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Updated 4/12/2026

AI Visibility Index

Which cities have the highest AI visibility? Live research data on how businesses perform in ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini recommendations.

Key Finding

Salt Lake City, UT businesses are 113.0x more visible to AI than Seattle, WA businesses.

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1,264
AI Analyses
1,017
Businesses Tracked
30
Metros Covered
4.1
Avg AI Visibility Score

Metro Rankings by AI Visibility

Cities ranked by average AI visibility score (last 30 days)

How to read this: The AI Visibility Score (0-100) measures how often businesses in each metro are recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Higher = better visibility. The Mention Rate shows the percentage of queries where at least one local business was mentioned. Only metros with 10+ tracked businesses are included for statistical significance.

Showing 25 of 25 metros

RankMetro AreaAI Visibility ScoreMention RateSample Size
1
Salt Lake City, UT
43 businesses
11.325.5%51
2
Charlotte, NC
21 businesses
7.921.7%23
3
Sacramento, CA
43 businesses
7.319.6%46
4
Las Vegas, NV
10 businesses
6.425.0%12
5
Minneapolis, MN
49 businesses
6.211.1%63
6
Suffolk County, MA
8 businesses
5.816.7%12
7
Raleigh, NC
48 businesses
5.617.5%57
8
Nashville, TN
60 businesses
5.117.6%74
9
Phoenix, AZ
44 businesses
4.014.3%49
10
Houston, TX
15 businesses
3.95.9%17
11
New York, NY
33 businesses
3.810.0%40
12
Los Angeles, CA
40 businesses
1.85.4%56
13
San Diego, CA
38 businesses
1.76.3%48
14
Portland, OR
28 businesses
1.65.7%35
15
Atlanta, GA
28 businesses
1.45.3%38
16
Cook County, IL
21 businesses
1.07.7%26
17
Miami-Dade County, FL
24 businesses
0.96.9%29
18
Fulton County, GA
17 businesses
0.77.4%27
19
Miami, FL
17 businesses
0.75.0%20
20
Tampa, FL
32 businesses
0.67.3%41
21
Chicago, IL
35 businesses
0.44.3%47
22
Dallas County, TX
15 businesses
0.45.3%19
23
Los Angeles County, CA
22 businesses
0.33.7%27
24
Maricopa County, AZ
15 businesses
0.25.9%17
25
Seattle, WA
26 businesses
0.13.2%31

Industry Benchmarks

Average AI visibility scores by industry (last 30 days)

How to read this: Industries are ranked by their average AI Visibility Score. Green (70+) = High visibility, Amber (50-69) = Medium visibility, Red (<50) = Low visibility. Only industries with 20+ tracked businesses are included for statistical significance.

Showing 5 of 5 industries

RankIndustryAI Visibility ScoreMention RateSample Size
1
Insurance
15.025.9%27
2
Healthcare
6.014.1%375
3
Financial Services
3.27.8%268
4
Home Services
2.913.7%256
5
Legal Services
1.46.1%310

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Methodology

The AI Visibility Index measures how frequently businesses are recommended by major AI platforms (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity) across standardized local business queries. Scores range from 0-100, where 100 means the business was mentioned in all queries and 0 means never mentioned. Only metros and industries with at least 10 analyses are included to ensure statistical reliability. Data is updated daily from our continuous tracking system.

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