17
Phoenix, AZ Landscaping company 32 2
Phoenix, AZ Plumber 31 13
Phoenix, AZ Roofing contractor 35 5
San Diego, CA Electrician 35 4
San Diego, CA HVAC contractor 32 11
San Diego, CA Landscaping company 36 1
San Diego, CA Plumber 32 6
San Diego, CA Roofing contractor 37 3
Seattle, WA Electrician 34 7
Seattle, WA HVAC contractor 30 13
Seattle, WA Landscaping company 34 3
Seattle, WA Plumber 33 8
Seattle, WA Roofing contractor 34 5
Tampa, FL Electrician 36 7
Tampa, FL HVAC contractor 31 15
Tampa, FL Landscaping company 31 0
Tampa, FL Plumber 31 11
Tampa, FL Roofing contractor 32 4

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Notes

  • Answers change week to week. Being named once is not a ranking.
  • Matching is by business name and metro. Some matches may be wrong.
  • Assistants were queried as a homeowner would, without account history.
  • Figures on this page are computed from our records at build time; the build date is September 30, 2026.