Real estate brokerages AI recommends in California
In California, the GeoGenius Brokerage Rankings cover 3 metros (Los Angeles, CA, Alamo, CA and Sacramento, CA) where ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok have named 97 real estate agents. Grouped by the core brokerage brand those agents work for, Compass has the most named agents in the state (12 across 3 metros), followed by Coldwell Banker (11) and The Agency (7). Offices, teams and franchise affiliates count toward their parent brand; the ranking measures presence in AI recommendations, not sales volume or headcount, and payment plays no part. Each metro below ranks every brokerage the engines named there.
Brokerages with the most AI-named agents in California
| Rank | Brokerage | Agents named | Metros | Leads in | Responses | Engines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compass national | 12 | 3 | 1 | 35 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 2 | Coldwell Banker national | 11 | 3 | 1 | 49 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 3 | The Agency national | 7 | 2 | 1 | 38 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 4 | Keller Williams national | 6 | 3 | 0 | 21 | ChatGPT Gemini Grok |
| 5 | Sotheby's International Realty national | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | Claude Gemini Grok |
| 6 | Christie's International Real Estate national | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | Claude Gemini Grok |
| 7 | The Shevin Team independent | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Claude |
| 8 | RE/MAX national | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Gemini Grok |
| 9 | Intero national | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Claude Gemini |
| 10 | Brock & Lori Harris Real Estate Team independent | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ChatGPT Gemini |
| 11 | Big Block Realty North independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | ChatGPT Gemini Grok |
| 12 | Made 4 More Realty independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | Gemini Grok |
| 13 | Tribe Realty independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | ChatGPT Gemini Grok |
| 14 | Range Homes independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | Claude Gemini |
| 15 | House Real Estate independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ChatGPT Grok |
| 16 | The Oppenheim Group independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Claude Gemini |
| 17 | Equity Union Real Estate independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Gemini |
| 18 | Carolwood Estates independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Claude Gemini Grok |
| 19 | BrightWork Realty Advocates independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Claude Gemini |
| 20 | Eagle Real Estate Services independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Claude Gemini |
| 21 | Pardee Properties independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Gemini Grok |
| 22 | The Altman Brothers independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Gemini Grok |
| 23 | Westside Estate Agency independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Claude Grok |
| 24 | Amalfi Estates independent | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Gemini |
| 25 | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices national | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Gemini |
13 more brokerages with fewer named agents.
Ranked metros in California
- Los Angeles, CA — 22 brokerages · 40 named agents · most: The Agency (4)
- Alamo, CA — 11 brokerages · 31 named agents · most: Compass (5)
- Sacramento, CA — 15 brokerages · 26 named agents · most: Coldwell Banker (4)
How this ranking is built
GeoGenius asks ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok the questions a buyer or seller would ask about each metro and records every agent each engine names. Each named agent's brokerage is resolved to its core brand and the brands are ranked by named agents, then distinct responses, then distinct engines. The method mirrors our published 36-market study at https://geogenius.ai/ai-report.