Miami AI Search Visibility Study 2026: 515 Businesses Tested on ChatGPT, Claude & Gemini

Original research from AEOGeoAI (Miami Beach) testing whether 515 independent Miami-Dade businesses — health, legal, and real estate — get cited when generative AI systems answer local recommendation queries.

Key finding: 99.6% received no genuine AI citation. Institutions (Cleveland Clinic Florida, Greenberg Traurig, Related Group) dominate responses instead of comparable independents.

Full methodology, sector breakdowns, and cross-state comparison (NJ, PA):
https://aeogeoai.net/miami-ai-visibility-study

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21271085

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1. MI A M I A I S E A RC H V I S I B I L I T Y Does your Miami 515 independent Miami-Dade businesses across health, legal, and real estate — tested across ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. A 2026 AEOGeoAI Research Report. AEOGEOAI RESEARCH REPORT · JULY 2026 business rank in AI Search?
2. E X E C U T I V E S U M M A RY What we measured, and what we found 99.6% showed no genuine brand-name citation 515 Miami-Dade businesses tested 2 genuinely named by at least one model 0 achieved citation on more than one model 99.6% showed no genuine citation — but in 99.4% of cases, AI discussed the correct category and often named specific competitors. It just never named the tested business. KEY FINDING AI almost never failed to answer local business questions. Instead, it answered them by naming competitors while omitting the tested business. aeogeoai.net/miami-ai-visibility-study
3. ME TH O D O L O G Y Genuine citation vs. category-adjacency Standard query: "best [category] in [city] FL" — identical prompts across all three models. 0 No relevant signal Category not discussed at all 1–34 Category-adjacent Topic/competitors discussed — business not named 35+ Genuine citation Business's name actually appeared 515 businesses · Miami-Dade & Broward Counties, FL · July 2026 · 4-second delay per query Limitation: AI outputs are probabilistic and vary over time. This is a snapshot from July 2026, not a permanent measurement. aeogeoai.net/miami-ai-visibility-study
4. RE S U LTS Overall citation distribution True zero Category-adjacent, unnamed Genuinely named 2 157 4 THE SHARPER FINDING These businesses aren't falling outside AI's field of view — the opposite is true. AI systems are actively discussing their exact category and, in many cases, naming their competitors in the same response. The business itself is simply never the name that gets surfaced. 1 true-zero business (0.2%) 512 category-adjacent (99.4%) 2 genuinely named (0.4%) aeogeoai.net/miami-ai-visibility-study
5. RE S U LTS The two businesses with a genuine citation Business Category City Claude Gemini ChatGPT Weston Cosmetic Surgery Center Cosmetic Surgery Weston 1 21 50 Miami Obstetrics & Gynecology OB-GYN Miami 11 21 50 Both genuine citations occurred in health — the largest of the three sectors tested — but in different categories (cosmetic surgery and OB-GYN), not concentrated in the highest-volume categories. Neither business was named on more than one model. Zero cross-model citations were observed across all 515 businesses tested. aeogeoai.net/miami-ai-visibility-study
6. AC R O S S A L L T H R E E S E C TO R S Who AI names instead Related Group Mega-developer Cited 95× Cleveland Clinic Florida Hospital system Cited 51× Lennar National homebuilder Cited 51× Baptist Health South Florida Hospital system Cited 47× Terra Group Mega-developer Cited 47× Greenberg Traurig AmLaw 100 firm Cited 46× AI defaults to institutions, not independents. The competition for an AI citation isn't the business down the street — it's Related Group. aeogeoai.net/miami-ai-visibility-study
7. CR O S S - S E C TO R C O M PA R I S O N Is this a healthcare finding, or a structural one? Metric Health (n=298) Legal (n=120) Real estate (n=97) True zero 0% 0% 1.0% Category-adjacent, unnamed 99.3% 100% 99.0% Genuinely named 0.7% 0% 0% Cross-model citation 0 businesses 0 businesses 0 businesses The pattern replicates closely across three independently tested sectors — health, legal, and real estate — despite having nothing in common structurally: roughly 99–100% of independent Miami-Dade businesses show no genuine AI citation. This is more consistent with a structural feature of how AI builds local recommendations than a healthcare-specific anomaly. This report covers all three sectors together. See the companion single-sector reports for full category-level detail on health, legal, and real estate individually. aeogeoai.net/miami-ai-visibility-study
8. CR O S S - S TAT E C O MPA R I S O N Is this a state-specific finding, or a structural one? Metric New Jersey (n=216) Pennsylvania (n=163) Miami Health (n=298) True zero 0.9% 1.2% 0% Category-adjacent, unnamed 98.6% 96.3% 99.3% Genuinely named 0.5% 2.5% 0.7% Cross-model citation 0 practices 1 practice 0 practices The overall pattern replicates closely across three independently tested states: roughly 96–99% of independent health practices show no genuine AI citation. This consistency suggests a structural feature of how AI builds local recommendations — not a single-state anomaly. We can only speak to the three states tested so far — this has not yet been tested beyond New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida. aeogeoai.net/miami-ai-visibility-study
9. I MP LI C AT I O N S What this means for Miami-Dade businesses Not a ranking problem A business can rank page one on Google and still have zero genuine AI citation. Not a quality problem "Personalized service" and "comprehensive offerings" are exactly what independent businesses across all three sectors already claim — the gap is third-party confirmation, not substance. A visibility problem AI systems need independent, structured, repeated confirmation from external sources before naming a business — in health, legal, and real estate alike. LOCAL AI FEATURE — MIAMI Close the entity visibility gap We publish structured entity articles about Miami-Dade businesses on verified local publications already indexed by AI systems, creating additional third-party entity references that may improve the likelihood of AI citation over time. View Miami service and pricing → From $399 · One-time publication · No retainer aeogeoai.net/local-ai-feature-miami AEOGeoAI Miami AI Search Visibility Study, July 2026 · DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21271085