AI Shortlist Index · October 2026 snapshot · Prompt Set v1.0
Utility Management: AI Shortlist Index, October 2026
The utility management 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 on 30 October 2026 (18 through the OpenAI API, 7 from its app), Claude through the Anthropic API on 31 October. Conservice was named in 70% of runs (87% on ChatGPT, 52% on Claude), Zego in 50% and Anchor Utility in 42%. Synergy Utility Billing was named in 52% of Claude's runs and none of ChatGPT's. billee.ai was the most-cited domain, with 24 citations. One run per prompt per engine; read it as a first reading.
Ranking
| # | Vendor | Mention rate | Engines | Consistency | Move | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conservice | 70% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 2 | Zego | 50% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 3 | Anchor Utility | 42% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 1 | – |
| 4 | Utility Management Solutions | 28% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 4 | – |
| 5 | Think Utility Services | 28% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 13 | – |
| 6 | National Exemption Service | 26% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 1 | – |
| 7 | Synergy Utility Billing | 26% | 1/2 | – | ▲ 4 | – |
| 8 | Guardian Water & Power | 24% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 5 | – |
| 9 | Livable | 23% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 3 | – |
| 10 | Billee | 22% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 11 | Vitality | 22% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 2 | – |
| 12 | Minol USA | 16% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 7 | – |
| 13 | UtilityPro | 14% | 2/2 | – | ▲ 3 | – |
| 14 | UB West | 14% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 15 | Utility Ranger | 14% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 16 | American Utility Management | 12% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 3 | – |
| 17 | Citizen Home Solutions | 10% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 7 | – |
| 18 | Baselane | 10% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 19 | Utility Profit | 8% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 7 | – |
| 20 | SimpleBills | 8% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 3 | – |
| 21 | MeterNet | 8% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 22 | American Submetering | 6% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 23 | Reliance Utility Services | 6% | 2/2 | – | – | – |
| 24 | YES Energy Management | 6% | 1/2 | – | ▼ 9 | – |
| 25 | Hocutt | 6% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 26 | Utility Connect | 4% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 12 | – |
| 27 | Second Nature | 4% | 2/2 | – | ▼ 8 | – |
| 28 | Move Concierge | 4% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 29 | Studebaker Submetering | 4% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
| 30 | Submeter Solutions | 4% | 1/2 | – | – | – |
Engines
| Engine | Status | Model | Runs | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT | ran | gpt-6-luna, gpt-6-thinking | 25 | |
| Claude | ran | claude-haiku-5-5 | 25 |
Part of the October 2026 edition of the AI Shortlist Index. All editions: archive.