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The Picks Index · Electrical panels and EV chargers

How AI assistants choose an electrician

We ask Grok Bot, Meta Muse, and Instinct the questions customers ask about electrical panels and ev chargers and record every answer. This is what they read and what they rewarded across 11 answers in 7 markets, from each question's latest round. The sample is still small, so read the shares as direction. It grows every month.

Businesses weighed per answer
6.1
Picks whose own website the assistant read
91%
Most common reason for a pick
Licenses and credentials, 100%

What they reward

Why an assistant picks an electrician

Share of picks whose stated reason mentions each thing. A reason can mention several.

  • Licenses and credentials100%
  • Price and financing91%
  • Speed and availability55%
  • Reviews and ratings27%
  • Experience and history27%
  • Local or family owned9%
  • Specific service match9%

Assistant by assistant

Each one weighs something different

The same questions about electricians, answered by each assistant. What decides a pick is not the same everywhere, so a business has to show all of it.

  • Meta Muse

    7 answers

    Top reason
    Licenses and credentials, 100%
    Picks whose own site it read
    86%
  • Instinct

    3 answers

    Top reason
    Price and financing, 100%
    Picks whose own site it read
    100%

What they read

The sites they check you against

Share of answers that cite each site, leaving out the businesses' own websites. Your profile on these is part of your answer.

  • bbb.org18%