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Which accountants in Austin, TX does AI recommend?
We asked ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity 48 buyer questions about accountants in Austin, TX on October 28, 2026, and their 192 answers named 330 different firms. Maxwell Locke & Ritter LLP (ML&R) was named most often (41 of 976 recommendations), the top five firms took 15.3% of all recommendations, and 268 of the 330 firms (81.2%) were named by only one assistant.
Most-recommended accountants in Austin
| Firm | Times named | Share of all 976 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Maxwell Locke & Ritter LLP (ML&R) | 41 | 4.2% |
| 2. Jackson Hewitt Tax Resolution Services | 30 | 3.1% |
| 3. Block Advisors (by H&R Block) | 29 | 3.0% |
| 4. CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) | 27 | 2.8% |
| 5. Padgett Business Services | 22 | 2.3% |
Names appear as the assistants wrote them. Two spellings of one brand count as two firms.
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What it means for accounting firms in Austin
A buyer who asks an assistant for a recommendation gets a short list of names. Across all 192 answers, the five firms above took 149 of the 976 recommendations; the other 325 named firms shared the remaining 827.
The assistants also disagree. 268 of the 330 firms were named by just one of them, so a firm that comes up in ChatGPT can be missing from Claude or Gemini. Checking one assistant tells you little about the rest.
How we tested
On October 28, 2026 we put the same 48 questions to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity, worded the way buyers ask, from “best accountants in Austin” to questions comparing firms. We stored all 192 answers word for word and counted every firm each one named. One run is a snapshot; answers shift between sessions, which is why we re-check weekly for clients. Full details are on our methodology page.
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Accountants in Austin: common questions
Which accountants in Austin, TX does AI recommend most often?
In our run on October 28, 2026, the most-named were Maxwell Locke & Ritter LLP (ML&R) (41 times), Jackson Hewitt Tax Resolution Services (30) and Block Advisors (by H&R Block) (29), out of 976 recommendations across 192 answers.
How many accountants in Austin do AI assistants name?
330 different firms were named at least once across 192 answers. 268 of them were named by just one of the 4 assistants.
Do ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity agree on the best accountants in Austin?
Not often. 81.2% of the firms named were named by only one assistant, so showing up in one tool says little about the others.
How can my firm get recommended by AI in Austin?
Start by finding out which questions name you today and which name your competitors. Our free report runs the same questions for your firm and lists what to fix first.
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Source: AI Mention Score run of October 28, 2026 (192 stored answers, 976 recommendations).