ChatGPT Returns a List of Business Cards for 95.1% of Local Questions

    Ask ChatGPT for the best plumber, dentist or restaurant in a US city and 95.1% of the time it answers with its built-in list of local business cards, holding about 12 businesses. Gemini, asked the same questions, showed no such list.

    Answers with cards by service
    Restaurant
    94.9%
    Gym
    95.6%
    Dentist
    94.3%
    Accountant
    94.9%
    Veterinarian
    96.8%
    Hair salon
    93.7%
    Real estate agent
    94.3%
    Moving company
    93.7%
    Auto repair shop
    93.7%
    HVAC company
    93.7%
    Plumber
    96.8%
    Roofer
    96.8%
    Landscaper
    95.6%
    Locksmith
    96.2%
    Electrician
    94.9%

    Source: Suff Digital analysis of 3,160 ChatGPT answers to local questions in 79 US cities · answers from ChatGPT and Gemini, September 2026

    Share of ChatGPT local answers citing it by source
    expertise.com
    28.4%
    reviews.birdeye.com
    24.5%
    angi.com
    21%
    bestprosintown.com
    17.2%
    yably.com
    11.2%
    consumeraffairs.com
    8.4%
    threebestrated.com
    6.5%
    bbb.org
    6.2%

    Source: Suff Digital analysis of 3,160 ChatGPT answers to local questions in 79 US cities · answers from ChatGPT and Gemini, September 2026

    Source: ChatGPT Returns a List of Business Cards for 95.1% of Local Questions - Suff Digital