AI Shortlist Index · October 2026 snapshot · Prompt Set v1.0
Pest Control Programs: AI Shortlist Index, October 2026
The pest control programs ranking as the October 2026 edition measured it: 50 runs across 25 prompts. The live category page carries the current edition; this one does not change.
Editorial read
Fifty runs, one per prompt on each engine: ChatGPT through the OpenAI API (gpt-6-luna) on 30 October 2026, Claude through the Anthropic API on 31 October. Pest Share was named in 52% of runs, Orkin Commercial in 43% and Second Nature in 30%; Terminix Commercial, September's leader at 61%, fell to 26%. Local and regional exterminators the engines named are not ranked. One run per prompt per engine; read it as a first reading.
Ranking
| # | Vendor | Mention rate | Engines | Consistency | Move | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pest Share | 52% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 1 | – |
| 2 | Orkin Commercial | 43% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 1 | – |
| 3 | Second Nature | 30% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 2 | – |
| 4 | Rentokil | 30% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 5 | Terminix Commercial | 26% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 4 | – |
| 6 | Cover Pest | 22% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 7 | Latchel | 4% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 8 | Property Meld | 4% | 1/2 | – | ▲ 1 | – |
| 9 | Livable | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 10 | Beagle | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 11 | Conservice | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 12 | Frontdesk | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 13 | Obligo | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 14 | Orange Charger | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 15 | HappyCo | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 16 | Hulett Environmental Services | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 17 | LeaseTrack | 2% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
Engines
| Engine | Status | Model | Runs | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | ran | gpt-6-luna | 25 | |
| Claude | ran | claude-haiku-5-5 | 25 |
Part of the October 2026 edition of the AI Shortlist Index. All editions: archive.