Independent measurement · July 2026
The general contractors ChatGPT actually recommends.
Homeowners don't just search anymore — they ask ChatGPT who to see. So we measured the answer. We asked for the best general contractor in 16 U.S. metros, 4 different ways each — 64 checks in all — and recorded every company it named.
Only 33%
of the 1,195 U.S. general contractors we benchmarked ever came up. These are the ones homeowners are told to see.
1,195
U.S. general contractors checked
64
ChatGPT questions asked
16
metros benchmarked
33%
ever get recommended
The most recommended general contractors, metro by metro
Every metro below was benchmarked the same way: 4 homeowner-style questions, every answer recorded. Pick your city to see the full measured list.
Tampa
22 of 74#1 most recommended: Greaves Construction Inc
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Miami
27 of 76#1 most recommended: TVI Construction Corp
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Orlando
21 of 69#1 most recommended: JCP Construction
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New York
27 of 81#1 most recommended: Gaudioso Contracting
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Los Angeles
27 of 82#1 most recommended: Built To Perfection, Inc.
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Chicago
22 of 79#1 most recommended: Chi Renovation & Design
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Houston
29 of 68#1 most recommended: Texan Home Additions
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Dallas
24 of 72#1 most recommended: Creative Construction Remodeling
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Phoenix
27 of 78#1 most recommended: Infinity Builders - Phoenix Remodeling & Construction
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Atlanta
21 of 74#1 most recommended: Perfect Remodeling
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Philadelphia
21 of 73#1 most recommended: Myers Constructs Inc
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San Diego
24 of 70#1 most recommended: Lumina Builders Inc.
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Denver
26 of 75#1 most recommended: A2Z Builders
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Seattle
24 of 80#1 most recommended: Level Up Construction & Remodeling
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Las Vegas
24 of 71#1 most recommended: Jerezee Construction
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Charlotte
27 of 73#1 most recommended: Carolina Classic Builders
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Measured, never sold.
No general contractor can pay to appear on these lists. A company ranks here only because ChatGPT actually recommended it when we asked — and companies named more often rank higher. That's the whole formula.
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How did you measure which U.S. general contractors ChatGPT recommends?
We asked ChatGPT the questions real homeowners ask — like "Who is the best general contractor near me?" — 4 different ways, and recorded every company it recommended. Each company on this list was named in those answers; companies named more often rank higher. We ran 64 checks for this market and compared the answers against the 1,195 U.S. companies in our dataset.
Can a general contractor pay to be on this list?
No. This list is measured, never sold. A company appears here only if ChatGPT actually recommended it when we asked. Money cannot buy a place on this list.
What does it mean if a company is NOT on this list?
It means that when we asked ChatGPT for a general contractor in U.S., that company never came up. That says nothing about the quality of their care — only that homeowners who ask AI for a recommendation are being sent somewhere else. Most companies haven't shown up in AI answers yet, so the list is short.
How often is this updated?
We re-run the same benchmark quarterly with the same methodology, so companies that improve their AI visibility can appear in the next update. This edition was measured in July 2026.
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