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Sunrun

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Sunrun ranks #2 of 25 among the solar installers AI assistants recommend in San Francisco, CA, named by 7 of the 10 assistants that answered — up 3 places from #5 in the previous edition.

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Solar Installation · San Francisco, CA

2nd of 25 businesses AI names

▲ 3 since last edition

7 of 10 assistants

AlexaClaudeDeepSeekGrokMeta AIMistralPerplexity

Edition of October 1, 2026·15 mentions

Best rank

7/10

Assistants recommending

Mentions this edition

Category ranked

Hidden

out of 100

AI Access score · sunrun.com

Free AI Access score · measured October 2026

Can the AI assistants actually read sunrun.com?

How well the assistants can read sunrun.com, out of 100 (what it checks). The only scored solar installer ranked above Sunrun scored lower. The typical score in this ranking is in the 40s.

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Which AI assistants recommend Sunrun

Alexa, Claude, DeepSeek, Grok, Meta AI, Mistral and Perplexity name Sunrun when asked for solar installers in San Francisco, CA. ChatGPT, Gemini and Siri answered the same questions without naming it. Its strongest question is “Best affordable solar installer near San Francisco?”, where it ranks #1. Luminalt holds #1, one place ahead, with 15 mentions to Sunrun's 15. The site cited most often in the answers that name it is nrgcleanpower.com (2×).

What “searches the web” and “answers from memory” mean.

ChatGPTNot naming youSearches the web

ClaudeRecommends youSearches the web

GeminiNot naming youSearches the web

PerplexityRecommends youSearches the web

Google AI OverviewsNamed no one on this listSearches the web

Microsoft CopilotNamed no one on this listSearches the web

SiriNot naming youVoice assistant

AlexaRecommends youVoice assistant

GrokRecommends youAnswers from memory

Meta AIRecommends youAnswers from memory

DeepSeekRecommends youAnswers from memory

MistralRecommends youAnswers from memory

What the AI assistants say about Sunrun

Across 1 answer from 1 assistant in the October 2026 edition, this is what they told customers about Sunrun — in their words, as recorded.

Positive in 0 of 1 answer that described it.

advertises subscription option

Perplexity
little or no upfront cost for qualifying homeowners

Perplexity

These are the assistants' own statements about Sunrun when asked for solar installers in San Francisco, CA, recorded as given. We don't verify them — an assistant can be out of date or wrong, and that is exactly what a business needs to know. How these are recorded.

Rank, movement and who's ahead

Each ranking Sunrun holds in San Francisco, CA, how it has moved edition to edition, and the businesses directly above and below it.

San Francisco, CA

Solar Installation

▲ 3 since last edition

#2of 25

Rank history

2 editions on record. Lower is better: #1 sits at the top.

Who's around you

#1Luminalt8 AIs · 15 mentions
#2Sunrun · you7 AIs · 15 mentions
#3Tesla Solar4 AIs · 11 mentions
#4SunPower4 AIs · 8 mentions

The gap to close: these 3 assistants name a business ranked above you, but not you.ChatGPTGeminiSiri

Your rank by question#1Best affordable solar installer near San Francisco?#2Who are the best solar installers in San Francisco, CA?#1I need a solar installer in San Francisco, CA. Who do you recommend?

Named by 7 of 10 assistants that answered · 15 mentions · edition of October 1, 2026 · see the full solar installation list

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Badge: Sunrun is #2 of 25 solar installers AI assistants name in San Francisco, CA, October 2026 edition

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Where the assistants read about Sunrun

8 sites were cited in the answers that named Sunrun; most often nrgcleanpower.com (2×), energysage.com (1×) and sutropower.com (1×). Its own site, sunrun.com, was not among the sites cited.

01 nrgcleanpower.comRanked #8 · NRG Clean Power 2× 2 of 10 assistants
02 energysage.com 1× 1 of 10 assistants
03 sutropower.comRanked #5 · Sutro Power 1× 1 of 10 assistants
04 cnet.com 1× 1 of 10 assistants
05 consumeraffairs.comDirectory & reviews 1× 1 of 10 assistants
06 trustanalytica.org 1× 1 of 10 assistants

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07 houzz.comDirectory & reviews 1× 1 of 10 assistants
08 yelp.comDirectory & reviews 1× 1 of 10 assistants

Common questions

What is Sunrun's website?

Sunrun's website is https://www.sunrun.com/solar-by-state/ca/san-francisco-california-solar — the site the AI assistants' own answers point to for this business in San Francisco, CA, and checked to be this business's own website.

Do AI assistants recommend Sunrun?

Yes. In the edition of October 1, 2026, 7 of the 10 assistants that answered named Sunrun when asked for solar installers in San Francisco, CA: Alexa, Claude, DeepSeek, Grok, Meta AI, Mistral, Perplexity. It ranks #2 for solar installers.

Where does Sunrun rank for solar installers in San Francisco, CA?

#2 of 25, named by 7 of the 10 assistants that answered, across 15 mentions — up 3 places from #5 in the previous edition.

What is Sunrun's AI Access score?

A free 0–100 measure of how well AI assistants can read sunrun.com: whether their crawlers are allowed in, whether the site answers the questions customers ask them, and whether it publishes the files they look for. We measured it on October 12, 2026. The number is shown only to a verified email address: enter yours on this page and we send it with the top fixes.

What do AI assistants say about Sunrun?

Asked for solar installers, the assistants described Sunrun with statements such as "advertises subscription option", "little or no upfront cost for qualifying homeowners" — their own words, recorded as given and not verified by us. Positive in 0 of 1 answer that described it.

Which AI assistants don't recommend Sunrun?

In the edition of October 1, 2026, ChatGPT, Gemini and Siri answered the question for solar installers in San Francisco, CA without naming Sunrun.

Who ranks ahead of Sunrun in San Francisco, CA?

Luminalt (#1) — Luminalt is one place ahead, named by 8 assistants across 15 mentions. Tesla Solar is one place behind at #3.

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