What AI engines actually recommend
for Tucson HVAC
We probed 4 AI engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) with 10 real customer-search queries about Tucson 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: Hamstra Heating and Cooling (15 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 | Hamstra Heating and Cooling | · | · | 8 | 7 | 15 | 100 |
| 2 | ACS Air & Plumbing | · | · | · | 9 | 9 | 56 |
| 3 | Perry Heating, Cooling & Plumbing | · | · | · | 7 | 7 | 48 |
| 4 | Advantage Air Mechanical | · | · | 7 | · | 7 | 48 |
| 5 | Rite Way Heating, Cooling & Plumbing | · | · | 7 | · | 7 | 48 |
| 6 | Samson and Sons Heating & Cooling | · | · | 6 | · | 6 | 44 |
| 7 | Semper Fi Heating & Cooling | · | · | 6 | · | 6 | 44 |
| 8 | Serrano's Heating & Cooling | · | · | · | 5 | 5 | 40 |
| 9 | Intelligent Design Cooling, Heating, Plumbing & Solar | · | · | 5 | · | 5 | 40 |
| 10 | SAYCO Heating and Air Conditioning | · | · | · | 4 | 4 | 36 |
| 11 | City Heating and Cooling | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 32 |
| 12 | Done Rite Services | · | · | 3 | · | 3 | 32 |
| 13 | D&H Air Conditioning & Heating & Plumbing | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 28 |
| 14 | Pride Heating, Cooling, Plumbing, and Electrical | · | · | 2 | · | 2 | 28 |
| 15 | Tailored Mechanical | · | · | 1 | · | 1 | 24 |
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 Tucson"0 engines
Other"emergency AC repair in Tucson same day"0 engines
Other"heat pump installation in Tucson with rebates"0 engines
Other"top rated furnace replacement contractor in Tucson"0 engines
Other"Tucson 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.