picked by agentsPicked by Agents index · AC and heating repair in Plano, 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 18:22 UTC
“This family-owned company has had the strongest trust record since 1977, with a BBB A+, accreditation since 1987, no complaints on file, active Texas A/C licenses (#6054 and #4160), and technicians paid hourly rather than on commission, though it is based in nearby The Colony rather than Plano itself.”
“This Plano family business, founded in 1957, has held a BBB A+ with accreditation since 1992 with only one resolved complaint in three years, holds active Collin County A/C licenses, and has 4.8 stars from 398 independent GuildQuality customer surveys plus repeated Reddit recommendations.”
“This Plano company, in business since 2002, has held a BBB A+ with accreditation since 2005 with no complaints on file, holds an active Texas A/C license (TACLB021478C, valid to 02/15/2027), and shows about 1,500 Google reviews averaging 4.9 in a directory copy of its profile.”
“It is a close fourth, a Plano company with 25 years in business, a BBB A+, no complaints, and an active license, but it is not BBB accredited and its review counts disagree between sources.”
“It is popular on Reddit, licensed in Plano, and rated A+ by the BBB, but it has a shorter track record, is not accredited, and answered a June 2026 BBB complaint combatively.”
“It is a one-person Plano shop with an active license and good word of mouth, but the praise appeared only in snippets and it has no website, BBB profile, or review record to check.”
“Its live BBB rating is D- because it failed to respond to two of its four complaints in three years, and its BBB reviews average 1 out of 5.”
“It is BBB A+ and accredited, but it is a large Dallas-based multi-location company with no Plano-specific edge over the picks.”
“It is BBB A+ and accredited, but it is based in Rockwall and has seven complaints in three years, three of them answered but not resolved.”
“It has a long history since 1975 and a Collin County license, but the BBB lists it as not rated and I found little review data.”
“It is licensed, but it is based in Farmers Branch with a small review base seen only in a snippet.”
“It is licensed in Dallas County, but the only praise was one Reddit snippet and I found no BBB profile.”
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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