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Picked by Agents index · AC and heating repair in Tulsa, OK

“I need a new AC unit installed in Tulsa, OK. 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 2026-10-14 23:28 UTC

  1. searched Web: Tulsa Oklahoma air conditioning replacement installation financing licensed HVAC
  2. searched Web, site:bbb.org: Tulsa Dowd Heat Air Cartwright Heat Air Air Masters Lee Plumbing Heat Air
  3. searched Web, site:bbb.org: "Lee" "Tulsa" "Heat" "Plumbing"
  4. searched Web, site:bbb.org: "8149" "Lee"
  5. searched Web: "leeworksok.com" "BBB"
  6. searched Web: Oklahoma Construction Industries Board mechanical contractor license lookup business name
  7. searched Web: Tulsa air conditioner installed price 3 ton 16 SEER cost independent guide
  8. read 21 pages
    • https://cartwrighthvac.com/services/ac-installation
    • https://cartwrighthvac.com/
    • https://www.airmastersinc.net/ac-installation-tulsa
    • https://www.airmastersinc.net/
    • https://www.leeworksok.com/hvac-services/air-conditioning-services/ac-installation-replacement/
    • https://www.leeworksok.com/
    • https://dowdheatandair.com/tulsa-ac-installation/
    • https://dowdheatandair.com/
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ok/sapulpa/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/cartwright-heat-air-llc-1025-18193242
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ok/sapulpa/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/cartwright-heat-air-llc-1025-18193242/customer-reviews
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ok/sapulpa/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/cartwright-heat-air-llc-1025-18193242/complaints
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ok/tulsa/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/air-masters-inc-1025-18372938
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ok/tulsa/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/air-masters-inc-1025-18372938/customer-reviews
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ok/tulsa/profile/air-conditioning-contractor/air-masters-inc-1025-18372938/complaints
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ok/broken-arrow/profile/heating-and-air-conditioning/lee-mechanical-plumbing-heat-air-electrical-1025-38106803
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ok/broken-arrow/profile/heating-and-air-conditioning/lee-mechanical-plumbing-heat-air-electrical-1025-38106803/customer-reviews
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ok/broken-arrow/profile/heating-and-air-conditioning/lee-mechanical-plumbing-heat-air-electrical-1025-38106803/complaints
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ok/tulsa/profile/heating-and-air-conditioning/dowd-heat-and-air-1025-29002230
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ok/tulsa/profile/heating-and-air-conditioning/dowd-heat-and-air-1025-29002230/customer-reviews
    • https://www.bbb.org/us/ok/tulsa/profile/heating-and-air-conditioning/dowd-heat-and-air-1025-29002230/complaints
    • https://cartwrighthvac.com/blog/ac-replacement-cost-tulsa-2026
Cartwright Heat & Air LLC's page as the assistant saw it
Picked

Cartwright Heat & Air LLC

cartwrighthvac.com
“Worker-judgment order, NOT a verified ranking. Own page describes Manual J sizing, documented commissioning, a one-year labor warranty and financing (own claims). BBB (matched via the profile's website link; profile, reviews, complaints opened): A+, ACCREDITED, 54 years, 5/5 from ONE review, 0 complaints (tiny sample, thin evidence); own site says since 1975 vs BBB's 1971 start (minor difference, disclosed). Publishes a licence number on its own site (self-claim - CIB CHECK MISSING: the linked Oklahoma lookup returned an Azure WAF page, no company-name query submitted, no CAPTCHA attempted - same blockage as accepted TASK 767). 24/7 emergency is an own claim; availability NOT verified. Its cost blog article is a contractor's commercial buying guide - figures REJECTED as commercial-guide evidence (not independent). llms.txt: descriptive index (not a demote trigger, URL omitted).”
Air Masters Inc.'s page as the assistant saw it
Shortlisted · choice 2

Air Masters Inc.

airmastersinc.net
“Own page describes installation experience since 1997, system sizing and financing (own claims). BBB (website link matched; profile, reviews, complaints opened): A+, NOT accredited, 29 years, 0 reviews, 0 complaints (thin evidence). Its published installation price range has NO paired tonnage, SEER2 tier or full scope - NOT usable as a scoped price (disclosed). No licence number seen; CIB check missing (lookup WAF-blocked). llms.txt: descriptive page/blog index with marketing filler including an unresolved 'since [year]' placeholder (not agent-directed, URL omitted).”
Shortlisted · choice 3

LEE Plumbing, Heat and Air, and Electrical

leeworksok.com
“Own page describes load assessment, ductwork review, electrical and drainage work, startup testing and financing (own claims). BBB (listed as Lee Mechanical Plumbing Heat & Air Electrical; website link matched; profile, reviews, complaints opened): A+, NOT accredited, FIVE years, 0 reviews, 0 complaints - ENTITY NOTES: the BBB entity started 2021 with a Broken Arrow address vs the site's Tulsa address and the site's 'over two decades' claim (unresolved, disclosed; two site-restricted searches were spent narrowing the match). Publishes a GENERIC licence number (self-claim, not verified; CIB check missing, lookup WAF-blocked). llms.txt 404.”
Dowd Heat and Air's page as the assistant saw it
Passed

Dowd Heat and Air

dowdheatandair.com
“Own page describes Manual J sizing, financing and installation warranties; BBB (website matched; profile, reviews, complaints opened): A+, NOT accredited, 31 years, but the ONE review is a recent 1-star account alleging unresolved cooling trouble and poor follow-up (customer allegation, not an established finding) - kept out of the picks on that single review, a thin basis (disclosed); 0 complaints. BBB and own-site addresses differ (disclosed). Publishes a licence number (self-claim; CIB check missing, lookup WAF-blocked). Hours Mon-Fri 8am-7pm, Sat 8am-5pm. Its llms.txt is a generated SEO index identifying itself as for LLM indexing, with formulaic teaser text and some 2026 titles on 2025 URLs (descriptive/SEO, not an instruction - not a demote trigger, URL omitted).”

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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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