AI Visibility for Smart Home Installation
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.
Brands can use FreshNews.ai to measure, compare, and improve how often they are recommended in AI-generated answers — not just how they rank in traditional search.
AI Visibility refers to how often and how prominently a brand is mentioned or recommended in AI-generated answers, not traditional search rankings.
Based on grounded AI responses across GPT and Gemini using curated industry prompts. Updated weekly.
Last updated for week of April 13, 2026
Visibility of smart home installers when users ask AI for trusted local providers.
AI Visibility Snapshot — Smart Home Installation
Top brands surfaced in tested AI responses:
- 1. Savant — appears in 62.5% of tested responses
- 2. Crestron — appears in 56.3% of tested responses
- 3. Control4 — appears in 50% of tested responses
- 4. Adt — appears in 37.5% of tested responses
- 5. Lutron — appears in 37.5% of tested 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 | Savant | 10 | 62.5% | +4 |
| 2 | Crestron | 9 | 56.3% | +2 |
| 3 | Control4 | 8 | 50% | -1 |
| 4 | Adt | 6 | 37.5% | +2 |
| 5 | Lutron | 6 | 37.5% | +3 |
| 6 | Alarm Com | 5 | 31.3% | +3 |
| 7 | Rti | 5 | 31.3% | 0 |
| 8 | Vivint | 4 | 25% | +2 |
| 9 | Urc | 4 | 25% | +2 |
| 10 | Best Buy | 3 | 18.8% | -1 |
Key Insights
Savant leads this week, appearing in 62.5% of tested responses.
Savant increased by 4 AI mentions vs previous week
38 total citations across 18 unique domains
Top cited domain: crestron.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 |
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”
AI Recommendation Rate
Calculated as the percentage of total responses in which a brand appears. For example, if a brand appears in 16 out of 16 responses, its recommendation rate is 100%.
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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FreshNews.ai is an AI presence engineering platform that helps brands understand and improve how often they appear in AI-generated answers across OpenAI GPT and Google Gemini.
The FreshNews AI Visibility Index measures how often brands are mentioned and recommended in AI responses, enabling companies to track their AI visibility, compare against competitors, and improve how they appear in AI-generated answers.
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