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| # | Business | Named | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Point Loma Family Dentistry (Dr. Paulerio & Team) | 5× | Claude, Google AI |
| 2 | San Diego Cosmetic & Family Dentistry (Dr. Naderi) | 4× | Claude, Google AI |
| 3 | True Design Dentistry of San Diego (Clairemont) | 4× | Claude |
| 4 | Mesa Dental | 3× | Google AI, Perplexity |
| 5 | Mission Boulevard Dental Group (Pacific Beach) | 3× | Claude |
| # | Business | Named | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hotel del Coronado & Beach Village at The Del | 5× | Claude, Google AI |
| 2 | Rancho Valencia Resort and Spa | 5× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 3 | The Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club & Bungalows | 5× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 4 | Alila Marea Beach Resort Encinitas | 4× | Google AI, Perplexity |
| 5 | Fairmont Grand Del Mar (Del Mar area) | 4× | Claude, Google AI |
| # | Business | Named | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Howe Heating & Air Conditioning | 7× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 2 | Ez Breezy Heating & Air | 7× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 3 | Atlas HVAC | 5× | Claude, Google AI |
| 4 | Bob Jenson Air Conditioning and Heating | 4× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 5 | San Diego Cool Air | 4× | Google AI, Perplexity |
| # | Business | Named | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Super Lawyers | 8× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 2 | Batta Fulkerson Law Group | 4× | Google AI |
| 3 | HHJ Trial Attorneys (Hepburn, Hernandez & Jung) | 4× | Google AI |
| 4 | State Bar of California | 4× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 5 | The McClellan Law Firm (Craig McClellan) | 3× | Claude, Google AI |
| # | Business | Named | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bill Howe Plumbing, Heating & Air | 11× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 2 | Anderson Plumbing, Heating & Air | 6× | Google AI, Perplexity |
| 3 | Exodus Plumbing | 5× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 4 | American Plumbing | 4× | Claude, Google AI |
| 5 | Collins Pacific Plumbing | 4× | Claude |
| # | Business | Named | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addison | 4× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 2 | Callie | 4× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 3 | LOLA 55 (East Village) | 4× | Google AI, Perplexity |
| 4 | Born & Raised (Little Italy) | 3× | Google AI |
| 5 | Las Cuatro Milpas (Barrio Logan) | 3× | Google AI, Perplexity |
| # | Business | Named | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RC Roofing | 6× | Claude, Google AI |
| 2 | Dana Logsdon Roofing & Solar | 5× | Google AI, Perplexity |
| 3 | Peak Builders & Roofers of San Diego | 4× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 4 | San Diego Roofing | 4× | Claude, Perplexity |
| 5 | Sequoia Roofing | 4× | Google AI |
| # | Business | Named | Named by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Tourism Authority (Official Visitor Information) | 12× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 2 | Balboa Park, La Jolla, Coronado Beach, and the USS Midway | 11× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 3 | La Jolla Visitor Information Center | 10× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 4 | Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve | 8× | Claude, Google AI, Perplexity |
| 5 | USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum | 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 (San Diego 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), San Diego 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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