What AI engines actually recommend
for Columbus HVAC
We probed 4 AI engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) with 10 real customer-search queries about Columbus hvac. 15 unique businesses were named across the answers. Engine coverage (% of queries that returned a specific recommendation): Perplexity 100% · ChatGPT 0% · Claude 0% · Gemini 100%. Most-cited business: Legacy Heating & Cooling (18 citations across 2 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
15 businesses named across 10 queries| Rank | Property | ChatGPT | Claude | Perplexity | Gemini | Total | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legacy Heating & Cooling | · | · | 9 | 9 | 18 | 100 |
| 2 | Sears Heating & Cooling | · | · | 10 | · | 10 | 53 |
| 3 | Hetter Heating & Cooling | · | · | · | 8 | 8 | 47 |
| 4 | Logan Services A/C, Heat & Plumbing | · | · | · | 8 | 8 | 47 |
| 5 | Accurate Heating, Cooling & Plumbing | · | · | · | 7 | 7 | 43 |
| 6 | Classic Air Inc | · | · | 5 | · | 5 | 37 |
| 7 | Apex Pros | · | · | 5 | · | 5 | 37 |
| 8 | Buckeye Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical | · | · | · | 5 | 5 | 37 |
| 9 | Five Star Home Services | · | · | 5 | · | 5 | 37 |
| 10 | AK Indoor Air Service | · | · | 4 | · | 4 | 33 |
| 11 | Capital City HVAC | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 30 |
| 12 | Kendawgs Heating & Cooling | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 30 |
| 13 | West Jefferson Plumbing and Heating | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 30 |
| 14 | Bassett Services | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 27 |
| 15 | Indoor Temp | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 23 |
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 Columbus"0 engines
Other"emergency AC repair in Columbus same day"0 engines
Other"heat pump installation in Columbus with rebates"0 engines
Other"top rated furnace replacement contractor in Columbus"0 engines
Other"Columbus HVAC maintenance plan recommendations"0 engines
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Data snapshot generated July 6, 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.