AI Rankings · custom software development companies · the Central Coast
The Coastal Coder, according to AI (October 2026)
When a buyer in the Central Coast asked ChatGPT, Gemini or Google AI Mode for custom software development companies, The Coastal Coder came up in 1 of 180 answers. That puts it #89 of the 94 companies AI named in the Central Coast.
Every time it came up, AI recommended it rather than just mentioning it.
- 60 buyer questions
- 180 answers read
- 3 engines
Where you stand
Your totals across all 3 engines first, then the same numbers engine by engine. Rank is your place among the companies that engine named in the Central Coast. Mention rate is the share of that engine’s answers that name you. Recommendation rate is the share of your mentions where you are put forward as a recommendation, not just named. Average position is the place you take in an answer that names you, 1 means first. Questions you appear in is how many of the 60 buyer questions named you at least once.
| Engine | Rank | Mention rate | Recommendation rate | Average position | Questions you appear in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All 3 engines | #89of 94 | 1% | 100% | 1.0 | 1 of 60 |
 ChatGPT | 0 of 60 | ||||
 Gemini | 0 of 60 | ||||
 Google AI Mode | #40of 40 | 2% | 100% | 1.0 | 1 of 60 |
COLETEK leads on Gemini and Google AI Mode. OneBlink leads on ChatGPT.
Named instead of you
The leader, the three named right above you, and you. Share of answers that name each one, overall and on each engine.
| Rank | company | Mention rate | ChatGPT | Gemini | Google AI Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COLETEK40 answers ahead of you | 23% | 5% | 27% | 37% |
| 86 | Team10level with you | 1% | 2% | ||
| 87 | TechnoHublevel with you | 1% | 2% | ||
| 88 | TFO Software (FleetMaint)level with you | 1% | 2% | ||
| 89 | The Coastal Coderyou | 1% | 2% |
TFO Software (FleetMaint) is level with you, Time IT Solutions level with you.
See, question by question, who took the spot →In AI’s own words
How the engines described The Coastal Coder when they named it, word for word, from the October 2026 answers.
…focus on scoping essentials and keeping things maintainable: The Coastal Coder (Bradley Chakos) – Operating locally on the Central Coast, Bradley focuses explicitly on lightweight, robust…
Operating locally on the Central Coast, Bradley focuses explicitly on lightweight, robust solutions and web/software engineering for small-to-medium business needs.
With a background grounded in senior software engineering (such as his work with Janison), his approach leans toward building clean, fast, and properly structured foundations without unnecessary overbuilding.
AI states 2 facts about The Coastal Coder
In the October 2026 answers, AI describes your company in 2 statements: 1 about the service and 1 about history.
Findrix checks each one against your own facts, statement by statement, and writes the correction email for you.
Check all 2 in Findrix →What to do with this report
Get named where you are not
The Coastal Coder appeared in 1 of the 60 buyer questions. Findrix runs the other 59 for you and shows who AI names there instead, and which sites got them the spot.
Fix what AI gets wrong
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