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Reno press kit — what AI recommends

Free to cite. Everything below is generated from captured AI answers — no opinions, no placement. Take the numbers, the CSV, and a quote.

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The data

Full dataset (every business, mentions, engines, snapshot): download the CSV.

Top 5 family dentists in Reno, according to AI

#BusinessNamedNamed by
1Sala Family Dentistry14×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
2Alford Pediatric & General Dentistry6×ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity
3Champagne Family Dentistry5×ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity
4Reno Dental Associates5×Google AI, Perplexity
5Aland Family Dentistry3×ChatGPT, Claude

Top 5 hotels in Reno, according to AI

#BusinessNamedNamed by
1Atlantis Casino Resort Spa12×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
2Renaissance Reno Downtown Hotel & Spa11×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
3Peppermill Resort Spa Casino10×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
4Whitney Peak Hotel (Tapestry Collection by Hilton)8×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
5Grand Sierra Resort and Casino (GSR)6×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI

Top 5 HVAC contractors in Reno, according to AI

#BusinessNamedNamed by
1Sierra Air Cooling Heating & Plumbing13×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
2Climate Pros of Northern Nevada9×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
3Lincoln Heating & Air7×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI
4Legacy Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electrical6×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI
5Goettl Air Conditioning and Plumbing - Reno5×ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity

Top 5 personal injury lawyers in Reno, according to AI

#BusinessNamedNamed by
1Super Lawyers7×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
2Benson & Bingham Accident Injury Lawyers6×ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity
3Richard Harris Law Firm6×ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity
4Carlson & Work (Mathew Work)5×ChatGPT, Google AI
5Shook & Stone (Leonard H. Stone & John B. Shook)5×ChatGPT, Perplexity

Top 5 plumbers in Reno, according to AI

#BusinessNamedNamed by
1Sons Plumbing11×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
2Ira Hansen and Sons Plumbing10×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
3DeHart Plumbing, Heating, and Air8×ChatGPT, Google AI
4Titan Plumbing7×ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity
5Savage and Son5×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI

Top 5 restaurants in Reno, according to AI

#BusinessNamedNamed by
1Atlantis Steakhouse (American, Steakhouse)7×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
2Liberty Food & Wine Exchange6×ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity
3Louis’ Basque Corner6×ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity
4Bistro5×ChatGPT, Google AI
5Kwok’s (Chinese, Asian)5×ChatGPT, Google AI

Top 5 roofers in Reno, according to AI

#BusinessNamedNamed by
1Great Basin Roofing15×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
2Mills Roofing12×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
3Joe’s Roofing, LLC (Joe’s Roofing Reno)8×ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity
4East Fork Roofing7×ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity
5Mountain Vista Roof Systems7×ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity

Top 5 things to dos in Reno, according to AI

#BusinessNamedNamed by
1Lake Tahoe (Incline Village / North Shore)8×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
2National Automobile Museum6×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
3Nevada Museum of Art and Pioneer Center6×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity
4Truckee River Walk / Riverwalk District5×ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI
5Virginia City (35 minutes south)5×ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity

Methodology

EnginesChatGPT, Claude, Google AI, Perplexity, claude, google, grok, openai, perplexity — all queried with identical prompts.Prompts24 real buyer questions, asked verbatim.Sample96 answers captured unedited, with engine and timestamp.Rankingby number of mentions across all answers; ties broken by engines naming it. Mentions ≠ quality.Snapshot2026-10-06, 2026-10-07 — a dated snapshot; AI answers vary by time, location and phrasing.Independencenothing bought or placed; Memeador is not in any ranking.

Quote

“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 (Reno native / UNR graduate).

About

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.

Corrections & right of reply

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.

How to cite

"AI Thinks That (aithinksthat.com), Reno AI rankings, snapshot 2026-10-06, 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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