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Which roofers does AI name in San Francisco, CA?

Ben's Roofing was the roofer AI named most often in San Francisco, CA: in 8 of 20 answers in October 2026.

Across 20 answers to 10 customer questions, Perplexity and Gemini (model knowledge) named 27 different roofers. The 6 named most often held 50% of all mentions.

Perplexity named Alpha Eagle Roofing most often (3 of 10 answers) and Gemini named Ben's Roofing most often (8 of 10 answers).

Answers collected October 27, 2026. AI answers change from day to day.

The roofers AI named most

BusinessAnswers naming it
Ben's RoofingNamed by Gemini8 of 20
Century Roof & SolarNamed by Gemini6 of 20
Wedge RoofingNamed by Gemini4 of 20
Alpha Eagle RoofingNamed by Perplexity3 of 20
Shelton RoofingNamed by Gemini3 of 20
Eco Smart RooferNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Marina Bay RoofingNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
McGuire Roofing and ConstructionNamed by Gemini2 of 20
Roofworx Inc.Named by Perplexity2 of 20
San Francisco Roof MastersNamed by Perplexity2 of 20

Who each AI tool named

Perplexity

9 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Alpha Eagle Roofing (3)
  2. Eco Smart Roofer (2)
  3. Marina Bay Roofing (2)
  4. Roofworx Inc. (2)
  5. San Francisco Roof Masters (2)
  6. 7x7 Roofing (1)
  7. Apollo Roofing Company (1)
  8. Mr. Roofing (1)
  9. NC Roofing Solution, Inc. (1)
  10. Pivotal Roofing (1)

Gemini (model knowledge)

9 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Ben's Roofing (8)
  2. Century Roof & Solar (6)
  3. Wedge Roofing (4)
  4. Shelton Roofing (3)
  5. McGuire Roofing and Construction (2)
  6. Allied Roof Service (1)
  7. Allied Roofing (1)
  8. Bayside Roofing (1)
  9. De Leon Roofing (1)
  10. Done Right Roofing (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 San Francisco, CA right now. Which roofer should I call?

    Perplexity

    1. Alpha Eagle Roofing

    Gemini

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

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

    Perplexity

    1. ROOF EXPRESS
    2. Marina Bay Roofing
    3. 7x7 Roofing
    4. Eco Smart Roofer

    Gemini

    1. Century Roof & Solar
    2. Ben's Roofing
    3. Shelton Roofing
    4. Done Right Roofing

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

    Perplexity

    1. Eco Smart Roofer
    2. NC Roofing Solution, Inc.

    Gemini

    1. Ben's Roofing
    2. Allied Roof Service
    3. Wedge Roofing
    4. Century Roof & Solar

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

    Perplexity

    1. Roofworx Inc.
    2. Marina Bay Roofing
    3. Apollo Roofing Company

    Gemini

    1. Ben's Roofing
    2. Wedge Roofing
    3. McGuire Roofing and Construction
    4. Century Roof & Solar

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

    Perplexity

    1. Alpha Eagle Roofing
    2. San Francisco Roof Masters

    Gemini

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

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

    Perplexity

    1. Roofworx Inc.

    Gemini

    No business named

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

    Perplexity

    No business named

    Gemini

    1. Ben's Roofing
    2. Wedge Roofing
    3. Peterson-Dean Roofing & Solar
    4. McGuire Roofing and Construction
    5. De Leon Roofing

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

    Perplexity

    1. Tom Lee Roofing
    2. Mr. Roofing

    Gemini

    1. Century Roof & Solar
    2. Ben's Roofing
    3. Modern Roofing
    4. Shelton Roofing

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

    Perplexity

    1. Alpha Eagle Roofing
    2. SERVPRO of Downtown San Francisco/Mission District/Potrero Hill

    Gemini

    1. SERVPRO of Downtown San Francisco/Mission District/Potrero Hill
    2. ServiceMaster

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

    Perplexity

    1. Pivotal Roofing
    2. San Francisco Roof Masters

    Gemini

    1. General Roofing Company
    2. Ben's Roofing
    3. Wedge Roofing
    4. Allied Roofing

Sources AI cited

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

  1. sanfranciscoroofmasters.com (5)
  2. serviceagent.ai (5)
  3. thumbtack.com (4)
  4. alphaeagleroofing.com (3)
  5. americanroofingdirectory.com (3)
  6. bestprosintown.com (3)
  7. checkbook.org (3)
  8. forbes.com (3)
  9. local.yahoo.com (3)
  10. roof-ex.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

0 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 2 of them.

By the kind of question: 4 of them came up for urgent requests, 5 for questions about price, 4 for questions about trust and reviews, and 4 for questions about a specific service.

How we measured this

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

  • My roof is leaking in San Francisco, CA right now. Which roofer should I call?
  • Who is the most trusted roofer in San Francisco, CA?
  • Which roofing company in San Francisco, 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 27, 2026.

Corrections

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Questions about this page

Which roofers does AI name most in San Francisco, CA?

Ben's Roofing was the roofer AI named most often in San Francisco, CA: in 8 of 20 answers in October 2026.

Which AI tools were asked, and when?

Perplexity and Gemini, 10 customer questions each, answered between October 27, 2026 and October 27, 2026. Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what the model learned in training, without a web search.

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