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Which roofers does AI name in San Jose, CA?

Century Roof & Solar and Shelton Roofing were the roofers AI named most often in San Jose, CA, in 6 of 20 answers each in October 2026.

Across 20 answers to 10 customer questions, Perplexity and Gemini (model knowledge) named 38 different roofers. The 6 named most often held 39% of all mentions.

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

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

The roofers AI named most

BusinessAnswers naming it
Century Roof & SolarNamed by Gemini6 of 20
Shelton RoofingNamed by Gemini6 of 20
Applied Roofing ServicesNamed by Gemini5 of 20
Done Rite RoofingNamed by Gemini5 of 20
Los Gatos RoofingNamed by Perplexity5 of 20
Eastman Roofing & WaterproofingNamed by Perplexity4 of 20
All About RoofingNamed by Perplexity3 of 20
Central Roofing CompanyNamed by Gemini3 of 20
Westshore RoofingNamed by Perplexity3 of 20
Call Roofing San JoseNamed by Perplexity2 of 20

Who each AI tool named

Perplexity

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Los Gatos Roofing (5)
  2. Eastman Roofing & Waterproofing (4)
  3. All About Roofing (3)
  4. Westshore Roofing (3)
  5. Call Roofing San Jose (2)
  6. Conrad Roofing Service (2)
  7. Keith Roofing Company (2)
  8. Lifetime Roofing & Renovation (2)
  9. NC Roofing Solutions (2)
  10. Roofs By Reveille (2)

Gemini (model knowledge)

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Century Roof & Solar (6)
  2. Shelton Roofing (6)
  3. Applied Roofing Services (5)
  4. Done Rite Roofing (5)
  5. Central Roofing Company (3)
  6. Done Right Roofing (2)
  7. Element Roofing (2)
  8. Royal Roofing (2)
  9. Allied Roof & Solar (1)
  10. Allied Roof Services (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 Jose, CA right now. Which roofer should I call?

    Perplexity

    1. All About Roofing
    2. Lifetime Roofing & Renovation

    Gemini

    1. Century Roof & Solar
    2. Shelton Roofing
    3. Applied Roofing Services
    4. Royal Roofing

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

    Perplexity

    1. Los Gatos Roofing
    2. Eastman Roofing & Waterproofing
    3. Conrad Roofing Service

    Gemini

    1. Century Roof & Solar
    2. Shelton Roofing
    3. Apollo Roofing Company
    4. Done Right Roofing

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

    Perplexity

    1. Los Gatos Roofing
    2. Roofs By Reveille
    3. Keith Roofing Company

    Gemini

    1. Shelton Roofing
    2. Century Roof & Solar
    3. Done Rite Roofing
    4. Prestige Roofing

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

    Perplexity

    1. Los Gatos Roofing
    2. Master Craft Roofing

    Gemini

    1. Central Roofing Company
    2. Element Roofing
    3. Done Rite Roofing
    4. Allied Roof Services

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

    Perplexity

    1. Call Roofing San Jose
    2. San Jose Roofing & Repairs
    3. SERVPRO of SW San Jose

    Gemini

    1. Arborwell
    2. Valley Tree Masters
    3. Monster Tree Service of Silicon Valley
    4. Shelton Roofing
    5. Done Rite Roofing
    6. Applied Roofing Services

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

    Perplexity

    1. Eastman Roofing & Waterproofing
    2. Westshore Roofing
    3. All About Roofing

    Gemini

    1. Applied Roofing Services
    2. Shelton Roofing
    3. Century Roof & Solar
    4. Custom Roof Company

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

    Perplexity

    1. Los Gatos Roofing
    2. Roofs By Reveille
    3. Conrad Roofing Service
    4. Eastman Roofing & Waterproofing
    5. Newhaus Roofing & Construction
    6. NC Roofing Solutions
    7. Westshore Roofing

    Gemini

    1. Central Roofing Company
    2. Element Roofing
    3. Done Rite Roofing
    4. Allied Roof & Solar
    5. Skywalker Roofing (Bay Area)

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

    Perplexity

    1. Keith Roofing Company
    2. Westshore Roofing
    3. Top Tier Roofing

    Gemini

    1. Century Roof & Solar
    2. Done Rite Roofing
    3. Applied Roofing Services
    4. Shelton Roofing
    5. Cal-Vintage Roofing

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

    Perplexity

    1. Willow Glen Roofing
    2. Call Roofing San Jose
    3. Lifetime Roofing & Renovation

    Gemini

    1. Done Right Roofing
    2. Royal Roofing
    3. Central Roofing Company
    4. SERVPRO of SW San Jose
    5. ServiceMaster

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

    Perplexity

    1. Los Gatos Roofing
    2. Eastman Roofing & Waterproofing
    3. All About Roofing
    4. Any Roof Repair & Installation
    5. NC Roofing Solutions
    6. Clean Roofing

    Gemini

    1. Century Roof & Solar
    2. Wedge Roofing
    3. Applied Roofing Services

Sources AI cited

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

  1. serviceagent.ai (7)
  2. thumbtack.com (6)
  3. keithroofingcompany.com (5)
  4. bestprosintown.com (4)
  5. tophomeroofers.com (4)
  6. cleanroofing.com (3)
  7. lifetimeroofingrenovation.com (3)
  8. roof-ex.com (3)
  9. theroofingbrief.com (3)
  10. threebestrated.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.

0 of the 6 had their own website among the sources the answers cited, and AI gave a website for 0 of them.

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

How we measured this

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

  • My roof is leaking in San Jose, CA right now. Which roofer should I call?
  • Who is the most trusted roofer in San Jose, CA?
  • Which roofing company in San Jose, 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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Which roofers does AI name most in San Jose, CA?

Century Roof & Solar and Shelton Roofing were the roofers AI named most often in San Jose, CA, in 6 of 20 answers each 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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