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Roto-Rooter

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Roto-Rooter ranks #9 of 25 among the plumbers AI assistants recommend in San Jose, CA, named by 3 of the 10 assistants that answered — up 5 places from #14 in the previous edition. It is also ranked for water damage restoration companies (#12).

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Plumbers · San Jose, CA
#9
9th of 25 businesses AI names
▲ 5 since last edition
3 of 10 assistants
DeepSeekMistralPerplexity
Edition of October 1, 2026·3 mentions
#9
Best rank
5/10
Assistants recommending
6
Mentions this edition
2
Categories ranked
Hidden
out of 100
AI Access score · rotorooter.com
Free AI Access score · measured October 2026

Can the AI assistants actually read rotorooter.com?

How well the assistants can read rotorooter.com, out of 100 (what it checks). Of the 3 scored plumbers ranked above Roto-Rooter, none scored higher. The typical score in this ranking is in the 40s.

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Which AI assistants recommend Roto-Rooter

DeepSeek, Mistral, Perplexity, Alexa and Meta AI name Roto-Rooter when asked for plumbers in San Jose, CA. Claude, Siri, ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok answered the same questions without naming it. Its strongest question is “I need a plumber in San Jose, CA. Who do you recommend?”, where it ranks #6; on “Best affordable plumber near San Jose?” it is not named. Elite Rooter holds #8, one place ahead, with 3 mentions to Roto-Rooter's 3. The site cited most often in the answers that name it is consumeraffairs.com (1×).

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

ChatGPTNot naming youSearches the web
ClaudeNot naming 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
GrokNot naming youAnswers from memory
Meta AIRecommends youAnswers from memory
DeepSeekRecommends youAnswers from memory
MistralRecommends youAnswers from memory

What the AI assistants say about Roto-Rooter

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

Positive in all 1 answer that described it.

  • 24/7 emergency service

    Mistral

  • 4.5/5 (Google, Yelp)

    Mistral

  • discounts for first-time customers

    Mistral

  • drain cleaning, water heater repair, leak detection, sewer line repair

    Mistral

  • mid-range pricing

    Mistral

  • Nationally known

    Mistral

  • transparent pricing

    Mistral

These are the assistants' own statements about Roto-Rooter when asked for plumbers in San Jose, 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 Roto-Rooter holds in San Jose, CA, how it has moved edition to edition, and the businesses directly above and below it.

San Jose, CA

Plumbers

▲ 5 since last edition
#9of 25
Rank history
#1#6#11#14#9Sep 2026Oct 2026

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

Who's around you

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

Your rank by question—Best affordable plumber near San Jose?#6I need a plumber in San Jose, CA. Who do you recommend?—Who are the best plumbers in San Jose, CA?

Named by 3 of 10 assistants that answered · 3 mentions · edition of October 1, 2026 · see the full plumbers list

San Jose, CA

Water Damage Restoration

▼ 8 since last edition
#12of 23
Rank history
#1#6#11#12Oct 2026

Rank history on this page begins October 1, 2026. It ranked #4 in the edition before.

Who's around you

The gap to close: these 5 assistants name a business ranked above you, but not you.MistralChatGPTClaudeDeepSeekGrok

Your rank by question—I need a water damage restoration company in San Jose, CA. Who do you recommend?#9Who are the best water damage restoration companies in San Jose, CA?—Best affordable water damage restoration company near San Jose?

Named by 3 of 10 assistants that answered · 3 mentions · edition of October 1, 2026 · see the full water damage restoration list

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Where the assistants read about Roto-Rooter

10 sites were cited in the answers that named Roto-Rooter; most often thumbtack.com (2×), consumeraffairs.com (1×) and bestprosintown.com (1×). Its own site, rotorooter.com, was cited 2×.

  1. 01 thumbtack.comDirectory & reviews 1 of 10 assistants
  2. 02 rotorooter.comThis business 1 of 10 assistants
  3. 03 consumeraffairs.comDirectory & reviews 1 of 10 assistants
  4. 04 bestprosintown.comDirectory & reviews 1 of 10 assistants
  5. 05 expertise.comDirectory & reviews 1 of 10 assistants
  6. 06 reviews.birdeye.comDirectory & reviews 1 of 10 assistants
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  1. 07 homeyou.com 1 of 10 assistants
  2. 08 rainbowrestores.com 1 of 10 assistants
  3. 09 servpro.comRanked #1 · SERVPRO 1 of 10 assistants
  4. 10 bbb.orgDirectory & reviews 1 of 10 assistants

Common questions

What is Roto-Rooter's website?

Roto-Rooter's website is https://www.rotorooter.com/sanjoseca/ — the site the AI assistants' own answers point to for this business in San Jose, CA, and checked to be this business's own website.

Do AI assistants recommend Roto-Rooter?

Yes. In the edition of October 1, 2026, 5 of the 10 assistants that answered named Roto-Rooter when asked for plumbers in San Jose, CA: DeepSeek, Mistral, Perplexity, Alexa, Meta AI. It ranks #9 for plumbers, #12 for water damage restoration companies.

Where does Roto-Rooter rank for plumbers in San Jose, CA?

#9 of 25, named by 3 of the 10 assistants that answered, across 3 mentions — up 5 places from #14 in the previous edition.

What is Roto-Rooter's AI Access score?

A free 0–100 measure of how well AI assistants can read rotorooter.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 Roto-Rooter?

Asked for plumbers, the assistants described Roto-Rooter with statements such as "24/7 emergency service", "4.5/5 (Google, Yelp)", "discounts for first-time customers", "drain cleaning, water heater repair, leak detection, sewer line repair" — their own words, recorded as given and not verified by us. Positive in all 1 answer that described it.

Which AI assistants don't recommend Roto-Rooter?

In the edition of October 1, 2026, Claude, Siri, ChatGPT, Gemini and Grok answered the question for plumbers in San Jose, CA without naming Roto-Rooter.

Who ranks ahead of Roto-Rooter in San Jose, CA?

San Jose Plumbing, Inc. (#6), EJ Plumbing (#7), Elite Rooter (#8) — Elite Rooter is one place ahead, named by 3 assistants across 3 mentions. Bell Brothers Plumbing, Heating & Air is one place behind at #10.

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