Top firms ranked
15
#1 firm's city score
510
Foster Group
Average city score
265.1
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18Local Specialist
Ranks #1 here but #100 nationally — a genuinely local presence.
National rank
#100
National score
53.7/100
Avg. position here
3.4
Very good — typically in the top 5 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT10%
Claude21%
Perplexity7%
Gemini62%
Primarily visible on Gemini (62%), with secondary presence on other platforms — 29 total mentions across 4 platforms.
61074Local Specialist
Ranks #2 here but #67 nationally — a genuinely local presence.
National rank
#67
National score
56.5/100
Avg. position here
4.0
Very good — typically in the top 5 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT22%
Claude37%
Perplexity26%
Gemini15%
Balanced visibility across 3 AI platforms — 27 total mentions across 4 platforms.
6266Local Specialist
Ranks #3 here but #78 nationally — a genuinely local presence.
National rank
#78
National score
55.4/100
Avg. position here
3.8
Very good — typically in the top 5 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT30%
Claude10%
Perplexity30%
Gemini30%
Balanced visibility across 3 AI platforms — 20 total mentions across 4 platforms.
3752Local Specialist
Ranks #4 here but #191 nationally — a genuinely local presence.
National rank
#191
National score
50.1/100
Avg. position here
5.6
Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT18%
Claude41%
Perplexity29%
Gemini12%
Balanced visibility across 3 AI platforms — 17 total mentions across 4 platforms.
0844National Leader
Ranks #5 locally and #8 nationally — consistently high visibility across markets.
National rank
#8
National score
76.1/100
Avg. position here
3.7
Very good — typically in the top 5 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT0%
Claude50%
Perplexity25%
Gemini25%
Balanced visibility across 3 AI platforms — 16 total mentions across 4 platforms.
0816National Leader
Ranks #6 locally and #1 nationally — consistently high visibility across markets.
National rank
#1
National score
89.7/100
Avg. position here
4.7
Very good — typically in the top 5 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT0%
Claude53%
Perplexity7%
Gemini40%
Split between Claude (53%) and Gemini (40%) — 15 total mentions across 4 platforms.
2607Local Focus
Ranks #7 in this city with no national ranking — AI visibility concentrated in local markets.
National rank
Not in top 300
National score
—
Avg. position here
7.6
Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT13%
Claude40%
Perplexity0%
Gemini47%
Split between Gemini (47%) and Claude (40%) — 15 total mentions across 4 platforms.
0518Local Focus
Ranks #8 in this city with no national ranking — AI visibility concentrated in local markets.
National rank
Not in top 300
National score
—
Avg. position here
4.4
Very good — typically in the top 5 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT0%
Claude36%
Perplexity7%
Gemini57%
Split between Gemini (57%) and Claude (36%) — 14 total mentions across 4 platforms.
10130Local Focus
Ranks #9 in this city with no national ranking — AI visibility concentrated in local markets.
National rank
Not in top 300
National score
—
Avg. position here
5.8
Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT7%
Claude0%
Perplexity93%
Gemini0%
Perplexity drives 93% of this firm's AI visibility in this city — 14 total mentions across 4 platforms.
1417Local Specialist
Ranks #10 here but #273 nationally — a genuinely local presence.
National rank
#273
National score
48.3/100
Avg. position here
4.0
Very good — typically in the top 5 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT8%
Claude31%
Perplexity8%
Gemini54%
Split between Gemini (54%) and Claude (31%) — 13 total mentions across 4 platforms.
0409Consistent Performer
Ranks #11 locally and #3 nationally — consistent visibility across markets.
National rank
#3
National score
86.1/100
Avg. position here
4.2
Very good — typically in the top 5 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT0%
Claude31%
Perplexity0%
Gemini69%
Primarily visible on Gemini (69%), with secondary presence on other platforms — 13 total mentions across 4 platforms.
1237Consistent Performer
Ranks #12 locally and #9 nationally — consistent visibility across markets.
National rank
#9
National score
75.9/100
Avg. position here
4.5
Very good — typically in the top 5 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT8%
Claude15%
Perplexity23%
Gemini54%
Mixed visibility across platforms — 13 total mentions across 4 platforms.
0715Local Focus
Ranks #13 in this city with no national ranking — AI visibility concentrated in local markets.
National rank
Not in top 300
National score
—
Avg. position here
6.6
Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT0%
Claude54%
Perplexity8%
Gemini38%
Split between Claude (54%) and Gemini (38%) — 13 total mentions across 4 platforms.
11001Local Specialist
Ranks #14 here but #194 nationally — a genuinely local presence.
National rank
#194
National score
50.1/100
Avg. position here
2.5
Excellent — typically in the top 3 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT92%
Claude0%
Perplexity0%
Gemini8%
ChatGPT drives 92% of this firm's AI visibility in this city — 12 total mentions across 4 platforms.
5122Local Specialist
Ranks #15 here but #167 nationally — a genuinely local presence.
National rank
#167
National score
50.8/100
Avg. position here
3.8
Very good — typically in the top 5 when mentioned
AI platform breakdown · this metro
ChatGPT50%
Claude10%
Perplexity20%
Gemini20%
Balanced visibility across 3 AI platforms — 10 total mentions across 4 platforms.
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This is independent research, not investment advice or an endorsement. Scores measure how often and how prominently AI assistants surface a firm as of September 15, 2026 — not its competence, credentials, performance, or fit for any client. Rankings reflect clean, non-personalized queries and may differ from what any individual user sees. AdvisorFinder is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, or Perplexity; their names and logos identify the tools we test.
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