picked by agentsPicked by Agents index · AC and heating repair in West Palm Beach, FL
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 15:58 UTC
“It is based in West Palm Beach, holds an accredited BBB A+ rating, shows 4.9 stars from 513 reviews on hvacservice.io, and a DBPR-sourced mirror lists license CAC1815600 as active through 8/31/2028 with 316 permits, though its site claims more than 40 years in business while BBB says it started in 2007.”
“It has the largest local review count I confirmed (4.8 stars from 1,681 Google reviews on Birdeye), is headquartered at 5407 N Haverhill Rd in West Palm Beach, says it has served the area since 2011, and a DBPR-sourced mirror lists active licenses CAC1824980 and CAC1816827, though one reviewer said they were charged $595.88 to replace a float switch.”
“It has the longest track record I confirmed, with BBB showing 42 years in business, A+ accreditation since 2007 and a Donna Rd office in West Palm Beach, plus 667 Google reviews on its Carrier dealer page and license CAC1817665 on its own site, though recent BBB reviews include a 'rip me off' complaint and a former employee's claim of unpaid wages.”
“It has 5.0 stars from 1,087 reviews on ProsGrade (a 'Featured' listing), a BBB A+ and license CAC1820232 on its site, but it only started in 2019, now lists a Mangonia Park address, and has a 2021 federal wage-and-hour penalty of $5,473 on Violation Tracker.”
“It shows 4.8 stars from 2,791 reviews at a West Palm Beach address, but it is a national chain with more than 100 locations, its BBB page timed out, and I could not confirm its local license.”
“It is a local franchise listing license CAC057376 and more than 20 years of service, but its 4.7 stars from 525 reviews is lower than the picks, and one review mentions a $149 fee when the problem was not the AC.”
“It claims to have served West Palm Beach since 1984 and was recommended in a Reddit thread snippet, but its office is in Lake Worth and its site shows no license number and no third-party review counts.”
“A search snippet shows a 5.0 rating from 170+ Google reviews and license CAC1823548, but it has only operated since 2019, has a much smaller review count, and I did not open its page.”
“Only a search snippet supports its claim of 1,400+ five-star Google reviews, and I did not open its site or check its license or BBB status.”
“A BBB search snippet shows A+ accreditation, 10 years in business and license CAC1816501, but its BBB page timed out and I found no review-count data.”
“A search snippet shows only 4.1 stars from 76 Yelp reviews, which is weaker than the other candidates.”
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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