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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.","The deterministic identity audit contains qualification notes that must be disclosed where relevant.","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":"2026-10-01 08:16:20.292894+00","research_date":"2026-10-01","source_snapshot_sha256":"f369fcc98c7e8bdaa83422b92a6cd582c6522bf90114e1550445984172eeafd1","verification_scope":"public_verification"},"ranking":{"candidates_evaluated":9,"qualified_finalists":5,"ranking_unit":"Home warranty company or plan brand"},"schema_version":4,"summary":"Choice Home Warranty is a mixed-to-weak fit for a buyer switching away from an unreliable provider. All 7 platforms named it in the ranking stage (100% of included platform responses), with an average listed rank of 1.43 and a best rank of 1. Its strongest switching asset is a documented prior-coverage exception that can waive the standard 30-day waiting period when the buyer proves uninterrupted coverage . 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