Index reports · August 2026

Who AI recommended for local services in August 2026.

Across 1864 sampled AI answers in August 2026 (20 trades, 20 US metros), 92% named at least one specific local business.

29% of sampled answers pointed the buyer to a directory such as Yelp or Angi instead of, or alongside, a business (n=1864).

789 distinct businesses appeared across August 2026's sampled answers.

By trade (n per cut)

towing companynamed a business 91% · directory 21% · n=100
fence companynamed a business 98% · directory 34% · n=100
handyman servicenamed a business 91% · directory 35% · n=100
pressure washing companynamed a business 94% · directory 29% · n=100
gutter cleaning companynamed a business 91% · directory 25% · n=100
masonry contractornamed a business 90% · directory 29% · n=100
pool cleaning servicenamed a business 92% · directory 18% · n=100
foundation repair companynamed a business 83% · directory 38% · n=100
asphalt paving contractornamed a business 86% · directory 36% · n=100
well drilling companynamed a business 96% · directory 6% · n=100
dumpster rental companynamed a business 99% · directory 3% · n=100
junk removal companynamed a business 97% · directory 14% · n=94
roofing companynamed a business 92% · directory 61% · n=90
HVAC companynamed a business 97% · directory 45% · n=89
plumbernamed a business 93% · directory 29% · n=89
electriciannamed a business 98% · directory 41% · n=82
concrete contractornamed a business 83% · directory 38% · n=80
septic servicenamed a business 98% · directory 6% · n=80
tree removal servicenamed a business 90% · directory 25% · n=80
garage door repair companynamed a business 89% · directory 45% · n=80

By metro (n per cut)

Tampa, FL: 93% named · n=95Columbus, OH: 94% named · n=95San Antonio, TX: 89% named · n=95Denver, CO: 94% named · n=95Dallas, TX: 89% named · n=95Phoenix, AZ: 94% named · n=95Atlanta, GA: 88% named · n=94Houston, TX: 90% named · n=94Chicago, IL: 87% named · n=94Orlando, FL: 92% named · n=92Las Vegas, NV: 90% named · n=92Miami, FL: 87% named · n=92Nashville, TN: 95% named · n=92Jacksonville, FL: 92% named · n=92Austin, TX: 98% named · n=92Indianapolis, IN: 96% named · n=92Kansas City, MO: 92% named · n=92Raleigh, NC: 96% named · n=92Oklahoma City, OK: 97% named · n=92Charlotte, NC: 93% named · n=92

Methodology

Engines sampled: deepseek(model knowledge; engine labeled on every capture). Nightly scheduled prompts of the form “What are the best [trade] options in [metro]?” across 20 trades and 20metros. Deterministic parsing, no LLM grading. Statistics frozen at publication; cuts under n=5 are dropped, not shown. Cite with attribution (CC-BY) as “RankNext Local AI Visibility Index, August 2026”. Questions and raw-capture requests: [email protected].

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