What AI engines actually recommend
for Phoenix HVAC
We probed 4 AI engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) with 10 real customer-search queries about Phoenix hvac. 17 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: Desert Diamond Air & Plumbing (9 citations across 1 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
17 businesses named across 10 queries| Rank | Property | ChatGPT | Claude | Perplexity | Gemini | Total | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desert Diamond Air & Plumbing | · | · | 9 | · | 9 | 80 |
| 2 | Day & Night Air Conditioning, Heating, & Plumbing | · | · | 8 | · | 8 | 73 |
| 3 | North Valley Mechanical | · | · | 8 | · | 8 | 73 |
| 4 | Way Cool Plumbing & Air | · | · | · | 7 | 7 | 67 |
| 5 | Ideal Air Conditioning and Insulation | · | · | 7 | · | 7 | 67 |
| 6 | Benefit Air | · | · | 6 | · | 6 | 60 |
| 7 | Desert Oasis AC Services | · | · | · | 5 | 5 | 53 |
| 8 | AC by Sam LLC | · | · | · | 5 | 5 | 53 |
| 9 | One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning | · | · | · | 3 | 3 | 40 |
| 10 | 1st Choice Plumbing, Air & Insulation | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 40 |
| 11 | ACE Cooling, Heating, Plumbing and Electrical | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 40 |
| 12 | Day & Night | · | · | · | 2 | 2 | 33 |
| 13 | Valleywide Cooling | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 33 |
| 14 | North Valley Mechanical HVAC & Plumbing | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 27 |
| 15 | APES HVAC & Plumbing | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 27 |
| 16 | AZ Perfect Comfort Heating & Cooling | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 27 |
| 17 | Island Breeze Air Conditioning & Heating | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 27 |
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 Phoenix"0 engines
Other"emergency AC repair in Phoenix same day"0 engines
Other"heat pump installation in Phoenix with rebates"0 engines
Other"top rated furnace replacement contractor in Phoenix"0 engines
Other"Phoenix 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.