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Who ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity name when someone asks for a plumber in Houston.

We typed 5 questions into 3 AI assistants on September 25, 2026 and wrote down every business they named. 10 of the 194 Houston plumbers we looked for were named at least once. The other 184 were not.

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Who gets named

48 businesses named across 15 answers, including the ones not on our list of 194. Each bar shows how many of those 15 answers named the business.

  1. 1Abacus Plumbingabacusplumbing.net11 of 15
  2. 2John Moorejohnmooreservices.com10 of 15
  3. 3Nick’s Plumbingnicksplumbing.com8 of 15
  4. 4Roto-Rooter Houstonrotorooter.com5 of 15
  5. 5Texas Quality Plumbingtexasqualityplumbing.com4 of 15
  6. 6Village Plumbingvillageplumbing.com4 of 15
  7. 7Air & Electricnamed by ChatGPT and Gemini4 of 15
  8. 8Air Conditioning & Electricalconsumeraffairs.com4 of 15
  9. 9Wedgeworth Plumbingnamed by ChatGPT and Perplexity3 of 15
  10. 10Water Heater Prosnamed by ChatGPT and Gemini3 of 15
Show the 15 others
  1. 11Hexagon Plumbing, LLCnamed by ChatGPT2 of 15
  2. 12Santhoff Plumbing Companysanthoffplumbingco.com2 of 15
  3. 13Highly Recommended Local & Independent Favoritesnamed by Gemini1 of 15
  4. 14Immediate Emergency Stepsnamed by Gemini1 of 15
  5. 15Style Mechanical Plumbingstylemechanicalplum.com1 of 15
  6. 16Texans Water Heaterstexanswaterheaters.com1 of 15
  7. 17Shut Off the Main Water Supplynamed by Gemini1 of 15
  8. 18Trusty Plumbertrustyplumbertx.com1 of 15
  9. 19Bradford Whitenamed by ChatGPT1 of 15
  10. 20Highly Recommended Local Independent Companiesnamed by Gemini1 of 15
  11. 21Hot Water Guyshotwaterguys.com1 of 15
  12. 22Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanupnamed by ChatGPT1 of 15
  13. 23Strutton Plumbingstruttonplumbing.com1 of 15
  14. 24Turn Off Your Water Heaternamed by Gemini1 of 15
  15. 255Star Plumbing Express5starplumbingexpress.com1 of 15

184of the 194 plumbers we looked for came up in none of the answers.

Where they looked

The sites they cite.

The assistants cited 58 different sites. These came up most, with how many of the 15 answers each one appeared in.

  • BBB8 of 15
  • Angi6 of 15
  • Thumbtack6 of 15
  • Reddit5 of 15
  • HomeAdvisor4 of 15
  • Yelp2 of 15
  • Birdeye reviews1 of 15
  • Houzz1 of 15

Question by question

The first three names each assistant gave.

“best plumber for water heater replacement in Houston”

ChatGPT

  1. 1Style Mechanical Plumbing
  2. 2Trusty Plumber
  3. 3Bradford White

Gemini

  1. 1Texans Water Heaters
  2. 2Water Heater Pros
  3. 3Hot Water Guys

Perplexity

  1. 1Abacus Plumbing
  2. 2John Moore Services
  3. 3Roto-Rooter Houston

“best plumber in Houston, TX”

ChatGPT

  1. 1John Moore Services
  2. 2Village Plumbing
  3. 3Air & Electric

Gemini

  1. 1Nick’s Plumbing & Air Conditioning
  2. 2Texas Quality Plumbing
  3. 3Abacus Plumbing

Perplexity

  1. 1Abacus Plumbing
  2. 2Roto-Rooter Houston

“emergency plumber in Houston, TX”

ChatGPT

  1. 1Abacus Plumbing
  2. 2Air Conditioning & Electrical
  3. 3Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup

Gemini

  1. 1Immediate Emergency Steps
  2. 2Shut Off the Main Water Supply
  3. 3Turn Off Your Water Heater

Perplexity

  1. 1Roto-Rooter Houston
  2. 2Abacus Plumbing
  3. 3Strutton Plumbing

“top rated plumber in Houston”

ChatGPT

  1. 1John Moore Services
  2. 2Village Plumbing
  3. 3Air & Electric

Gemini

  1. 1Nick’s Plumbing & Air Conditioning
  2. 2Texas Quality Plumbing
  3. 3Highly Recommended Local Independent Companies

Perplexity

  1. 1Wedgeworth Plumbing
  2. 2Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Drain Services

“who is the most reliable plumber in Houston, TX?”

ChatGPT

  1. 1Wedgeworth Plumbing
  2. 2John Moore Services
  3. 3Village Plumbing

Gemini

  1. 1Highly Recommended Local & Independent Favorites
  2. 2Texas Quality Plumbing
  3. 3Nick’s Plumbing & Sewer Services

Perplexity

  1. 1Wedgeworth Plumbing
  2. 2Abacus Plumbing
  3. 3Nick’s Plumbing Services

Recorded on September 25, 2026. Answers change from one day to the next and from one phrasing to the next, which is why we date every scan and ask the same 5 questions again. Nothing on this page is edited: it is the scan log. How the scan works.

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