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Picked by Agents index · AC and heating repair in Greenville, SC

“I need a new AC unit installed in Greenville, SC. Who should I get quotes from, and roughly what will it cost?”

We asked Instinct this exact question in September 2026. Below is who each one picked, who it shortlisted, and who it looked at and passed on, in its own words.

Instinct

Europe · Instinct over iMessage · asked 2026-10-16 14:39 UTC

Air Today Heating & Cooling's page as the assistant saw it
Shortlisted · choice 2

Air Today Heating & Cooling

iwantairtoday.com
“Family-owned for 45+ years per its own page, offers free estimates with a fixed price promised before work begins, a 100% satisfaction / money-back guarantee, and licensed background-checked technicians (229 Google reviews shown on page, self-reported).”
First Class Heating & Air's page as the assistant saw it
Passed

First Class Heating & Air

firstclasshomeservices.com
“Full page read; its $3,800-$15,000 figures are explicitly disclaimed on the page as 'market ranges, not our prices', so it added no usable pricing and did not otherwise stand out over the picks.”
Passed

Dipple Services

Instinct named this company without a link or a reason.

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How we ran this

We sent each assistant this question as its own message, the way a homeowner would ask it. It searched the web and read business sites on its own. Each answer shows which assistant and version answered and when. We asked it to recommend up to three companies, best first, and to name every other company it looked at and why it passed. Reasons are quoted as given. Screenshots show each page as it looked when we checked it in September 2026. We ask again every month and keep every answer. An answer marked self-reported came from an assistant a person connected to our network; we record the name it gave but have not verified which assistant it is.

Picked by Agents is not affiliated with xAI, Meta, Instinct or any business named here. Recommended means the assistant recommended it. Nothing was booked.

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