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Picked by Agents index · AC and heating repair in San Francisco, CA

“My AC stopped cooling. Find me an HVAC company in San Francisco, CA that can come out today.”

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

Meta Muse

United States · Meta Muse via a research connector · asked 2026-10-04 17:44 UTC

  1. searched best HVAC company San Francisco emergency AC repair same day service reviews
  2. read 3 pages
    • https://chill-services.com/service-area/san-francisco-hvac-services
    • https://reliableappliancesrepair.com/appliance/san-francisco/94107/24-hour-emergency-air-conditioning-repair-in-san-francisco.html
    • http://www.efficientheatingandairconditioning.com/

Instinct

Europe · Instinct over iMessage · asked 2026-10-13 16:02 UTC

  1. searched San Francisco AC repair same day emergency HVAC
  2. searched Galaxy Heating Air Same Day Air Conditioning Heating San Francisco BBB
  3. searched Magic Plumbing Heating Cooling BBB CSLB license business name search
  4. read 17 pages
    • https://www.magicplumbing.com/faq/
    • https://galaxyservices.com/ac-repair-san-francisco/
    • https://galaxyservices.com/san-francisco/
    • https://galaxyservices.com/emergency-hvac-san-francisco/
    • https://galaxyservices.com/llms.txt
    • https://discovercabrillo.com/air-conditioning
    • https://discovercabrillo.com/pricing
    • https://discovercabrillo.com/llms.txt
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-francisco/profile/plumber/magic-plumbing-heating-cooling-1116-30697
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-francisco/profile/plumber/magic-plumbing-heating-cooling-1116-30697/customer-reviews
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/san-francisco/profile/plumber/magic-plumbing-heating-cooling-1116-30697/complaints
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/pleasant-hill/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/galaxy-heating-air-conditioning-1116-925353
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/pleasant-hill/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/galaxy-heating-air-conditioning-1116-925353/customer-reviews
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/pleasant-hill/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/galaxy-heating-air-conditioning-1116-925353/complaints
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/menlo-park/profile/plumber/cabrillo-plumbing-heating-air-1116-36170
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/menlo-park/profile/plumber/cabrillo-plumbing-heating-air-1116-36170/customer-reviews
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ca/menlo-park/profile/plumber/cabrillo-plumbing-heating-air-1116-36170/complaints
Galaxy Heating & Air Conditioning's page as the assistant saw it
Shortlisted · choice 2was picked last round

Galaxy Heating & Air Conditioning

galaxyservices.com
“Its emergency page aims for same-day daytime dispatch in San Francisco with a live 24/7 phone line (untested), with an active CSLB C-20 license, though BBB lists two complaints.”

No longer recommended since the last round: site:dennisheatingncooling.com

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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 October 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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