In Cleveland, only 37.3% of the local businesses ChatGPT recommends are real, open and inside the city, against 93.8% in San Antonio. Nationwide, 72.5% of ChatGPT's local recommendations check out, so more than one in four fail at least one of the checks.
Source: Suff Digital analysis of 8,338 ChatGPT-recommended businesses in 79 US cities · ChatGPT answers checked against Google Business Profiles, September 2026