What AI engines actually recommend
for Austin HVAC
We probed 4 AI engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) with 15 real customer-search queries about Austin hvac. 12 unique businesses were named across the answers. Engine coverage (% of queries that returned a specific recommendation): Perplexity 100% · ChatGPT 100% · Claude 100% · Gemini 100%. Most-cited business: ABA Heating & Cooling (34 citations across 3 engines). Below is the live data — every number is computed from the AI answers shown in the per-query breakdown.
Engine coverage
% of queries where the engine returned a specific business name (not just “search Booking.com” or a refusal).
Top 3 — who wins this market
Most-cited businesses
12 businesses named across 15 queries| Rank | Property | ChatGPT | Claude | Perplexity | Gemini | Total | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABA Heating & Cooling | 5 | 14 | · | 15 | 34 | 90 |
| 2 | Champion Cooling, Heating & Plumbing | 9 | 12 | · | 10 | 31 | 85 |
| 3 | Grande Air Solutions | 4 | 14 | · | 8 | 26 | 76 |
| 4 | Foxfire Heating & Air | · | 13 | · | 13 | 26 | 66 |
| 5 | Mister Sparky | · | · | 15 | · | 15 | 36 |
| 6 | Precision Heating & Air | · | · | 15 | · | 15 | 36 |
| 7 | A-Plus Air Conditioning & Home Solutions | · | · | 15 | · | 15 | 36 |
| 8 | Fox Service Company | · | · | 15 | · | 15 | 36 |
| 9 | Altruistic AC | · | · | 15 | · | 15 | 36 |
| 10 | Austin's Green Air | 2 | 6 | · | · | 8 | 34 |
| 11 | Austin's Green Air & Heating | · | · | · | 12 | 12 | 31 |
| 12 | ABC Austin Service Express | 12 | · | · | · | 12 | 31 |
Total = sum of citations across all engines × all queries. Score = density-weighted with cross-engine consensus.
Per-query breakdown
click any row to read what each AI actually saidOther"best HVAC company in Austin"0 engines
Other"emergency AC repair in Austin same day"0 engines
Other"Austin HVAC technician with same day service"0 engines
Other"heat pump installation in Austin with rebates"0 engines
Other"top rated furnace replacement contractor in Austin"0 engines
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Data snapshot generated July 5, 2026. Refreshed weekly. findloc.ai is independent — we are not affiliated with OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity or Google. AI engine answers shown are quoted verbatim from public API responses and may change between snapshots.