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Platform-reported dates are provenance metadata and do not independently prove freshness.","All included platforms evaluated fit, but platformmentions counts only platforms that named the entity during ranking discovery.","Do not resolve conflicting product names, pricing, or capabilities by guessing; describe the conflict and tell buyers what to verify.","The supplied URLs were collected from platform responses and were not independently validated by the writer stage.","Platform-reported research dates differ from the authoritative run date; disclose this as a methodology limitation.","Citations are platform-reported evidence, not independently verified facts. No-search model claims require explicit verification before being described as current facts."],"methodology":{"fit_rating_contract":["strong","good","mixed","weak","uncertain"],"included_valid_platform_count":7,"maximum_finalists":10,"minimum_mentions":2,"name":"Home Services Consensus Index cross-platform AI consensus analysis","platforms_included":["anthropic","deepseek","google","grok","kimi","openai","perplexity"],"platforms_queried":["openai","anthropic","deepseek","grok","perplexity","kimi","google"],"stages":["ranking_discovery","fit_assessment","normalization","editorial_synthesis"],"version":"alias-table-1"},"provenance":{"generated_at":"2026-09-30 15:03:16.850922+00","research_date":"2026-09-30","source_snapshot_sha256":"03bd2e071ad2d43bafb73ba81ab12e049ffc62dde44de27ca34d463d62ff1344","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":16,"qualified_finalists":8,"ranking_unit":"Home warranty company or plan brand"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"Choice Home Warranty is a mixed fit for coverage for older homes aging systems. Six of the seven platforms in this study named it during the ranking stage, and all six that assessed fit rated it mixed or uncertain — none rated it a strong fit. The strongest reason to consider it: Choice publicly states that equipment age does not by itself disqualify coverage, and its Total Plan bundles heating, cooling, plumbing, electrical, water heater, and major appliances in one contract . 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