The Answersky study · Oct 2026
Which businesses does AI recommend? What 162 answers show
When buyers asked AI who to hire, it named specific firms in 81 of 81 answers. But only 11–15% of those firms were named by more than one assistant.
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Buyer asks AI
Who's the best fractional CFO firm for a Series A startup?
For a Series A startup, here are a few good options:
1. Brightlark AccountingNamed
A strong pick: clear pricing, good reviews and…
A strong pick: clear pricing, good reviews and…
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Does AI recommend your competitors instead of you?
The free Quick Scan shows who AI named instead of you, across 12 answers.
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6 of your buyers' questions
Asked on ChatGPT and Perplexity: 12 answers.
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Named or not, in each answer
Plus who AI named instead of you.
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Results on the scan page when ready, plus an emailed copy; queued or review requests arrive by email within 1 business day.
No score and no fixes: one answer per question is too noisy to score. Those are in the Full Report.
How to compare AI recommendations for your business and competitors.
Quick Scan · Brightlark AccountingUnited States
Buyer questionChatGPTPerplexity
Fractional CFO firms for Series A?
Named
Not named
Accountants for a SaaS startup?
Named
Named
SOC 2 consultants for a SaaS startup? Not namedNot named
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We ask AI your buyers' questions, record who it names, and show you what to fix.
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We ask the questions your buyers ask
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We record who gets named
You, who AI named instead of you, and the sites AI relies on.
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We show you what to fix
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Why it matters
Do buyers ask AI for recommendations now?
More and more buyers ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity who to hire, not just Google, and the assistant names a few businesses.
If you're not one of them, you don't get a chance. AI names the businesses it finds on sites it already trusts.
Who should I hire for this?
- 1Named
- 2Named
- 3Named
- ?Your businessNot named
What should I know before checking my AI visibility?
The free Quick Scan shows whether AI names you; the paid Full Report adds a score and fixes. Neither guarantees a recommendation.
How do I check if ChatGPT mentions my business?
Ask ChatGPT the questions your buyers ask, in a few wordings, and write down who gets named. Or get a free Quick Scan: 6 questions on ChatGPT and Perplexity, 12 answers. If your scan starts immediately, the result usually appears on the scan page in a minute or two. We also email a copy. If your request is queued or needs review, your report arrives by email within 1 business day.
Can Answersky control whether AI assistants name my business?
No. Answersky shows you where you stand and what to fix. AI assistants decide which businesses they name, so we cannot promise mentions or a higher score.
Is this what I'd see in the ChatGPT app?
Close, but not identical. We use the models behind the apps, via their APIs with web search, with no location, login or chat history, so the apps can answer differently.
Why ask each question 3 ways?
Because asking the same wording again mostly returns the same lookup. So we ask each question in 3 different wordings, once each, the way different buyers would ask it. How we measure
Do schema markup or an llms.txt file get me named?
We don't sell them as fixes, because studies have found no clear effect: an Ahrefs test of pages that added schema (May 11, 2026) and an Ahrefs study of llms.txt files (June 15, 2026). What does seem to matter: being mentioned on sites AI already cites, and clear pages that answer questions first.
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What happens after the free scan?
You get your report. If you want the score and the top 5 fixes, we offer a Full Report: 9 questions, each asked 3 ways, on all 4 assistants: 108 answers. How it compares
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