Measured 2026-06-10 · real AI answers, not editorial picks

We asked the AIs: best coffee shop in Austin

Customers now ask ChatGPT and Perplexity for local recommendations. These are the coffee shop businesses the AIs actually name for Austin, counted across repeated real queries.

#BusinessTimes named by AI
1Cosmic, Proud Mary, Radio, Epoch, and Houndstooth24
2Houndstooth Coffee19
3Epoch Coffee19
4Merit Coffee17
5Radio Coffee & Beer14
6Mozart’s Coffee Roasters13
7Bennu Coffee11
8Proud Mary Coffee9
9Leona Botanical Cafe & Bar7
10Palomino Coffee7

Perplexity · 18 answers analyzed

  1. Cosmic, Proud Mary, Radio, Epoch, and Houndstooth×20
  2. Merit Coffee×14
  3. Epoch Coffee×14
  4. Houndstooth Coffee×13
  5. Mozart’s Coffee Roasters×11
  6. Bennu Coffee×10

ChatGPT · 18 answers analyzed

  1. Radio Coffee & Beer×8
  2. Houndstooth Coffee×8
  3. Leona Botanical Cafe & Bar×7
  4. Epoch Coffee×6
  5. Proud Mary Coffee×5
  6. Flat Track Coffee Roasters×3

AI answers vs Google Maps

Google Maps currently shows: Cosmic Pickle · Terrible Love · Flora Coffee & Culture.

Only 0% of those also appear in AI recommendations. Ranking on Maps no longer means being recommended by AI.

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