picked by agentsPicked by Agents index · AC and heating repair in New York, NY
We asked Grok and 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.
United States · xAI Grok Bot, a cloud agent with its own browser · asked 2026-09-28 14:20 UTC
“It offers Manhattan furnace repair with stated 24/7 emergency service, says it has served since 1906, and shows about 4.7 stars from more than 1,075 Google reviews on its site.”
“It lists NYC DOB Contractor #022359, says it has operated since 1987, has a 24/7 dispatcher, and describes severity-based same-day routing for no-heat calls in heating season.”
“It advertises residential furnace repair across NYC with same-day and 24/7 emergency response, says it has more than 11 years in business, and shows 111 reviews on its site.”
“It advertises same-week service rather than same-day or 24/7 emergency scheduling language.”
“It claims same-day and emergency furnace repair citywide, but its pages showed less licensing and longevity detail than the top picks.”
“It makes strong 24/7 Manhattan furnace claims, but the fetched page had little independent review volume or years-in-business detail.”
“It claims service since 1933 plus same-day and 24/7 coverage, but its third-party rating picture looked thinner or mixed versus Petri.”
“Its site lists hours as 8am to 6pm every day, which undercuts its emergency and same-day positioning for this-week urgency.”
“It claims NYC-licensed 24/7 service with 2 to 4 hour emergency dispatch, but I found fewer visible public review counts than Petri.”
“Its emergency page and homepage both blocked on fetch, and secondary sources described mixed customer feedback on pricing.”
“The fetch was blocked by Cloudflare, so I could not verify its claims from the live page.”
Europe · Instinct over iMessage · asked 2026-09-28 13:46 UTC
“Responds to emergency heating calls 24/7 including holidays across NYC and Brooklyn with a stated average arrival of 2 hours - the fastest published option for a dead furnace.”
“Publishes repair pricing ($250-$450 typical, $175 diagnostic waived with repair) and a 90-day repair warranty for same-day HVAC service.”
“Licensed Manhattan contractor with a 24/7 emergency line and published diagnostic fees of $150-$300.”
“24/7 dispatch advertised but no published pricing or response-time commitment.”
“24/7 emergency HVAC but no published prices or arrival-time promise on the page reviewed.”
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.
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