Brokerage Rankings: real estate brokerages AI recommends in California
In California, the GeoGenius Brokerage Rankings cover 18 metros (Los Angeles, CA, Livermore, CA, Alamo, CA and San Francisco, CA and others) where ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok have named 863 real estate agents. Grouped by the core brokerage brand those agents work for, Compass has the most named agents in the state (129 across 12 metros), followed by Coldwell Banker (65) and Keller Williams (53). 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 | 129 | 12 | 9 | 807 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 2 | Coldwell Banker national | 65 | 15 | 3 | 417 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 3 | Keller Williams national | 53 | 15 | 2 | 353 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 4 | Redfin national | 36 | 12 | 0 | 156 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 5 | Sotheby's International Realty national | 33 | 10 | 0 | 187 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 6 | RE/MAX national | 28 | 11 | 1 | 130 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 7 | eXp Realty national | 26 | 9 | 0 | 159 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 8 | The Agency national | 20 | 2 | 0 | 301 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 9 | Intero national | 13 | 5 | 0 | 111 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 10 | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices national | 12 | 7 | 0 | 50 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 11 | PMZ Real Estate independent | 10 | 2 | 2 | 66 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 12 | HomeSmart national | 10 | 4 | 0 | 40 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 13 | Real Broker national | 9 | 5 | 0 | 31 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 14 | Christie's International Real Estate national | 8 | 4 | 0 | 68 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 15 | Realty Concepts independent | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 16 | The Grubb Company independent | 6 | 1 | 0 | 26 | ChatGPT Grok |
| 17 | Real Estate Experts independent | 5 | 5 | 0 | 49 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 18 | Douglas Elliman national | 5 | 2 | 0 | 25 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 19 | LUXURYSOCALREALTY independent | 4 | 1 | 0 | 43 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 20 | Red Oak Realty independent | 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | Claude Gemini Grok |
| 21 | LPT Realty national | 4 | 3 | 0 | 21 | ChatGPT Gemini Grok |
| 22 | Century 21 national | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | ChatGPT Gemini Grok |
| 23 | Tuscana Properties independent | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | ChatGPT Gemini Grok |
| 24 | Vanguard Properties independent | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | ChatGPT Claude Grok |
| 25 | Team Forss Realty Group independent | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | Gemini Grok |
220 more brokerages with fewer named agents.
Ranked metros in California
- Los Angeles, CA — 37 brokerages · 101 named agents · most: Compass (12)
- Livermore, CA — 33 brokerages · 85 named agents · most: Compass (15)
- Alamo, CA — 20 brokerages · 77 named agents · most: Compass (23)
- San Francisco, CA — 25 brokerages · 68 named agents · most: Compass (19)
- Oakland, CA — 22 brokerages · 67 named agents · most: Compass (14)
- San Jose, CA — 31 brokerages · 63 named agents · most: Compass (7)
- San Diego, CA — 28 brokerages · 56 named agents · most: Coldwell Banker (10)
- Palo Alto, CA — 21 brokerages · 53 named agents · most: Compass (16)
- Sacramento, CA — 25 brokerages · 49 named agents · most: Coldwell Banker (6)
- Fresno, CA — 25 brokerages · 47 named agents · most: Realty Concepts (7)
- Ventura, CA — 17 brokerages · 35 named agents · most: RE/MAX (5)
- Bakersfield, CA — 19 brokerages · 33 named agents · most: Coldwell Banker (6)
- Irvine, CA — 18 brokerages · 32 named agents · most: Keller Williams (6)
- Riverside, CA — 19 brokerages · 32 named agents · most: Keller Williams (4)
- Modesto, CA — 13 brokerages · 27 named agents · most: PMZ Real Estate (7)
- Stockton, CA — 9 brokerages · 19 named agents · most: PMZ Real Estate (3)
- Danville, CA — 4 brokerages · 12 named agents · most: Compass (6)
- Pleasanton, CA — 5 brokerages · 7 named agents · most: Compass (2)
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.