AI Visibility Leaderboard — Smart Home InstallationWeek of July 13, 2026
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As of week of July 13, 2026, the top AI-visible brands in Smart Home Installation are Control4 (68.8%), Savant (56.3%), and Crestron (50%) — based on 16 grounded responses across GPT and Gemini. Rankings are updated weekly by FreshNews.ai.
Based on grounded AI responses across GPT and Gemini using curated industry prompts. Updated weekly.
Weekly AI Visibility Index for smart home installers — which Control4, Crestron, Savant and HomeKit integrators GPT and Gemini cite for buyers.
FreshNews.ai publishes the AI Visibility Index — a weekly measure of how often brands appear in AI-generated answers across OpenAI GPT and Google Gemini.
This page shows the AI Visibility Index for the Smart Home Installation category, based on structured prompts run weekly across both AI engines.
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AI Visibility Snapshot — Smart Home Installation
Top brands surfaced in tested AI responses:
Source: FreshNews AI Visibility Observatory
Engines tested: GPT · Gemini
Example queries
Illustrative prompts used in this category—similar in spirit to weekly Observatory test prompts.
- “Best smart home installers near me”
- “Who installs HomeKit and Alexa systems professionally?”
- “Top home automation companies for new construction”
AI Visibility Rankings
AI Visibility measures how often a brand appears in tested AI responses. Brands are ranked by mention frequency across AI engines. Delta shows change from the previous week.
| Rank | Brand | Mentions | AI Recommendation Rate | Δ vs Previous Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Control4 | 11 | 68.8% | +5 |
| 2 | Savant | 9 | 56.3% | +2 |
| 3 | Crestron | 8 | 50% | +2 |
| 4 | Adt | 7 | 43.8% | -1 |
| 5 | Lutron | 6 | 37.5% | +2 |
| 6 | Alarm Com | 6 | 37.5% | +2 |
| 7 | Best Buy | 5 | 31.3% | +3 |
| 8 | Josh.ai | 5 | 31.3% | +2 |
| 9 | Vivint Smart Home | 4 | 25% | -1 |
| 10 | Elan | 4 | 25% | +3 |
Key Insights
Control4 leads this week, appearing in 68.8% of tested responses.
Control4 increased by 5 AI mentions vs previous week
49 total citations across 31 unique domains
Top cited domain: support.lutron.com
History
Recommendation Trend
Weekly AI mentions per brand (from Observatory history snapshots).
Weekly totals
Sum of brand mentions per week and count of brands with mentions.
| Week | Total Mentions | Brands Tracked |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2026 | 28 | 5 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | 29 | 5 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 42 | 5 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | 31 | 5 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 39 | 5 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 30 | 5 |
| May 4, 2026 | 32 | 5 |
| May 11, 2026 | 30 | 5 |
| May 18, 2026 | 29 | 5 |
| May 25, 2026 | 31 | 5 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 31 | 5 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 35 | 5 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 34 | 5 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 32 | 5 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 36 | 5 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 32 | 5 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 41 | 5 |
How this index works
This index tracks which companies appear in AI-generated answers across major AI engines. Each week we run a structured set of prompts related to this industry and analyze the responses returned by AI systems.
Key characteristics
- Grounded AI responses are prioritized when available
- OpenAI GPT and Google Gemini are tested each week
- Rankings reflect frequency of appearance across tested prompts
Example prompts
Category-specific prompts are executed weekly. Prompts are designed to reflect real-world search and recommendation queries. Each prompt asks AI systems to recommend vendors or solutions for this industry vertical.
- “Best smart home installers near me”
- “Who installs HomeKit and Alexa systems professionally?”
- “Top home automation companies for new construction”
Glossary
- AI Recommendation Rate
- Percentage of total tested AI responses in which a brand appears. A brand appearing in 16 of 16 tested responses has a recommendation rate of 100%.
- Mentions
- Total number of times a brand was named across the week’s grounded prompt runs.
- Δ vs Previous Week
- Net change in mention count compared to the prior weekly snapshot. Positive values indicate growing AI visibility; negative values indicate decline.
- Grounded response
- An AI response generated with live web-search retrieval enabled, so the answer is grounded in current sources rather than parametric memory alone.
Results update weekly.
This index reflects AI recommendation visibility — how often brands appear in AI-generated responses across weekly structured prompt runs. Results do not reflect sponsorship or paid placement of any kind. For background on how AI systems select brands, see our AI visibility methodology guide.
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