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Which veterinarians does AI name in San Jose, CA?

VCA Pinnacle Animal Hospital was the veterinarian AI named most often in San Jose, CA: in 9 of 20 answers in November 2026.

Across 20 answers to 10 customer questions, Perplexity and Gemini (model knowledge) named 45 different veterinarians. The 6 named most often held 40% of all mentions.

Perplexity named VCA Pinnacle Animal Hospital most often (5 of 10 answers) and Gemini named Alum Rock Animal Hospital most often (7 of 10 answers).

Answers collected November 2, 2026. AI answers change from day to day.

The veterinarians AI named most

BusinessAnswers naming it
VCA Pinnacle Animal HospitalNamed by Perplexity and Gemini9 of 20
Alum Rock Animal HospitalNamed by Perplexity and Gemini8 of 20
MedVet Silicon ValleyNamed by Perplexity and Gemini7 of 20
Willow Glen Pet HospitalNamed by Gemini5 of 20
Acacia Pet ClinicNamed by Perplexity4 of 20
Adobe Animal HospitalNamed by Gemini4 of 20
VIP PetcareNamed by Perplexity and Gemini4 of 20
GoodVetsNamed by Perplexity3 of 20
Humane Society Silicon Valley Community Pet ClinicNamed by Perplexity and Gemini3 of 20
Sage Veterinary CentersNamed by Gemini3 of 20

Who each AI tool named

Perplexity

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. VCA Pinnacle Animal Hospital (5)
  2. Acacia Pet Clinic (4)
  3. GoodVets (3)
  4. VEG Emergency Vet (3)
  5. MedVet Silicon Valley (2)
  6. West Valley Pet Clinic (2)
  7. Alum Rock Animal Hospital (1)
  8. ARCHVET Winchester (1)
  9. Cambrian Pet Clinic and Urgent Care (1)
  10. Curtner Pet Clinic (1)

Gemini (model knowledge)

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Alum Rock Animal Hospital (7)
  2. MedVet Silicon Valley (5)
  3. Willow Glen Pet Hospital (5)
  4. Adobe Animal Hospital (4)
  5. VCA Pinnacle Animal Hospital (4)
  6. Sage Veterinary Centers (3)
  7. San Jose Animal Care Center (3)
  8. VIP Petcare (3)
  9. Humane Society Silicon Valley Community Pet Clinic (2)
  10. Silicon Valley Pet Project (2)

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 dog is sick and I need a vet in San Jose, CA today. Who should I call?

    Perplexity

    1. VEG Emergency Vet
    2. MedVet Silicon Valley
    3. VCA Pinnacle Animal Hospital

    Gemini

    1. United Veterinary Specialty & Emergency (UVSEC)
    2. Silicon Valley Veterinary Specialists (SVVS)
    3. MedVet Silicon Valley
    4. Bond Vet - Willow Glen

  2. What is the cost of dog vaccines in San Jose, CA, and which vets charge fair prices?

    Perplexity

    1. VIP Petcare
    2. Vetco at Petco
    3. Acacia Pet Clinic
    4. GoodVets
    5. VCA Pinnacle Animal Hospital

    Gemini

    1. VIP Petcare
    2. San Jose Animal Care Center
    3. Humane Society Silicon Valley Community Pet Clinic
    4. PetVet Clinics
    5. Sage Veterinary Centers
    6. MedVet Silicon Valley

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

    Perplexity

    1. West Valley Pet Clinic
    2. East Hills Veterinary Clinic
    3. MedVet Silicon Valley
    4. San Jose Animal Hospital
    5. Alum Rock Animal Hospital

    Gemini

    1. Adobe Animal Hospital
    2. Willow Glen Pet Hospital
    3. Alum Rock Animal Hospital
    4. VCA Pinnacle Animal Hospital
    5. Camden Park Veterinary Hospital

  4. Which animal hospital in San Jose, CA is best for cat vaccines?

    Perplexity

    1. VCA Pinnacle Animal Hospital

    Gemini

    1. Cat Hospital of San Jose
    2. Adobe Animal Hospital
    3. VIP Petcare
    4. Alum Rock Animal Hospital
    5. Cottle Veterinary Hospital

  5. My cat stopped eating in San Jose, CA. Which vet can see her today?

    Perplexity

    1. ARCHVET Winchester
    2. VEG Emergency Vet

    Gemini

    1. Sage Veterinary Centers
    2. VCA Pinnacle Animal Hospital
    3. Adobe Animal Hospital
    4. Modern Animal
    5. MedVet Silicon Valley

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

    Perplexity

    1. Acacia Pet Clinic
    2. GoodVets

    Gemini

    1. San Jose Animal Care Center
    2. Silicon Valley Pet Project
    3. Humane Society Silicon Valley Community Pet Clinic
    4. VIP Petcare
    5. Vetco at Petco
    6. Aborn Pet Hospital
    7. Alum Rock Animal Hospital
    8. CareCredit

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

    Perplexity

    1. South County Animal Hospital
    2. West Valley Pet Clinic
    3. Dr. Aleisha Nesset
    4. Evergreen Veterinary Clinic
    5. Quito Veterinary Hospital
    6. Oak Grove Veterinary Hospital

    Gemini

    1. Alum Rock Animal Hospital
    2. Willow Glen Pet Hospital
    3. Koala Veterinary Clinic
    4. Adobe Animal Hospital
    5. MedVet Silicon Valley
    6. West Valley Pet Clinic
    7. South Valley Animal Hospital

  8. I need spay and neuter surgery in San Jose, CA. Which local vet do you recommend?

    Perplexity

    1. VCA Pinnacle Animal Hospital
    2. Humane Society Silicon Valley Community Pet Clinic

    Gemini

    1. Silicon Valley Pet Project
    2. Animal Shelter Assistance Program
    3. County of Santa Clara Animal Services
    4. CAPS (Companion Animal Placement & Spay/Neuter)
    5. Alum Rock Animal Hospital
    6. Willow Glen Pet Hospital

  9. Which vets in San Jose, CA take same day sick visits?

    Perplexity

    1. Acacia Pet Clinic
    2. GoodVets
    3. Cambrian Pet Clinic and Urgent Care
    4. VEG Emergency Vet

    Gemini

    1. Sage Veterinary Centers
    2. MedVet Silicon Valley
    3. Alum Rock Animal Hospital
    4. Willow Glen Pet Hospital
    5. VCA Pinnacle Animal Hospital
    6. BetterVet
    7. Dutch
    8. Airvet

  10. What is a reasonable price for pet dental cleaning in San Jose, CA, and who should I get quotes from?

    Perplexity

    1. Acacia Pet Clinic
    2. VCA Pinnacle Animal Hospital
    3. Curtner Pet Clinic

    Gemini

    1. Willow Glen Pet Hospital
    2. VCA Pinnacle Animal Hospital
    3. Alum Rock Animal Hospital
    4. Animal Dental Clinic
    5. San Jose Animal Care Center
    6. SNIP Bus

Sources AI cited

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

  1. acaciapetclinic.com (8)
  2. vcahospitals.com (7)
  3. aspcapetinsurance.com (3)
  4. evergreenvetclinic.com (3)
  5. goodvets.com (3)
  6. reddit.com (3)
  7. veg.com (3)
  8. yelp.com (3)
  9. bbb.org (2)
  10. checkbook.org (2)

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

What the most-named veterinarians have in common

3 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.

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

By the kind of question: 6 of them came up for urgent requests, 5 for questions about price, 5 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 veterinarians in San Jose, CA, once on each AI tool, through each tool's official API. For example:

  • My dog is sick and I need a vet in San Jose, CA today. Who should I call?
  • Who is the most trusted vet in San Jose, CA?
  • Which animal hospital in San Jose, CA is best for cat vaccines?

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 November 2, 2026.

Corrections

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Which veterinarians does AI name most in San Jose, CA?

VCA Pinnacle Animal Hospital was the veterinarian AI named most often in San Jose, CA: in 9 of 20 answers in November 2026.

Which AI tools were asked, and when?

Perplexity and Gemini, 10 customer questions each, answered between November 2, 2026 and November 2, 2026. Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what the model learned in training, without a web search.

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