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| # | Business | Named | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grand River Family Dentistry, P.C | 8× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 2 | Palm Family Dental | 6× | Claude, Google AI |
| 3 | Detroit Sterling Dental | 3× | Claude |
| 4 | Devoted Dental Group | 3× | Perplexity |
| 5 | My Community Dental Centers (MCDC) - Detroit | 3× | Google AI |
| # | Business | Named | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Shinola Hotel | 7× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 2 | MGM Grand Detroit | 6× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 3 | The Siren Hotel (An Ash Hotel) | 6× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 4 | Detroit Foundation Hotel | 5× | Claude, Google AI |
| 5 | ROOST Detroit (at Book Tower) | 4× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| # | Business | Named | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynamic HVAC | 5× | Claude, Google AI |
| 2 | C & C Heating & Air Conditioning | 4× | Claude, Google AI |
| 3 | Ask About Rebates & Tax Credits | 3× | Google AI |
| 4 | Detroit-area residential HVAC job | 3× | Perplexity |
| 5 | Local BBB-accredited contractors | 3× | Claude, Perplexity |
| # | Business | Named | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christensen Law | 8× | Claude, Google AI |
| 2 | Super Lawyers / Best Lawyers | 7× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 3 | Mike Morse Injury Law Firm | 5× | Claude, Google AI |
| 4 | Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. (Buckfire Law) | 4× | Claude, Google AI |
| 5 | Top Personal Injury Law Firms Near Detroit | 4× | Claude, Google AI |
| # | Business | Named | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mr. Rooter Plumbing of Detroit at | 7× | Claude, Perplexity |
| 2 | Cregger Plumbing, Heating, Cooling & Electrical | 6× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 3 | Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup at | 6× | Claude, Perplexity |
| 4 | Nelson Bros. Plumbing & Sewer | 4× | Claude, Google AI |
| 5 | TNT Plumbing | 3× | Google AI |
| # | Business | Named | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selden Standard | 7× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 2 | SheWolf Pastificio & Bar | 5× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 3 | Baobab Fare | 4× | Google AI, Perplexity |
| 4 | Dime Store | 4× | Claude, Perplexity |
| 5 | BARDA Detroit | 3× | Claude |
| # | Business | Named | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schoenherr Roofing | 6× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 2 | Oak Roofing | 5× | Claude, Google AI |
| 3 | Roofing Above All (Ridgecon Construction) | 4× | Claude, Perplexity |
| 4 | Maintenance & Alterations (M&A) Contractor License | 3× | Google AI |
| 5 | Billy’s Roofing | 2× | Google AI |
| # | Business | Named | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belle Isle Aquarium | 10× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 2 | Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) | 10× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 3 | Motown Museum (Hitsville U.S.A.) | 9× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 4 | The Henry Ford & Greenfield Village (Dearborn) | 9× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 5 | Eastern Market | 8× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
“AI is the new front door, and most businesses can’t see what it says about them. We ran the experiment in my hometown — Reno — and published every answer, unedited. Nothing here is bought or placed.”
— Ellen Drewes, founder, Memeador (Detroit native / UNR graduate).
Ellen Drewes is the founder of Memeador, a one-person senior product-design studio that ships AI-first products and audits AI visibility. She is a University of Nevada, Reno graduate. AI Thinks That is Memeador’s public AI-rankings project.
Listed businesses: if a listing is wrong, or you want to be added, corrected or removed, email ina@trymemeador.com. We correct factual errors (name, location, category) and mark corrections. Inclusion is never for sale — that is the whole method — and removal requests are honoured on request.
"AI Thinks That (aithinksthat.com), Detroit AI rankings, snapshot 2026-10-07. ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI queried with the same buyer prompts; answers captured unedited; ranked by mention count."
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