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AI LocalNational editionOctober 2026

Who AI recommends, coast to coast.

600 rankings. 12,700 businesses. 12 AI assistants asked the same questions in 30 cities across California, Florida, New York and Texas. Here is what the whole country looks like to AI this month.

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Biggest climbs this month
  1. ServiceMaster RestoreSan Diego · Water Damage Restoration#24#1
  2. RedfinWest Palm Beach · Real Estate Teams#25#3
  3. RepubliqueLos Angeles · Restaurants#24#3
  4. Associated Heating of San FranciscoSan Francisco · HVAC & Air Conditioning#22#2
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600rankings this edition
12,700businesses named
30cities in 4 states
12AI assistants asked
31,784source citations logged

What the numbers say

Brands

67%

of water damage restoration rankings are led by a multi-city brand

16 websites rank in the top 3 in 5 or more of our 30 cities. Nationally a brand holds #1 in 14% of rankings — but in 11 of 20 categories, never once: there, AI still picks the local shop.

Assistants

92% vs 54%

how often Gemini and Perplexity name the city's #1

Same questions, same day, very different answers. On average only 71% of the assistants that answer name the business that ends up #1 — being AI's top pick still means being missed by some of them.

Sources

85%

of rankings cite yelp.com

When the assistants show their work, they point to the same few review and directory sites: expertise.com, reddit.com and bbb.org come next. What those sites say about a business shapes whether AI names it.

The national board

OCTOBER 2026 EDITION · VS SEPTEMBER 2026 · 600 RANKINGS
  • ▲ ServiceMaster Restore SAN DIEGO · WATER DAMAGE RESTORATION #24→#1
  • ▲ Greenberg Traurig ORLANDO · BUSINESS LITIGATION LAWYERS #13→#1
  • ▲ ServiceMaster Restore ORLANDO · WATER DAMAGE RESTORATION #13→#1
  • ▲ All Lights Electrical Service RIVERSIDE · ELECTRICIANS #12→#1
  • ▲ The Rickman Law Firm TAMPA · CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS #12→#1
  • ▲ La Taqueria SAN FRANCISCO · RESTAURANTS #11→#1
  • ▲ Redfin WEST PALM BEACH · REAL ESTATE TEAMS #25→#3 +22
  • ▲ Republique LOS ANGELES · RESTAURANTS #24→#3 +21
  • ▲ Associated Heating of San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO · HVAC & AIR CONDITIONING #22→#2 +20
  • ▲ Pure Moving Company ANAHEIM · MOVING COMPANIES #23→#3 +20
  • ▲ George’s Garage Door Service JACKSONVILLE · GARAGE DOOR REPAIR #22→#3 +19
  • ▲ Freehand Los Angeles LOS ANGELES · HOTELS #24→#5 +19
  • ▲ RE/MAX Specialists JACKSONVILLE · REAL ESTATE TEAMS #24→#5 +19
  • ▲ JFK Moving Company RIVERSIDE · MOVING COMPANIES #22→#4 +18
  • ▼ Mavrick Law Firm MIAMI · BUSINESS LITIGATION LAWYERS #1→#25 -24
  • ▼ Tampa Auto Doctor TAMPA · AUTO REPAIR #2→#24 -22
  • ▼ Ascent Roofing SAN DIEGO · ROOFING #3→#25 -22
  • ▼ Rigo's Moving & Storage LOS ANGELES · MOVING COMPANIES #1→#22 -21
  • ▼ eXp Realty RIVERSIDE · REAL ESTATE TEAMS #3→#23 -20
  • ▼ SERVPRO of Mid-City San Diego SAN DIEGO · WATER DAMAGE RESTORATION #3→#23 -20
  • ◆ yelp.com MOST-CITED SOURCE CITED IN 512 RANKINGS
  • ◆ expertise.com MOST-CITED SOURCE CITED IN 283 RANKINGS
  • ◆ reddit.com MOST-CITED SOURCE CITED IN 289 RANKINGS

Going up

jumped into the top 10

These businesses got recommended a lot more by AI than last month. Tap a name to see why.

BusinessSepOctMove
ServiceMaster RestoreSan Diego, CA · Water Damage Restoration#24#1▲ 23
RedfinWest Palm Beach, FL · Real Estate Teams#25#3▲ 22
RepubliqueLos Angeles, CA · Restaurants#24#3▲ 21
Associated Heating of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA · HVAC & Air Conditioning#22#2▲ 20
Pure Moving CompanyAnaheim, CA · Moving Companies#23#3▲ 20
George’s Garage Door ServiceJacksonville, FL · Garage Door Repair#22#3▲ 19
Freehand Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Hotels#24#5▲ 19
RE/MAX SpecialistsJacksonville, FL · Real Estate Teams#24#5▲ 19
JFK Moving CompanyRiverside, CA · Moving Companies#22#4▲ 18
Zoller RoofingSarasota, FL · Roofing#24#6▲ 18
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Going down

slipped from the top 10

These were top 10 last month and AI names them less now. It can happen to anyone — it is why we re-check monthly.

BusinessSepOctMove
Mavrick Law FirmMiami, FL · Business Litigation Lawyers#1#25▼ 24
Tampa Auto DoctorTampa, FL · Auto Repair#2#24▼ 22
Ascent RoofingSan Diego, CA · Roofing#3#25▼ 22
Rigo's Moving & StorageLos Angeles, CA · Moving Companies#1#22▼ 21
eXp RealtyRiverside, CA · Real Estate Teams#3#23▼ 20
SERVPRO of Mid-City San DiegoSan Diego, CA · Water Damage Restoration#3#23▼ 20
Conrad Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA · Hotels#2#21▼ 19
Hyperion Auto RepairLos Angeles, CA · Auto Repair#3#22▼ 19
Palenque KitchenRiverside, CA · Restaurants#5#24▼ 19
Joey LamielleSarasota, FL · Real Estate Teams#6#25▼ 19
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State by state

How many businesses AI recommends in each state we cover, and how often a big chain is the #1 pick.

StateCitiesRankingsBusinessesAvg AIs answeringAIs agreeing on #1#1 is a brand
California91803,7029.870%19%
Florida71403,07211.268%13%
New York71402,90311.372%10%
Texas71403,02311.573%11%

Which AI agrees with the crowd

how often each names the city's #1

Ask ChatGPT and Perplexity the same question and you often get different businesses. A long bar means that assistant usually names the same #1 as the others.

AssistantAgrees on #1Rankings answeredNames per answer
Gemini92%5998.4
Microsoft Copilot91%4538.0
Claude83%5919.1
Siri75%5973.5
ChatGPT73%5996.3
Meta AI71%5926.8
DeepSeek68%5526.2
Grok62%4074.7
Mistral61%5996.5
Alexa57%5243.7
Google AI Overviews57%4313.6
Perplexity54%5864.1

Where AI gets its information

sites the assistants pointed to

When AI explains its picks, these are the websites it points to. Being described well on them helps AI recommend you.

SiteShare of citationsRankings
yelp.com5.2%512
expertise.com2.5%283
reddit.com2.5%289
bbb.org2.4%271
thumbtack.com2.3%235
angi.com1.8%209
consumeraffairs.com1.7%131
avvo.com1.5%115
justia.com1.4%113
google.com1.4%240
attorneys.superlawyers.com1.4%111
homeadvisor.com1.4%173

Where big brands win

share of cities where a chain is #1

A long bar means AI mostly picks national chains for that trade. A short one means local businesses still win — a real opening.

Category#1 is a brandAIs agreeing on #1Businesses
Water Damage Restoration67%65%686
Pest Control63%73%663
Speeding Ticket Lawyers40%76%492
Moving Companies30%72%728
Solar Installation23%73%695
Window & Door Replacement23%82%624
Plumbers13%62%659
Real Estate Teams10%70%705
Auto Repair3%54%726
Business Litigation Lawyers0%78%612
Cosmetic Dentists0%61%588
Criminal Defense Lawyers0%63%505
Electricians0%62%642
Garage Door Repair0%87%581
Hotels0%92%737
HVAC & Air Conditioning0%64%678
Med Spas0%59%647
Personal Injury Lawyers0%74%590
Restaurants0%85%726
Roofing0%63%645

Brands AI names everywhere

top 3 in 5+ cities

These companies show up near the top in city after city. If you compete with one, this is who AI is weighing you against — see how you compare.

BrandCities#1 inMostly
Orkinorkin.com2612Pest Control
Renewal by Andersenrenewalbyandersen.com257Window & Door Replacement
Terminixterminix.com255Pest Control
SERVPROservpro.com2314Water Damage Restoration
PuroCleanpuroclean.com174Water Damage Restoration
The Ticket Clinictheticketclinic.com · ticketclinic.com1612Speeding Ticket Lawyers
Two Men and a Trucktwomenandatruck.com169Moving Companies
Roto-Rooterrotorooter.com113Plumbers
ServiceMaster Restoreservicemasterrestore.com102Water Damage Restoration
Compasscompass.com83Real Estate Teams
Sunrunsunrun.com83Solar Installation
Freedom Solar Powerfreedomsolarpower.com64Solar Installation
Firestone Complete Auto Carefirestonecompleteautocare.com61Auto Repair
Banko Overhead Doorsoverheaddoor.com60Garage Door Repair
ABC Home & Commercial Servicesabchomeandcommercial.com53Pest Control
All My Sons Moving & Storageallmysons.com50Moving Companies

Moves compare each ranking only with its own September 2026 edition, in the 245 rankings measured both months. A brand is a website ranked top 3 in 5 or more cities. Citations are the sources each ranking page lists (up to 25 per ranking).

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How to read the board

Every figure is a count of what the assistants actually answered in the October 2026 edition. Nothing is weighted, estimated or sold.

Names the #1
Of the rankings an assistant answered, the share where it named the business that finished #1 there. Assistants that list more businesses per answer (see Names / ranking) get more chances to include the #1.
AIs agreeing on #1
On average, the share of assistants answering in a ranking that named its #1.
#1 is a brand
The ranking's #1 is a website that ranks top 3 in 5 or more of our cities — a national or regional chain, measured by footprint rather than guessed from the name.
Moves
A business's rank this edition against its own rank in September 2026, in the same city and category. States in their first edition have no moves yet.
Answered
An assistant answered a ranking when it named at least one business there. One that named nobody is counted as no answer, never as disagreeing.
Rankings summarize what the AI assistants answered on a fixed, unbranded question set — they are measurements of AI output, not AI Syndicate's endorsement of any business. Placement cannot be bought. Full detail in the methodology.

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Common questions

What is the national AI Local board?

Every AI Local ranking on one page. Each month we ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and 8 more AI assistants the same questions for 20 services in every city we cover, then roll the answers up here: who climbed, who fell, which brands AI favors, and how the assistants differ.

Which states are on the board?

California, Florida, New York and Texas — 30 cities and 600 rankings this edition. Every other state is in the program and joins when its cities have enough answers.

Why do so many #1 picks change month to month?

AI assistants don't keep a fixed list. Their answers move with what they read on the web that month — reviews, articles, directory pages — so a business can win or lose the top spot without changing anything itself.

Can a business pay to rank?

No. Placement is never for sale. Every number here comes from the assistants' answers, and the full method is published.

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