How often AI search engines name hvac contractors in Providence when homeowners ask for recommendations. 5% nationwide are invisible.
| # | Company | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B & C HVAC Services — Providence, RI | 54/100 |
| 2 | Apex HVAC — Providence, RI | 53/100 |
| 3 | GEM Plumbing & Heating — Providence, RI | 49/100 |
| 4 | Restivo’s Heating & Air — Providence, RI | 46/100 |
| 5 | Rhode Island HVAC Services — Providence, RI | 43/100 |
| 6 | Apex HVAC Services — Providence, RI | 35/100 |
| 7 | Sullivan Tire and Auto Service — Providence, RI | 32/100 |
| 8 | A.G. Air Conditioning & Heating — Providence, RI | 32/100 |
| 9 | Go Green Express Home Services — Providence, RI | 32/100 |
| 10 | Restivo's Heating & Air Conditioning — Providence, RI | 32/100 |
When a Providence homeowner asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini "best hvac near me", the engine names 3 to 5 specific companies. The companies on the leaderboard above are the ones being named. Everyone else is invisible to that query.
The gap is almost entirely mechanical: schema markup, citation density in local trade directories, structured content on the site, and presence in Reddit + Quora threads for Providence service queries.
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Run my auditPart of The 2026 AI Visibility Index for Trade Contractors. These rankings are computed from 30 LLM queries x 4 engines using Methodology v2026.06.1. CC-BY-4.0.