United States · Finance

Advisor Discovery

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Columns

Rank
Position in the ranking within the latest snapshot.
Mentions
Latest-snapshot AI responses that named this business.
Response mention rate (±margin)
Mentions ÷ latest-snapshot AI responses. The ± is the 95% confidence margin.
Per-AI columns
Responses from each assistant that named the business; together they sum to Mentions.

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The independent record of which businesses ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity put on the shortlist when United States buyers describe what they need.

941 businesses named over time 3,360 responses analyzed v1.0
Current ranking: 352 businesses published 1 week ago 560 responses used for ranking US-ADV-2026-09-v1.0
Model versions and response counts

openai/gpt-4o: 140 · perplexity/sonar: 140 · google/gemini-2.5-flash: 140 · anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6: 140

All-time Advisor Discovery results

AI responses analyzed

3,360

of 96,898 across Atlas · 3.5%

Business mentions

13,880

of 403,245 across Atlas · 3.4%

Businesses named over time

941

of 34,867 across Atlas · 2.7%

Buyer questions tested

70

of 1,616 across Atlas · 4.3%

Published snapshots

6

of 177 across Atlas · 3.4%

Businesses ranked

352

in the latest snapshot

These totals cover all published Advisor Discovery research. The current ranking uses 560 eligible AI responses from Sep 27, 2026.

# Business Hits Rate
#1
SmartAsset Unverified
Claude 82 ChatGPT 48 Gemini 32 Perplexity 60
222 39.6% ±4.0
#2
Garrett Planning Network Unverified
Claude 89 ChatGPT 27 Gemini 66 Perplexity 4
186 33.2% ±3.9
#3
Zoe Financial
Claude 88 ChatGPT 41 Gemini 15 Perplexity 26
170 30.4% ±3.8
#4
XY Planning Network Unverified
Claude 76 ChatGPT 29 Gemini 53 Perplexity 11
169 30.2% ±3.8
#5
Wealthramp Unverified
Claude 33 ChatGPT 13 Gemini 28 Perplexity 36
110 19.6% ±3.3
#6
WiserAdvisor Unverified
Claude 22 ChatGPT 11 Gemini 14 Perplexity 25
72 12.9% ±2.8
#7
Harness Wealth Unverified
Claude 35 ChatGPT 18 Gemini 2 Perplexity 5
60 10.7% ±2.6
#8
Facet Unverified
Claude 26 ChatGPT 16 Gemini 10 Perplexity 7
59 10.5% ±2.5
#9
NerdWallet Advisors Match Unverified
Claude 17 ChatGPT 4 Gemini 5 Perplexity 24
50 8.9% ±2.4
#10
Paladin Registry Unverified
Claude 15 ChatGPT 13 Gemini 20 Perplexity 1
49 8.8% ±2.4
#11
feeonlynetwork.com Unverified
Claude 4 ChatGPT 6 Gemini 32 Perplexity 4
46 8.2% ±2.3
#12
Unbiased Unverified
Claude 0 ChatGPT 0 Gemini 0 Perplexity 34
34 6.1% ±2.0
#13
Vanguard Personal Advisor Services Unverified
Claude 8 ChatGPT 6 Gemini 12 Perplexity 5
31 5.5% ±1.9
#14
Warmer Unverified
Claude 0 ChatGPT 0 Gemini 0 Perplexity 24
24 4.3% ±1.7
#15
Datalign Unverified
Claude 1 ChatGPT 2 Gemini 2 Perplexity 16
21 3.8% ±1.6
#16
Pam Krueger Unverified
Claude 20 ChatGPT 0 Gemini 1 Perplexity 0
21 3.8% ±1.6
#17
Betterment Unverified
Claude 9 ChatGPT 6 Gemini 1 Perplexity 2
18 3.2% ±1.5
#18
Wealthfront Unverified
Claude 6 ChatGPT 5 Gemini 3 Perplexity 0
14 2.5% ±1.3
#19
Ellevest Unverified
Claude 5 ChatGPT 4 Gemini 2 Perplexity 2
13 2.3% ±1.3
#20
Zacks AdvisorMatch Unverified
Claude 0 ChatGPT 0 Gemini 9 Perplexity 2
11 2.0% ±1.2
#21
xyplanningnetwork.com Unverified
Claude 10 ChatGPT 0 Gemini 0 Perplexity 0
10 1.8% ±1.1
#22
Fisher Investments Unverified
Claude 1 ChatGPT 3 Gemini 3 Perplexity 1
8 1.4% ±1.0
#23
Guardia Wealth Unverified
Claude 2 ChatGPT 2 Gemini 2 Perplexity 2
8 1.4% ±1.0
#24
Creative Planning Unverified
Claude 0 ChatGPT 2 Gemini 2 Perplexity 4
8 1.4% ±1.0
#25
Merrill Advisor Match Unverified
Claude 2 ChatGPT 0 Gemini 0 Perplexity 5
7 1.3% ±1.0

Sources cited by AI

Directories, associations, and other sources

These sources appeared in AI answers as places to research, verify, or compare businesses. We show them here because they helped shape the answers.

How sources are classified

1. NAPFA's Find an Advisor

napfa.org

cited source

163 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

2. NAPFA

cited source

89 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

3. CFP Board's Find a CFP Professional

cfp.net

cited source

43 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

4. FINRA BrokerCheck

cited source

40 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

5. SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD)

cited source

33 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

6. Bankrate

bankrate.com

cited source

19 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

7. XYPN Advisor Search

xyplanningnetwork.com

cited source

15 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

8. White Coat Investor

cited source

12 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

9. Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards

cfp.net

cited source

9 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

10. Fidelity Charitable’s Sustainable and Impact Investing Advisor Firms

cited source

7 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

11. Reddit

cited source

6 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

12. Forbes

cited source

4 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

13. Divorce Financial Planning Association

cited source

3 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

14. Avvo

cited source

3 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

15. Martindale

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

16. CFP.net

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

17. CFP Board advisor search

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

18. 1% for the Planet

cited source

2 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

19. National Association of Enrolled Agents

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

20. LGBTQ+ Bar Association

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

21. Association of Women in Finance

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

22. adviserinfo.sec.gov

cited source

1 source · 0 verification · 0 comparison mentions

These sources can reveal where buyers and AI assistants research the market. Source mentions are reported separately from business rankings.

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