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When the AC stops, customers ask an AI assistant who to call.

We ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews the questions your customers ask, in your city, and show you whether your business is named, who else is named, and which sources the answers drew on.

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What we found

What AI assistants said when asked about HVAC companies

All 220 answers about who to call named a specific company.

Answers to the “Who to call” questions that named an HVAC company
220of 220 answers
  • On average, an answer named 5.8 businesses.
  • Ask the same question twice and the list changes: of all the businesses named in the two answers, 45% appeared in both.
  • In Dallas, Nashville and Boise, the three most-named HVAC companies took 18%, 22% and 29% of all mentions.
  • 38% of the sources cited were places a business can be listed, reviewed or mentioned, and 48% were businesses’ own websites.

Collected on 19 Sep 2026. Measured on Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews, in Dallas, Nashville and Boise. The full results are in Who AI assistants recommend for local services.

The questions we ask

The twenty questions every HVAC company is measured on

We track 20 questions for each business. The 10 that ask for a recommendation are the ones your figure is built from. The rest ask how to choose and what things cost — and where those name a company, it is as an example rather than a recommendation. Counting them would change your figure without changing how often you are recommended.

Who to call (10)

01“What is the best HVAC company in [your city]?”
02“Top rated air conditioning repair in [your city]”
03“Who should I call for emergency AC repair in [your city]?”
04“Best furnace repair company in [your city]”
05“Best HVAC installation company in [your city]”
06“Who does heat pump installation in [your city]?”
07“Best air conditioning company near [your city]”
08“Highest rated heating and cooling company in [your city]”
09“Which HVAC companies in [your city] have the best reviews?”
10“Most trusted HVAC company in [your city]”

How to choose, and what it costs (10)

01“Heat pump vs furnace replacement in [your city] — which contractor should I use?”
02“Local HVAC company vs national chain in [your city]”
03“Repair or replace my AC unit in [your city] — who gives honest advice?”
04“Comparing HVAC maintenance plans in [your city]”
05“How do I choose an HVAC contractor in [your city]?”
06“How much does AC replacement cost in [your city]?”
07“What should I look for in an HVAC company?”
08“How much does furnace repair cost in [your city]?”
09“What questions should I ask an HVAC contractor before hiring?”
10“What are the warning signs of a bad HVAC company?”

Where to start

01

Be listed where AI assistants look.

For HVAC companies, 38% of the sources cited were places a business can be listed, reviewed or mentioned.

02

Publish pages that answer your customers’ questions.

For HVAC companies, 48% of the sources cited were businesses’ own websites.

03

Use one name everywhere.

AI assistants write a business’s name in many ways, and a consistent name is easier to recognize.

04

Measure across repeated answers.

The answer changes each time the question is asked, so a reliable reading takes many answers.

See which HVAC companies AI assistants name in your city.

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