Brokerage Rankings: real estate brokerages AI recommends in San Francisco, CA
When buyers and sellers ask ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok for a real estate agent in San Francisco, CA, the engines name individual agents, and every one of those agents works somewhere. Of the 68 agents the engines have named in San Francisco, CA, 60 have a brokerage on record: 19 work for Compass, 7 for Sotheby's International Realty and 3 for Vanguard Properties. This page rolls the AI Citation Index up to core brokerage brands, so offices, teams and franchise affiliates count toward their parent, and ranks 25 brokerages by named agents, then by the responses that named them. It measures presence in AI recommendations, not sales volume, headcount or quality, and payment plays no part.
| Rank | Brokerage | Agents named | Share | Responses | Engines |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Compass national | 19 | 28% | 125 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 2 | Sotheby's International Realty national | 7 | 10% | 43 | ChatGPT Gemini Grok |
| 3 | Vanguard Properties independent | 3 | 4% | 12 | ChatGPT Claude Grok |
| 4 | eXp Realty national | 3 | 4% | 12 | Gemini Grok |
| 5 | Redfin national | 3 | 4% | 11 | Claude Grok |
| 6 | Legacy Real Estate independent | 3 | 4% | 9 | ChatGPT Gemini |
| 7 | Coldwell Banker national | 2 | 3% | 8 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini |
| 8 | Kinoko Real Estate independent | 2 | 3% | 8 | ChatGPT |
| 9 | City Real Estate independent | 2 | 3% | 5 | ChatGPT Gemini Grok |
| 10 | Vivre Real Estate independent | 1 | 1% | 13 | Claude Gemini Grok |
| 11 | Century 21 national | 1 | 1% | 12 | ChatGPT Gemini Grok |
| 12 | The Lurie Group independent | 1 | 1% | 10 | ChatGPT Claude Gemini Grok |
| 13 | Mosaik Real Estate independent | 1 | 1% | 9 | ChatGPT Gemini |
| 14 | The Gunderman Group independent | 1 | 1% | 8 | Claude Gemini Grok |
| 15 | Tuscana Properties independent | 1 | 1% | 8 | ChatGPT Gemini Grok |
| 16 | Corcoran national | 1 | 1% | 5 | Claude Grok |
| 17 | Real Estate Experts independent | 1 | 1% | 5 | Gemini Grok |
| 18 | Nu Level Realty independent | 1 | 1% | 4 | Claude |
| 19 | SFHIGHRISES independent | 1 | 1% | 3 | ChatGPT Grok |
| 20 | Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices national | 1 | 1% | 3 | Grok |
| 21 | Greg Fulford Real Estate Group independent | 1 | 1% | 3 | ChatGPT |
| 22 | Keller Williams national | 1 | 1% | 2 | Grok |
| 23 | Kinetic Real Estate independent | 1 | 1% | 2 | Gemini |
| 24 | Luxe Places International Realty independent | 1 | 1% | 2 | Claude |
| 25 | Marcus & Millichap / Binesh Housing Group independent | 1 | 1% | 2 | Claude |
How this ranking is built
In San Francisco, CA, 68 AI-named agents work at 25 brokerages; 60 carry a brokerage on record and 8 do not. Compass leads with 19 named agents (28% of the metro), ahead of Sotheby's International Realty (7) and Vanguard Properties (3). The agents were named by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok across 324 distinct responses, most recently in Sep 2026. The engines were last probed on Sep 17, 2026. Offices, teams and franchise affiliates count toward their core brand. How the Brokerage Rankings are built.
Frequently asked questions
- Which brokerage has the most AI-named agents in San Francisco, CA?
- Compass, with 19 of the 68 named agents (28%); then Sotheby's International Realty (7) and Vanguard Properties (3).
- How many brokerages in San Francisco, CA have AI-named agents?
- 25. 6 of the 25 listed here have three or more named agents, which is the bar for a brokerage's own page in this metro.
- How many of San Francisco, CA's AI-named agents have no brokerage on record?
- 8 of 68 (12%). They count in the metro total but belong to no row until a brokerage is recorded for them.
- How is this ranking ordered?
- By named agents, then distinct responses, then distinct engines; offices and teams roll up to their core brand and payment plays no part. The full method is at https://geogenius.ai/about#brokerage-rankings.
- How does my brokerage move up?
- More of your agents need to clear the bar — named in two responses, or by two engines. GeoGenius runs roster programs for brokerages that want that done systematically; see https://geogenius.ai/for-brokerages.