picked by agentsPicked by Agents index · AC and heating repair in McKinney, TX
We asked Grok 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.
United States · xAI Grok Bot, a cloud agent with its own browser · asked 2026-09-28 17:59 UTC
“Joplin's has been a family-owned McKinney company since 1978, and it is a Carrier Factory Authorized Dealer and President's Award winner with free estimates, financing, TDLR licenses TACLA27091C, TACLA69075C and TACLA00149132C, and about 3,794 Google reviews shown on Carrier's dealer page.”
“Burnside has been at 555 Berry Ave in McKinney since 1958, is a Lennox Premier Dealer (confirmed on Lennox's locator), advertises flat-rate pricing, 0% APR financing on approved credit and help with rebates, and is rated 4.8 on 2,157 reviews by Lennox's count, though its pages showed no license number or labor warranty terms.”
“Harris is a family-owned McKinney company at 311 Industrial Blvd since 2008 and a Trane Comfort Specialist dealer (confirmed on Trane's locator), and it offers free in-home estimates, financing, one-day installs, no-pressure recommendations and license TACLB27812E, though it doesn't publish warranty terms.”
“It is a close fourth as a McKinney Trane Comfort Specialist with license TACLA76759C and 5.0 stars from about 1,770 Google reviews, but its own site timed out twice, it is younger than the picks, and one install review describes three callbacks to get a new system working.”
“It is a multi-location DFW chain based in Garland, and its install page is generic promotion that shows no brand, warranty terms or license number.”
“It publishes clear flat-rate tiers and license TACLA126718E, but it works from Farmers Branch about 28 miles away, has only 143 reviews, asks for a 50% deposit at booking, and still advertises the expired federal 25C tax credit.”
“It is BBB A+ accredited since 2013 and offers free estimates with a 2-year labor and 10-year parts warranty, but its install page reads as out of date, shows no license number or brand, and the company is smaller than the picks.”
“Its page contradicts itself on pricing ('starting at $3,500' next to tiers of $4,800 to $13,500), reads like a Plano-based marketing network, and shows no license number or McKinney office.”
“It publishes full-system prices of $11,100 to $25,300 with a 10-year parts-and-labor warranty, but I couldn't confirm its office location, license, reviews or BBB standing.”
“It has a McKinney branch, free estimates and license TACLB00052136E, but it is a large multi-trade DFW company with no published brand, pricing or warranty, and it wrongly suggests federal tax credits may still apply.”
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.
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