Yelp's AI Assistant Now Covers All Business Types, Not Just Services

Yelp has expanded its AI Assistant to cover restaurants, bars, attractions, and retail—up from a spring 2024 launch focused only on service professionals. The tool now lets users ask questions in plain language and get recommendations across Yelp's entire catalog. The fast rollout signals that Yelp sees AI-powered discovery as core to its platform, not optional. The move puts Yelp in direct competition with Google and other platforms rapidly adding AI to search and recommendations.