What AI engines actually recommend
for Columbia Sc Motel
We probed 4 AI engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) with 15 real customer-search queries about Columbia Sc motel. 19 unique businesses were named across the answers. Engine coverage (% of queries that returned a specific recommendation): Perplexity 100% · ChatGPT 100% · Claude 100% · Gemini 87%. Most-cited business: Executive Inn West Columbia (22 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
19 businesses named across 15 queries| Rank | Property | ChatGPT | Claude | Perplexity | Gemini | Total | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Executive Inn West Columbia | 3 | 11 | · | 8 | 22 | 90 |
| 2 | Holiday Inn Express Columbia NE – Fort Jackson | 5 | 8 | · | 6 | 19 | 82 |
| 3 | Super 8 by Wyndham Columbia | 2 | 6 | · | 6 | 14 | 68 |
| 4 | Days Inn by Wyndham Columbia | · | 6 | · | 4 | 10 | 47 |
| 5 | Home2 Suites By Hilton Columbia Southeast Fort Jackson | · | · | 12 | · | 12 | 43 |
| 6 | Super 8 by Wyndham Columbia SC / Ft. Jackson | 2 | · | · | 6 | 8 | 42 |
| 7 | Motel 6-Columbia, SC - Fort Jackson Area | · | · | 11 | · | 11 | 40 |
| 8 | Super 8 by Wyndham Columbia SC/Fort Jackson | · | 10 | · | · | 10 | 37 |
| 9 | Extended Stay America Select Suites - Columbia - Northwest | · | · | 9 | · | 9 | 35 |
| 10 | SpringHill Suites by Marriott Columbia Downtown/The Vista | · | · | 8 | · | 8 | 32 |
| 11 | Knights Inn Columbia | · | · | 7 | · | 7 | 29 |
| 12 | TownePlace Suites by Marriott Columbia Southeast/Fort Jackson | · | · | 7 | · | 7 | 29 |
| 13 | Motel 6 West Columbia, SC - Airport | · | · | 7 | · | 7 | 29 |
| 14 | Hilton Columbia Center | · | · | 4 | · | 4 | 21 |
| 15 | Extended Stay America Select Suites - Columbia - Ft. Jackson | 3 | · | · | · | 3 | 18 |
| 16 | Courtyard by Marriott Columbia Northeast/Fort Jackson Area | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 18 |
| 17 | Sheraton Columbia Downtown Hotel | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 18 |
| 18 | Residence Inn by Marriott Columbia West/Lexington | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 15 |
| 19 | Home2 Suites By Hilton Columbia Downtown | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 15 |
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"extended stay motel in Columbia SC weekly rate"0 engines
Road trip"best motel in Columbia SC for a road trip stopover"0 engines
Budget"cheap motel in Columbia SC under 100 a night"0 engines
Road trip"Columbia SC motel near the highway"0 engines
Family"family motel in Columbia SC with kitchenette"0 engines
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Data snapshot generated June 30, 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.