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Which plumbers does AI name in Chicago, IL?

Rescue Plumbing was the plumber AI named most often in Chicago, IL: in 13 of 20 answers in October 2026.

Across 20 answers to 10 customer questions, Perplexity and Gemini (model knowledge) named 30 different plumbers. The 6 named most often held 57% of all mentions.

Perplexity named Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup most often (6 of 10 answers) and Gemini named Rescue Plumbing most often (10 of 10 answers).

Answers collected October 15, 2026. AI answers change from day to day.

The plumbers AI named most

BusinessAnswers naming it
Rescue PlumbingNamed by Perplexity and Gemini13 of 20
J. Blanton PlumbingNamed by Gemini7 of 20
Apex Plumbing & SewerNamed by Gemini6 of 20
Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water CleanupNamed by Perplexity6 of 20
Althoff IndustriesNamed by Gemini3 of 20
Four Seasons Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & ElectricNamed by Perplexity and Gemini3 of 20
Chicago Drain MastersNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Chicago Plumbing ExpertsNamed by Gemini2 of 20
Goode PlumbingNamed by Perplexity2 of 20
Precision PlumbingNamed by Gemini2 of 20

Who each AI tool named

Perplexity

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup (6)
  2. Rescue Plumbing (3)
  3. Chicago Drain Masters (2)
  4. Goode Plumbing (2)
  5. Vanguard Plumbing and Sewer, Inc. (2)
  6. Aleck Plumbing (1)
  7. Baethke Plumbing (1)
  8. First Chicago Plumbing (1)
  9. Fly Plumbing (1)
  10. Four Seasons Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electric (1)

Gemini (model knowledge)

10 of its 10 answers named at least one business.

  1. Rescue Plumbing (10)
  2. J. Blanton Plumbing (7)
  3. Apex Plumbing & Sewer (6)
  4. Althoff Industries (3)
  5. Chicago Plumbing Experts (2)
  6. Four Seasons Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electric (2)
  7. Precision Plumbing (2)
  8. Citywide Plumbing (1)
  9. Elite Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning (1)
  10. Feltner’s Plumbing (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. I need an emergency plumber in Chicago, IL right now. Who should I call?

    Perplexity

    1. Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup
    2. Rescue Plumbing
    3. King Heating
    4. Fly Plumbing
    5. Four Seasons Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electric

    Gemini

    1. Rescue Plumbing
    2. Chicago Plumbing Experts
    3. J. Blanton Plumbing

  2. How much does drain cleaning cost in Chicago, IL, and which plumbers charge fair prices?

    Perplexity

    1. Chicago Drain Masters
    2. Walsh & Son Plumbing and Sewer
    3. Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup

    Gemini

    1. Reliable Plumbing & Heating
    2. Rescue Plumbing
    3. Apex Plumbing & Sewer
    4. J. Blanton Plumbing

  3. Who is the most trusted plumber in Chicago, IL?

    Perplexity

    1. Vanguard Plumbing and Sewer, Inc.
    2. Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup

    Gemini

    1. Rescue Plumbing
    2. Apex Plumbing & Sewer
    3. Althoff Industries
    4. J. Blanton Plumbing

  4. Which plumbing company in Chicago, IL is best for water heater repair?

    Perplexity

    1. Goode Plumbing

    Gemini

    1. Rescue Plumbing
    2. Four Seasons Heating and Air Conditioning
    3. J. Blanton Plumbing
    4. Apex Plumbing & Sewer
    5. Althoff Industries

  5. My basement is flooding in Chicago, IL. Which plumber can come today?

    Perplexity

    1. Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup
    2. Rescue Plumbing

    Gemini

    1. Rescue Plumbing
    2. Apex Plumbing & Sewer
    3. Rooter-Man Plumbers of Chicago
    4. Precision Plumbing
    5. ServiceMaster
    6. Servpro
    7. Peoples Gas

  6. Who is the most affordable plumber near Chicago, IL?

    Perplexity

    1. Aleck Plumbing

    Gemini

    1. Rescue Plumbing
    2. J. Blanton Plumbing
    3. Chicago Plumbing Experts

  7. Which plumbers in Chicago, IL have the best reviews?

    Perplexity

    1. Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup
    2. Hot Water Heater Repair Chicago
    3. Rescue Plumbing
    4. First Chicago Plumbing

    Gemini

    1. Rescue Plumbing
    2. J. Blanton Plumbing
    3. Apex Plumbing & Sewer
    4. Citywide Plumbing
    5. Feltner’s Plumbing

  8. I need water heater installation in Chicago, IL. Which local plumber do you recommend?

    Perplexity

    1. Goode Plumbing

    Gemini

    1. Elite Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning
    2. Four Seasons Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electric
    3. Althoff Industries
    4. Rescue Plumbing

  9. Is there a 24 hour plumber in Chicago, IL that answers the phone at night?

    Perplexity

    1. Plumbers 911 Chicago
    2. Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Water Cleanup

    Gemini

    1. Four Seasons Heating, Cooling, Plumbing & Electric
    2. Apex Plumbing & Sewer
    3. Rescue Plumbing
    4. J. Blanton Plumbing

  10. What is a reasonable price for sewer line repair in Chicago, IL, and who should I get quotes from?

    Perplexity

    1. Vanguard Plumbing and Sewer, Inc.
    2. J Sewer & Drain Plumbing
    3. Baethke Plumbing
    4. Chicago Drain Masters

    Gemini

    1. Precision Plumbing
    2. Suburban Plumbing Experts
    3. Rescue Plumbing

Sources AI cited

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

  1. bestinhood.com (8)
  2. consumeraffairs.com (6)
  3. rotorooter.com (6)
  4. bestprosintown.com (4)
  5. local.yahoo.com (4)
  6. serviceagent.ai (4)
  7. angi.com (3)
  8. bestpickreports.com (3)
  9. fourseasonsheatingcooling.com (3)
  10. homeadvisor.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 plumbers have in common

2 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 6 of them.

By the kind of question: 5 of them came up for urgent requests, 4 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 plumbers in Chicago, IL, once on each AI tool, through each tool's official API. For example:

  • I need an emergency plumber in Chicago, IL right now. Who should I call?
  • Who is the most trusted plumber in Chicago, IL?
  • Which plumbing company in Chicago, IL is best for water heater 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 15, 2026.

Corrections

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Questions about this page

Which plumbers does AI name most in Chicago, IL?

Rescue Plumbing was the plumber AI named most often in Chicago, IL: in 13 of 20 answers in October 2026.

Which AI tools were asked, and when?

Perplexity and Gemini, 10 customer questions each, answered between October 15, 2026 and October 15, 2026. Gemini (model knowledge) answers from what the model learned in training, without a web search.

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