★ Our research

Who AI assistants recommend when a homeowner asks

Homeowners increasingly ask ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini for a local pro instead of searching. We wanted to know who gets named. This page is what we found, from our own records, refreshed on every site build.

What we did

For each of 75 trade-and-metro pairs, 5 trades in 15 metros across 11 states, we asked each assistant for that trade in that metro in weekly runs from July 22 to August 11, 2026, and recorded every business named. Where we could, we matched each name to a Google listing. No one paid to be named and no assistant was told about Nxera.

The numbers

Answers recorded: 2,687
Businesses mentioned: 16,577
Distinct businesses named: 5,557
Matched to a Google listing: 3,658
Trades: 5
Metros: 15
States: 11

By metro and trade

Metro	Trade	Answers	Businesses named	Matched listings
Atlanta, GA	Electrician	45	88	49
Atlanta, GA	HVAC contractor	44	87	59
Atlanta, GA	Landscaping company	30	71	38
Atlanta, GA	Plumber	30	77	48
Atlanta, GA	Roofing contractor	30	69	52
Austin, TX	Electrician	45	76	43
Austin, TX	HVAC contractor	44	83	59
Austin, TX	Landscaping company	30	78	45
Austin, TX	Plumber	30	78	51
Austin, TX	Roofing contractor	30	69	56
Charlotte, NC	Electrician	45	69	46
Charlotte, NC	HVAC contractor	45	84	53
Charlotte, NC	Landscaping company	30	74	50
Charlotte, NC	Plumber	30	60	43
Charlotte, NC	Roofing contractor	30	58	40
Chicago, IL	Electrician	45	97	56
Chicago, IL	HVAC contractor	45	96	70
Chicago, IL	Landscaping company	29	84	54
Chicago, IL	Plumber	30	69	41
Chicago, IL	Roofing contractor	29	67	48
Dallas, TX	Electrician	45	80	54
Dallas, TX	HVAC contractor	45	102	71
Dallas, TX	Landscaping company	30	74	40
Dallas, TX	Plumber	29	62	43
Dallas, TX	Roofing contractor	30	61	47
Denver, CO	Electrician	45	83	58
Denver, CO	HVAC contractor	45	92	65
Denver, CO	Landscaping company	29	82	49
Denver, CO	Plumber	30	81	50
Denver, CO	Roofing contractor	30	76	52
Houston, TX	Electrician	45	85	56
Houston, TX	HVAC contractor	45	111	77
Houston, TX	Landscaping company	30	77	61
Houston, TX	Plumber	30	85	55
Houston, TX	Roofing contractor	29	79	52
Miami, FL	Electrician	45	80	46
Miami, FL	HVAC contractor	45	95	67
Miami, FL	Landscaping company	29	77	42
Miami, FL	Plumber	30	72	42
Miami, FL	Roofing contractor	30	74	55
Nashville, TN	Electrician	45	63	31
Nashville, TN	HVAC contractor	45	84	48
Nashville, TN	Landscaping company	30	65	34
Nashville, TN	Plumber	30	72	37
Nashville, TN	Roofing contractor	30	68	42
Orlando, FL	Electrician	45	77	45
Orlando, FL	HVAC contractor	42	84	56
Orlando, FL	Landscaping company	30	80	39
Orlando, FL	Plumber	30	55	35
Orlando, FL	Roofing contractor	30	73	58
Philadelphia, PA	Electrician	44	85	55
Philadelphia, PA	HVAC contractor	32	88	64
Philadelphia, PA	Landscaping company	30	67	40
Philadelphia, PA	Plumber	29	74	48
Philadelphia, PA	Roofing contractor	29	66	49
Phoenix, AZ	Electrician	45	80	54
Phoenix, AZ	HVAC contractor	30	95	67
Phoenix, AZ	Landscaping company	30	79	38
Phoenix, AZ	Plumber	30	88	60
Phoenix, AZ	Roofing contractor	29	63	47
San Diego, CA	Electrician	45	77	47
San Diego, CA	HVAC contractor	30	87	56
San Diego, CA	Landscaping company	30	80	45
San Diego, CA	Plumber	30	79	55
San Diego, CA	Roofing contractor	30	67	52
Seattle, WA	Electrician	45	77	51
Seattle, WA	HVAC contractor	30	77	58
Seattle, WA	Landscaping company	30	83	45
Seattle, WA	Plumber	30	63	43
Seattle, WA	Roofing contractor	30	68	54
Tampa, FL	Electrician	45	87	58
Tampa, FL	HVAC contractor	30	86	65
Tampa, FL	Landscaping company	30	77	37
Tampa, FL	Plumber	29	58	37
Tampa, FL	Roofing contractor	30	56	43

Do the recommended companies sell a maintenance plan?

We opened the websites of the companies these assistants recommend and looked for a maintenance plan, service agreement or membership offer.

Of 2,381 websites checked, 515 advertise one.

Metro	Trade	Websites checked	Advertise a plan
Atlanta, GA	Electrician	29	4
Atlanta, GA	HVAC contractor	24	12
Atlanta, GA	Landscaping company	32	5
Atlanta, GA	Plumber	37	12
Atlanta, GA	Roofing contractor	32	2
Austin, TX	Electrician	28	2
Austin, TX	HVAC contractor	31	18
Austin, TX	Landscaping company	35	4
Austin, TX	Plumber	30	10
Austin, TX	Roofing contractor	33	4
Charlotte, NC	Electrician	25	2
Charlotte, NC	HVAC contractor	29	20
Charlotte, NC	Landscaping company	38	2
Charlotte, NC	Plumber	31	10
Charlotte, NC	Roofing contractor	33	1
Chicago, IL	Electrician	30	1
Chicago, IL	HVAC contractor	34	17
Chicago, IL	Landscaping company	35	3
Chicago, IL	Plumber	26	6
Chicago, IL	Roofing contractor	37	3
Dallas, TX	Electrician	31	2
Dallas, TX	HVAC contractor	29	14
Dallas, TX	Landscaping company	35	2
Dallas, TX	Plumber	37	22
Dallas, TX	Roofing contractor	33	4
Denver, CO	Electrician	30	8
Denver, CO	HVAC contractor	27	17
Denver, CO	Landscaping company	37	5
Denver, CO	Plumber	36	14
Denver, CO	Roofing contractor	35	2
Houston, TX	Electrician	33	7
Houston, TX	HVAC contractor	32	14
Houston, TX	Landscaping company	30	1
Houston, TX	Plumber	31	11
Houston, TX	Roofing contractor	28	5
Miami, FL	Electrician	33	0
Miami, FL	HVAC contractor	32	14
Miami, FL	Landscaping company	26	0
Miami, FL	Plumber	30	5
Miami, FL	Roofing contractor	31	4
Nashville, TN	Electrician	24	4
Nashville, TN	HVAC contractor	32	14
Nashville, TN	Landscaping company	31	0
Nashville, TN	Plumber	22	4
Nashville, TN	Roofing contractor	35	3
Orlando, FL	Electrician	28	4
Orlando, FL	HVAC contractor	35	27
Orlando, FL	Landscaping company	34	3
Orlando, FL	Plumber	24	4
Orlando, FL	Roofing contractor	31	2
Philadelphia, PA	Electrician	33	1
Philadelphia, PA	HVAC contractor	33	13
Philadelphia, PA	Landscaping company	36	1
Philadelphia, PA	Plumber	27	7
Philadelphia, PA	Roofing contractor	32	0
Phoenix, AZ	Electrician	33	4
Phoenix, AZ	HVAC contractor	30	17
Phoenix, AZ	Landscaping company	32	2
Phoenix, AZ	Plumber	31	13
Phoenix, AZ	Roofing contractor	35	5
San Diego, CA	Electrician	35	4
San Diego, CA	HVAC contractor	32	11
San Diego, CA	Landscaping company	36	1
San Diego, CA	Plumber	32	6
San Diego, CA	Roofing contractor	37	3
Seattle, WA	Electrician	34	7
Seattle, WA	HVAC contractor	30	13
Seattle, WA	Landscaping company	34	3
Seattle, WA	Plumber	33	8
Seattle, WA	Roofing contractor	34	5
Tampa, FL	Electrician	36	7
Tampa, FL	HVAC contractor	31	15
Tampa, FL	Landscaping company	31	0
Tampa, FL	Plumber	31	11
Tampa, FL	Roofing contractor	32	4

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Notes

Answers change week to week. Being named once is not a ranking.
Matching is by business name and metro. Some matches may be wrong.
Each assistant was asked the same written questions through its API, with no account history.
Figures on this page are computed from our records at build time; the build date is November 2, 2026.