What AI engines actually recommend
for Nashville HVAC
We probed 4 AI engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) with 15 real customer-search queries about Nashville hvac. 16 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: Pioneer Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical (40 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
16 businesses named across 15 queries| Rank | Property | ChatGPT | Claude | Perplexity | Gemini | Total | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pioneer Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical | 15 | 15 | · | 10 | 40 | 90 |
| 2 | Hoffmann Brothers | 15 | · | 15 | 4 | 34 | 81 |
| 3 | Parthenon Plumbing, Heating, & AC Repair | 15 | 8 | · | 4 | 27 | 71 |
| 4 | One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning of Nashville | · | 12 | · | 6 | 18 | 47 |
| 5 | One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning | 15 | · | · | · | 15 | 32 |
| 6 | Happy Hiller | 15 | · | · | · | 15 | 32 |
| 7 | Jewell Mechanical | · | · | 15 | · | 15 | 32 |
| 8 | Hiller | · | 4 | · | 4 | 8 | 32 |
| 9 | Right Time HVAC | · | · | 14 | · | 14 | 31 |
| 10 | FiveStar Plumbing & AC | · | 13 | · | · | 13 | 30 |
| 11 | Coolray Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical | · | · | 12 | · | 12 | 28 |
| 12 | South Nashville Heating & Cooling | · | · | 11 | · | 11 | 27 |
| 13 | MJ Frick Company | · | · | 4 | · | 4 | 16 |
| 14 | Premier Heating & Air | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 13 |
| 15 | Interstate AC | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 12 |
| 16 | Lee Company | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 12 |
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 Nashville"0 engines
Other"emergency AC repair in Nashville same day"0 engines
Other"heat pump installation in Nashville with rebates"0 engines
Other"Nashville HVAC company with NATE certified technicians"0 engines
Other"top rated furnace replacement contractor in Nashville"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.