How AI answer engines name Arbor
Data through November 7, 2026
Across 1,039 answers ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI surfaces gave to buyer questions about Local Services between May 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026, Arbor was named in 7 (0.7%).
By engine
Answers each engine gave to buyer questions about Local Services, and how many of them named Arbor.
| Engine | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | 4 | 270 | 1.5% |
| Claude | 0 | 263 | 0.0% |
| Gemini | 1 | 203 | 0.5% |
| Perplexity | 2 | 270 | 0.7% |
| Google AI Mode | 0 | 24 | 0.0% |
| Google AI Overviews | 0 | 9 | 0.0% |
By question type
The same answers, split by the shape of the buyer question.
| Question type | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best-of | 0 | 170 | 0.0% |
| Ranked list | 7 | 176 | 4.0% |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 170 | 0.0% |
| Is it worth it | 0 | 173 | 0.0% |
| How to choose | 0 | 171 | 0.0% |
| Problem first | 0 | 179 | 0.0% |
Week by week
Arbor was named in at least one answer in 5 of the 7 weeks on record; the latest was the week of November 2, 2026.
Each week's answers to buyer questions about Local Services, Monday to Sunday, newest first, and how many of them named Arbor. The questions asked can differ from one week to the next.
| Week of | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 58 | 1.7% | |
| 2 | 115 | 1.7% | |
| 2 | 133 | 1.5% | |
| 0 | 152 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 201 | 0.5% | |
| 0 | 200 | 0.0% | |
| 1 | 180 | 0.6% |
Named first
When an answer named Arbor alongside another brand in this record, it was named first in 4 of 6 (66.7%).
Named alongside
- Tree Scouts: named together in 3 answers
- Austin Tree Experts: named together in 1 answer
- Brand Visibility: named together in 1 answer
- Claude: named together in 1 answer
- Faindly: named together in 1 answer
- Insight Partners: named together in 1 answer
- Perplexity: named together in 1 answer
Other sources the engines cited when they named Arbor
Domains other than Arbor's own sites, ranked by the number of answers that named Arbor and cited each domain. Own-site citations are shown separately below.
| Domain | Answers |
|---|---|
| bestinhood.com | 2 |
| birdeye.com | 2 |
| expertise.com | 2 |
| happytreeserviceofaustin.com | 2 |
| lawnstarter.com | 2 |
| thumbtack.com | 2 |
| treescouts.com | 2 |
| yelp.com | 2 |
| adamsappletreeservice.com | 1 |
| aiovantage.net | 1 |
Arbor's own site (arbor.eco) was cited in 1 of 10 (10.0%).
Across every answer run in the Machine Relations Index, not only the answers that named Arbor, arbor.eco was cited in 2 of 37,140 (0.01%), by 2 of the 6 engines it observes. The Index is still collecting evidence on arbor.eco before it grades or ranks it.
Across every Local Services buyer question, not only the answers that named Arbor, the Machine Relations Index ranks which sources AI engines cite for Local Services questions.
All categories
| Category | Named | Answers | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local Services | 7 | 1,039 | 0.7% |
| AI Visibility & GEO | 1 | 1,621 | 0.1% |
| Enterprise AI | 1 | 501 | 0.2% |
| Legal & Compliance | 1 | 486 | 0.2% |
How this is measured
Names are matched case-sensitively from each brand's own homepage title, in answers stored by the Machine Relations Index. Only derived counts are published here; no answer text is.
A brand appears only once it has been named in at least 10 answers on 7 separate days.
A name match counts a mention. It does not count a recommendation, and it does not measure sentiment.
Categories are the Index's buyer-question categories.
Window-to-window brand movement is unmeasured. The stored counts do not establish unchanged prompts, collection instruments and sampling weights across periods. Historical counts and weekly rows are descriptive, not a matched trend.
Source: Machine Relations Index.
FAQ
Does ChatGPT recommend Arbor?
ChatGPT named Arbor in 4 of 270 answers (1.5%) to buyer questions about Local Services between May 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026. This record counts a name, not a recommendation: it does not judge whether the answer endorsed Arbor.
Which sources do AI engines cite when they mention Arbor?
Excluding Arbor's own sites, the domains cited most often in answers that named Arbor were bestinhood.com (2 answers), birdeye.com (2 answers) and expertise.com (2 answers). Arbor's own site (arbor.eco) was cited in 1 of 10 (10.0%).
Which AI engine names Arbor most often?
ChatGPT, at 1.5%: it named Arbor in 4 of 270 answers to buyer questions about Local Services.