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When Austin shoppers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode about pet food, none of the 30 answers names REI. #14 of 30 local pet stores; AI names Paws on Chicon in 27.
- ChatGPT0 of 10
- Perplexity0 of 10
- Google AI Mode0 of 10
Leader: Paws on Chicon, 27 of 30
Asked on 29 October 2026REI
- 4.4 · 736 Google reviews
- 601 N Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX 78703
- Pets
- rei.com
More Google reviews than 83% of the pet stores in Austin. Yet AI names 12 other pet stores here, Paws on Chicon first, with 575 reviews.
What AI answers instead
A shopper asks Perplexity: “best pet store in Austin”. The answer names:
- Paws on Chicon
- Healthy Pet
- Tomlinson's Feed
- Gallery of Pets
REI is not in it, or in any of the other 29 answers.
The 10 questions we asked
Each asked in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode. A tick: at least one answer to it names REI or links its site.
- best pet store in Austin
- where to buy healthy dog food in Austin
- natural pet food store in Austin
- where to buy raw dog food in Austin
- independent pet supply shop in Austin
- pet store in Austin with local delivery
- best place to buy dog treats in Austin
- where to buy grain-free cat food in Austin
- pet boutique in Austin with an online shop
- which local pet store in Austin has the best food selection
What AI finds on rei.com
A free check of the store's home page, robots.txt and llms.txt, on 3 November 2026. These are the signals AI assistants read first.
rei.com did not open for us on 3 November 2026. If AI assistants cannot open it either, they cannot read it.
Stores like it that AI names
Close in Google rating and reviews.
- Gallery of Pets5 of 30 · ★ 4.4 · 983 reviews
- Pet Supplies Plus1 of 30 · ★ 4.5 · 585 reviews
- Petco1 of 30 · ★ 4.3 · 1,331 reviews
Nearby, in 78703
Other pet stores with the same ZIP code.
- Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming10 of 30 AI answers
- Austin Pets Alive!1 of 30 AI answers
- Basset hound puppies Texas0 of 30 AI answers
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