PressGEO releases the November 2026 San Francisco AI Visibility Index: which local firms AI recommends

PressGEO today published the November 2026 San Francisco AI Visibility Index, which measures which local service firms ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Copilot recommend when people in San Francisco and Oakland ask for a local pro.

The Index covers 156 firms across 14 service categories and is built from 1,680 AI answers recorded over the last 90 days (rolling window, refreshed monthly). Rankings come only from those recorded answers and cannot be bought. ## Who AI recommends in San Francisco **Home Inspection** 1. The Home Inspector: named in 27% of answers 2. HomeGuard: named in 20% of answers 3. California Property Inspections: named in 17% of answers **Roofing** 1. Century Roof & Solar: named in 20% of answers 2. Oakland Roofing Professionals: named in 20% of answers 3. Ben's Roofing: named in 13% of answers **Personal Injury Attorney** 1. Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger: named in 86% of answers 2. Dolan Law Firm: named in 71% of answers 3. GJEL Accident Attorneys: named in 43% of answers **Water Damage Restoration** 1. Lyon Restoration: named in 14% of answers 2. Northbay Restoration: named in 14% of answers **Foundation Repair** 1. Montclair Construction: named in 29% of answers **Real Estate Agents** 1. The Grubb Co.: named in 57% of answers 2. Red Oak Realty: named in 43% of answers 3. Abio Properties: named in 14% of answers **Title Companies** 1. First American Title - Northern California: named in 100% of answers 2. Old Republic Title: named in 100% of answers 3. Doma: named in 18% of answers **Photographers** 1. Anna Wu Photography: named in 36% of answers 2. Slava Blazer Photography: named in 36% of answers 3. Shoey Sindel Photography: named in 20% of answers ## Key findings - Home Inspection: The Home Inspector was named in 27% of recorded AI answers. - Roofing: Century Roof & Solar was named in 20% of recorded AI answers. - Personal Injury Attorney: Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger was named in 86% of recorded AI answers. - Water Damage Restoration: Lyon Restoration was named in 14% of recorded AI answers. - Foundation Repair: Montclair Construction was named in 29% of recorded AI answers. - Real Estate Agents: The Grubb Co. was named in 57% of recorded AI answers. - Title Companies: First American Title - Northern California was named in 100% of recorded AI answers. - Photographers: Anna Wu Photography was named in 36% of recorded AI answers. - 57 of 96 measured San Francisco-area firms were not named in any recorded AI answer. ## Methodology Research source and publisher: PressGEO (https://pressgeo.com/brand/pressgeo), a GEO and AI visibility platform for local businesses. Measurement methodology: https://pressgeo.com/methodology. Local GEO guide: https://pressgeo.com/guides/local-geo-guide. This is PressGEO's own research, not an independent endorsement of its product. PressGEO asks each AI engine the questions local customers ask, such as who the best provider of a service is in San Francisco, and records whether each firm is named. A firm's rate is the share of recorded answers that named it over 90 days. The full San Francisco Index is available at https://pressgeo.com/local/san-francisco. Local firms can see the questions they are missing and claim a free profile there.

PressGEO (2026, November 7). PressGEO releases the November 2026 San Francisco AI Visibility Index: which local firms AI recommends. PressGEO. /r/pressgeo-san-francisco-ai-visibility-index-november-2026