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Which roofers does AI name in Oakland, CA?

General Roofing Company was the roofer AI named most often in Oakland, CA: in 7 of 20 answers in October 2026.

Across 20 answers to 10 customer questions, Perplexity and Gemini (model knowledge) named 33 different roofers. The 6 named most often held 46% of all mentions.

Perplexity named General Roofing Company most often (5 of 10 answers) and Gemini named Century Roof & Solar most often (6 of 10 answers).

Answers collected October 31, 2026. AI answers change from day to day.

The roofers AI named most

BusinessAnswers naming it
General Roofing CompanyNamed by Perplexity and Gemini7 of 20
Century Roof & SolarNamed by Gemini6 of 20
Ben's RoofingNamed by Gemini5 of 20
ROOF EXPRESSNamed by Perplexity4 of 20
Astro Roofing Inc.Named by Perplexity2 of 20
Leon Brothers Roofing CompanyNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Master Roofing CompanyNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
SERVPRO of West OaklandNamed by Perplexity and Gemini2 of 20
Wedge RoofingNamed by Gemini2 of 20
Acker & Guerrero RoofingNamed by Perplexity1 of 20

Who each AI tool named

Perplexity

7 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. General Roofing Company (5)
  2. ROOF EXPRESS (4)
  3. Astro Roofing Inc. (2)
  4. Leon Brothers Roofing Company (2)
  5. Master Roofing Company (2)
  6. Acker & Guerrero Roofing (1)
  7. Alpha Eagle Roofing (1)
  8. Banner Roofing Co. (1)
  9. Citywide Roofing and Remodeling (1)
  10. George Groh & Sons Roofing (1)

Gemini (model knowledge)

7 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Century Roof & Solar (6)
  2. Ben's Roofing (5)
  3. General Roofing Company (2)
  4. Wedge Roofing (2)
  5. ARS Roofing, Gutters & Waterproofing (1)
  6. Bayer Roofing (1)
  7. Delta Roofing (1)
  8. Done Rite Roofing (1)
  9. GCI Roofing & Construction (1)
  10. Paul Davis Restoration (1)

What AI named for each question

The businesses each AI tool named in its answer to each question, in the order the answer named them.

  1. My roof is leaking in Oakland, CA right now. Which roofer should I call?

    Perplexity

    1. ROOF EXPRESS
    2. General Roofing Company

    Gemini

    No business named

  2. How much does roof replacement cost in Oakland, CA, and which roofers charge fair prices?

    Perplexity

    1. Master Roofing Company
    2. GTM Roofing Services LLC
    3. Astro Roofing Inc.
    4. General Roofing Company
    5. Shepherd and Sons Roofing
    6. ROOF EXPRESS

    Gemini

    1. Century Roof & Solar
    2. General Roofing Company
    3. Ben's Roofing

  3. Who is the most trusted roofer in Oakland, CA?

    Perplexity

    No business named

    Gemini

    1. ARS Roofing, Gutters & Waterproofing
    2. Wedge Roofing
    3. Ben's Roofing
    4. Specialized Roofing

  4. Which roofing company in Oakland, CA is best for roof repair?

    Perplexity

    No business named

    Gemini

    1. Ben's Roofing
    2. Wedge Roofing
    3. Roof Tile Specialists
    4. Century Roof & Solar

  5. A tree fell on my roof in Oakland, CA. Which roofer can come today?

    Perplexity

    1. ROOF EXPRESS
    2. General Roofing Company

    Gemini

    1. ServiceMaster Restoration
    2. SERVPRO of West Oakland
    3. Paul Davis Restoration
    4. Century Roof & Solar
    5. Bayer Roofing
    6. General Roofing Company

  6. Who is the most affordable roofer near Oakland, CA?

    Perplexity

    1. Banner Roofing Co.
    2. Leon Brothers Roofing Company

    Gemini

    1. Roofing Oakland (All Season Roofing)
    2. Century Roof & Solar
    3. Delta Roofing
    4. GCI Roofing & Construction

  7. Which roofing companies in Oakland, CA have the best reviews?

    Perplexity

    1. Leon Brothers Roofing Company
    2. Henry Family Roof Repair
    3. Roof Doctors Alameda County
    4. Astro Roofing Inc.
    5. Master Roofing Company
    6. Citywide Roofing and Remodeling
    7. General Roofing Company
    8. Oakland Roofing

    Gemini

    1. Ben's Roofing
    2. Century Roof & Solar
    3. Done Rite Roofing
    4. Prestige Roofing
    5. Roof & Solar Tech

  8. I need shingle roof installation in Oakland, CA. Which local roofer do you recommend?

    Perplexity

    No business named

    Gemini

    No business named

  9. Is there a roofer in Oakland, CA that will tarp a roof at night?

    Perplexity

    1. George Groh & Sons Roofing
    2. Alpha Eagle Roofing
    3. SERVPRO of West Oakland

    Gemini

    No business named

  10. What is a reasonable price for flat roof repair in Oakland, CA, and who should I get quotes from?

    Perplexity

    1. General Roofing Company
    2. ROOF EXPRESS
    3. Acker & Guerrero Roofing
    4. Lovett & Lovett Roofing

    Gemini

    1. Western Roofing Service
    2. Century Roof & Solar
    3. Ben's Roofing

Sources AI cited

10 of the 20 answers cited sources. The sites cited most, by the number of answers citing them:

  1. prosgrade.com (6)
  2. bestprosintown.com (5)
  3. generalroof.com (5)
  4. industryoversight.com (5)
  5. localprobook.com (5)
  6. roof-ex.com (5)
  7. thumbtack.com (4)
  8. gaf.com (3)
  9. roofgnome.com (3)
  10. shepherdandsonsroofing.com (3)

Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what it learned in training, without a web search, so it cites no sources.

What the most-named roofers have in common

1 of the 6 were named by both Perplexity and Gemini. The rest were named by one tool only, which is common: the tools search and remember differently.

2 of the 6 had their own website among the sources the answers cited, and AI gave a website for 3 of them.

By the kind of question: 3 of them came up for urgent requests, 6 for questions about price, 5 for questions about trust and reviews, and 2 for questions about a specific service.

How we measured this

We asked 10 questions a customer might ask about roofers in Oakland, CA, once on each AI tool, through each tool's official API. For example:

  • My roof is leaking in Oakland, CA right now. Which roofer should I call?
  • Who is the most trusted roofer in Oakland, CA?
  • Which roofing company in Oakland, CA is best for roof repair?

Perplexity searches the web and shows its sources. Gemini (model knowledge) answers without a web search, from what the model learned in training, so its picks can be out of date. A language model read each answer and listed the businesses it named, and a business counts once per answer. These results describe what AI said on these dates. They are not a rating of any business's work.

Data as of October 31, 2026.

Corrections

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Which roofers does AI name most in Oakland, CA?

General Roofing Company was the roofer AI named most often in Oakland, CA: in 7 of 20 answers in October 2026.

Which AI tools were asked, and when?

Perplexity and Gemini, 10 customer questions each, answered between October 31, 2026 and October 31, 2026. Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what the model learned in training, without a web search.

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