AI Visibility Index · November 2026
What AI assistants recommend in San Francisco
Who ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini name when a buyer in San Francisco, United States, asks them for a business, in 31 categories. The questions were asked in English, three times each.
By kind of business
The figure on the right is the share of answers that named the leader. Open a category for the full ranking with its uncertainty.
AccountantsNamed most: Bench Accounting, Sensiba and BPM.28%22 listed of 59
ArchitectsNamed most: Feldman Architecture, Aidlin Darling Design and Jensen Architects.89%27 listed of 40
BarbersNamed most: Fellow Barber, Public Barber Salon and People's Barber.83%15 listed of 55
Car repair shopsNamed most: B&C Auto Center, K&C Auto Repair and Luscious Garage.28%24 listed of 71
Cleaning servicesNamed most: Handy, MaidThis and Sparkling Clean Pro.42%24 listed of 49
DentistsNamed most: Union Square Dental, San Francisco Dental Arts and San Francisco Dental Implant Center.39%31 listed of 57
DermatologistsNamed most: UCSF Dermatology, Berman Skin Institute and Pacific Skin and Cosmetic Dermatology.53%15 listed of 26
Digital marketing agenciesNamed most: Ignite Visibility, Thrive Internet Marketing Agency and Jives Media.42%23 listed of 43
Driving schoolsNamed most: Bay Area Driving School, Ann's Driving School and Rivadavia Driving School.36%17 listed of 39
ElectriciansNamed most: Mister Sparky, Mr. Electric of San Francisco and BV Electric Inc..44%19 listed of 72
Financial advisorsNamed most: Aspiriant, Abacus Wealth Partners and Bingham, Osborn & Scarborough, LLC.42%16 listed of 42
GymsNamed most: Equinox, Crunch Fitness and Fitness SF.69%18 listed of 36
Hair salonsNamed most: Public Barber Salon, Population Salon and Spoke & Weal.25%23 listed of 80
HotelsNamed most: Hotel Drisco, Four Seasons and The St. Regis San Francisco.44%23 listed of 31
Insurance brokersNamed most: Heffernan Insurance Brokers, Woodruff Sawyer and ABD Insurance and Financial Services.53%21 listed of 61
Interior designersNamed most: Ken Fulk Inc., Jay Jeffers and Studio Collins Weir.42%30 listed of 49
LawyersNamed most: Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger, Dolan Law Firm and The Veen Firm.25%26 listed of 68
LocksmithsNamed most: Pop-A-Lock, San Francisco Locksmiths and KeyMe.31%17 listed of 40
Moving companiesNamed most: Pure Moving Company, Gentle Giant Moving Company and Delancey Street Moving.58%19 listed of 40
OrthodontistsNamed most: San Francisco Orthodontics, Image Orthodontics and Bay Area Orthodontics.75%9 listed of 25
PhysiotherapistsNamed most: San Francisco Sport & Spine Physical Therapy, Golden Gate Physical Therapy and UCSF Health.42%18 listed of 48
Plastic surgeonsNamed most: Sieber Plastic Surgery, San Francisco Plastic Surgery & Laser Center and Karen Horton Plastic Surgery.44%17 listed of 42
PlumbersNamed most: Mr. Rooter Plumbing of San Francisco, O'Grady Plumbing and Discount Plumbing & Rooter.61%23 listed of 45
PsychologistsNamed most: San Francisco Therapy Collective, Bay Area CBT Center and UCSF Health.33%13 listed of 21
Real estate agenciesNamed most: Compass, Vanguard Properties and Sotheby's International Realty.89%15 listed of 23
RestaurantsNamed most: Quince, State Bird Provisions and Zuni Café.47%28 listed of 36
RoofersNamed most: Mr. Roofing, Inc., Ben's Roofing, Inc. and Century Roof & Solar.33%17 listed of 51
SEO agenciesNamed most: Victorious, Straight North and Jives Media.86%16 listed of 24
VeterinariansNamed most: VCA San Francisco Veterinary Specialists, San Francisco SPCA and Pets Unlimited.58%22 listed of 35
Web design agenciesNamed most: Clay, Ramotion and Thomas Digital.19%28 listed of 59
Wedding photographersNamed most: Apollo Fotografie, The Edges Wedding Photography and Chaz Cruz Photographers.28%23 listed of 68
AI Source Map
The sites the assistants read
Before they answer with web search on, the assistants read other sites. The AI Source Map lists the ones they read most in the United States, overall and for each category.
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Edition November 2026 · published by Guglielmo Paesano, founder of AIGROW · data under CC BY 4.0