Who do AI assistants recommend in Washington, DC?

    The top 15 firms AI assistants name for Washington — each a verified registered investment adviser — from 100 location-specific queries across the four major platforms.

    100 city queries1 of 64 covered metrosUpdated August 12, 2026 · Methodology

    Top firms ranked

    15

    #1 firm's city score

    414

    District Capital Management

    Average city score

    196.4

    City scale — not the 0–100 national score

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    🏠

    Local Specialist

    Ranks #1 here but #66 nationally — a genuinely local presence.

    National rank

    #66

    National score

    50.0/100

    Avg. position here

    3.0

    Excellent — typically in the top 3 when mentioned

    AI platform breakdown · this metro

    ChatGPTChatGPT

    26%

    Mentions6
    ClaudeClaude

    0%

    Mentions0
    PerplexityPerplexity

    61%

    Mentions14
    GeminiGemini

    13%

    Mentions3

    Primarily visible on Perplexity (61%), with secondary presence on other platforms23 total mentions across 4 platforms.

    🌎

    National Leader

    Ranks #2 locally and #42 nationally — consistently high visibility across markets.

    National rank

    #42

    National score

    53.2/100

    Avg. position here

    4.9

    Very good — typically in the top 5 when mentioned

    AI platform breakdown · this metro

    ChatGPTChatGPT

    14%

    Mentions3
    ClaudeClaude

    52%

    Mentions11
    PerplexityPerplexity

    0%

    Mentions0
    GeminiGemini

    33%

    Mentions7

    Split between Claude (52%) and Gemini (33%)21 total mentions across 4 platforms.

    📍

    Local Focus

    Ranks #3 in this city with no national ranking — AI visibility concentrated in local markets.

    National rank

    Not in top 300

    National score

    Avg. position here

    2.9

    Excellent — typically in the top 3 when mentioned

    AI platform breakdown · this metro

    ChatGPTChatGPT

    0%

    Mentions0
    ClaudeClaude

    69%

    Mentions11
    PerplexityPerplexity

    0%

    Mentions0
    GeminiGemini

    31%

    Mentions5

    Primarily visible on Claude (69%), with secondary presence on other platforms16 total mentions across 4 platforms.

    🌎

    National Leader

    Ranks #4 locally and #15 nationally — consistently high visibility across markets.

    National rank

    #15

    National score

    60.5/100

    Avg. position here

    5.7

    Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned

    AI platform breakdown · this metro

    ChatGPTChatGPT

    0%

    Mentions0
    ClaudeClaude

    80%

    Mentions12
    PerplexityPerplexity

    0%

    Mentions0
    GeminiGemini

    20%

    Mentions3

    Primarily visible on Claude (80%), with secondary presence on other platforms15 total mentions across 4 platforms.

    🌎

    National Leader

    Ranks #5 locally and #2 nationally — consistently high visibility across markets.

    National rank

    #2

    National score

    80.0/100

    Avg. position here

    5.9

    Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned

    AI platform breakdown · this metro

    ChatGPTChatGPT

    0%

    Mentions0
    ClaudeClaude

    71%

    Mentions10
    PerplexityPerplexity

    0%

    Mentions0
    GeminiGemini

    29%

    Mentions4

    Primarily visible on Claude (71%), with secondary presence on other platforms14 total mentions across 4 platforms.

    🌎

    National Leader

    Ranks #6 locally and #19 nationally — consistently high visibility across markets.

    National rank

    #19

    National score

    60.0/100

    Avg. position here

    5.8

    Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned

    AI platform breakdown · this metro

    ChatGPTChatGPT

    0%

    Mentions0
    ClaudeClaude

    77%

    Mentions10
    PerplexityPerplexity

    23%

    Mentions3
    GeminiGemini

    0%

    Mentions0

    Primarily visible on Claude (77%), with secondary presence on other platforms13 total mentions across 4 platforms.

    📍

    Local 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

    3.9

    Very good — typically in the top 5 when mentioned

    AI platform breakdown · this metro

    ChatGPTChatGPT

    0%

    Mentions0
    ClaudeClaude

    0%

    Mentions0
    PerplexityPerplexity

    50%

    Mentions6
    GeminiGemini

    50%

    Mentions6

    Split between Perplexity (50%) and Gemini (50%)12 total mentions across 4 platforms.

    🌎

    National Leader

    Ranks #8 locally and #7 nationally — consistently high visibility across markets.

    National rank

    #7

    National score

    71.9/100

    Avg. position here

    6.8

    Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned

    AI platform breakdown · this metro

    ChatGPTChatGPT

    0%

    Mentions0
    ClaudeClaude

    75%

    Mentions9
    PerplexityPerplexity

    0%

    Mentions0
    GeminiGemini

    25%

    Mentions3

    Primarily visible on Claude (75%), with secondary presence on other platforms12 total mentions across 4 platforms.

    🌎

    National Leader

    Ranks #9 locally and #9 nationally — consistently high visibility across markets.

    National rank

    #9

    National score

    70.2/100

    Avg. position here

    6.6

    Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned

    AI platform breakdown · this metro

    ChatGPTChatGPT

    0%

    Mentions0
    ClaudeClaude

    100%

    Mentions10
    PerplexityPerplexity

    0%

    Mentions0
    GeminiGemini

    0%

    Mentions0

    Claude drives 100% of this firm's AI visibility in this city10 total mentions across 4 platforms.

    🌎

    National Leader

    Ranks #10 locally and #1 nationally — consistently high visibility across markets.

    National rank

    #1

    National score

    87.5/100

    Avg. position here

    6.8

    Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned

    AI platform breakdown · this metro

    ChatGPTChatGPT

    0%

    Mentions0
    ClaudeClaude

    22%

    Mentions2
    PerplexityPerplexity

    67%

    Mentions6
    GeminiGemini

    11%

    Mentions1

    Primarily visible on Perplexity (67%), with secondary presence on other platforms9 total mentions across 4 platforms.

    📍

    Local Focus

    Ranks #11 in this city with no national ranking — AI visibility concentrated in local markets.

    National rank

    Not in top 300

    National score

    Avg. position here

    3.9

    Very good — typically in the top 5 when mentioned

    AI platform breakdown · this metro

    ChatGPTChatGPT

    0%

    Mentions0
    ClaudeClaude

    0%

    Mentions0
    PerplexityPerplexity

    38%

    Mentions3
    GeminiGemini

    63%

    Mentions5

    Primarily visible on Gemini (63%), with secondary presence on other platforms8 total mentions across 4 platforms.

    📍

    Local Focus

    Ranks #12 in this city with no national ranking — AI visibility concentrated in local markets.

    National rank

    Not in top 300

    National score

    Avg. position here

    5.4

    Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned

    AI platform breakdown · this metro

    ChatGPTChatGPT

    13%

    Mentions1
    ClaudeClaude

    0%

    Mentions0
    PerplexityPerplexity

    63%

    Mentions5
    GeminiGemini

    25%

    Mentions2

    Primarily visible on Perplexity (63%), with secondary presence on other platforms8 total mentions across 4 platforms.

    📊

    Consistent Performer

    Ranks #13 locally and #21 nationally — consistent visibility across markets.

    National rank

    #21

    National score

    58.6/100

    Avg. position here

    5.8

    Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned

    AI platform breakdown · this metro

    ChatGPTChatGPT

    0%

    Mentions0
    ClaudeClaude

    25%

    Mentions2
    PerplexityPerplexity

    13%

    Mentions1
    GeminiGemini

    63%

    Mentions5

    Primarily visible on Gemini (63%), with secondary presence on other platforms8 total mentions across 4 platforms.

    📊

    Consistent Performer

    Ranks #14 locally and #6 nationally — consistent visibility across markets.

    National rank

    #6

    National score

    73.9/100

    Avg. position here

    6.4

    Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned

    AI platform breakdown · this metro

    ChatGPTChatGPT

    0%

    Mentions0
    ClaudeClaude

    0%

    Mentions0
    PerplexityPerplexity

    63%

    Mentions5
    GeminiGemini

    38%

    Mentions3

    Primarily visible on Perplexity (63%), with secondary presence on other platforms8 total mentions across 4 platforms.

    📊

    Consistent Performer

    Ranks #15 locally and #3 nationally — consistent visibility across markets.

    National rank

    #3

    National score

    76.2/100

    Avg. position here

    6.4

    Good — often in the top 10 when mentioned

    AI platform breakdown · this metro

    ChatGPTChatGPT

    13%

    Mentions1
    ClaudeClaude

    0%

    Mentions0
    PerplexityPerplexity

    75%

    Mentions6
    GeminiGemini

    13%

    Mentions1

    Primarily visible on Perplexity (75%), with secondary presence on other platforms8 total mentions across 4 platforms.

    Showing Washington's top 15 — every listed firm is a registered investment adviser, verified against the SEC/state Form ADV registry. Firms below the cutoff are still tracked: search any firm name above.

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    Disclaimer

    This is independent research, not investment advice or an endorsement. Scores measure how often and how prominently AI assistants surface a firm as of August 12, 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.

    This board ranks independent RIA firms only. National wirehouses, banks, broker-dealers, and asset managers — Morgan Stanley, Merrill, Charles Schwab, Fidelity, Vanguard, and similar — are out of scope by design: they compete in a different category, and their household-brand ubiquity in AI answers would turn an independent-advisor ranking into a big-brand recognition contest. Independent advisor teams affiliated with those institutions are evaluated as their own firms.

    Scores and ranks are recomputed each edition from a fixed query library. Because assistant outputs vary run to run, small movement between editions is expected — rank changes outside the top 25 are shown as approximate. See the full methodology, or request a correction.