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From £65.83/mo Free plan Web
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Spec score 8.8 #5 of 29 in AI Sketch-to-Image Generators

What it is

Gendo is a web-based collaborative canvas for architectural visualization. Architects and designers can generate renders from sketches, change materials, populate scenes, transfer styles, enhance images, and upscale renders to 4× resolution. Its natural-language assistant can use workspace tools, and teams can run simultaneous generations, share images, add comments and notes, and iterate together. Users bring scenes or views into the canvas by exporting them; direct plugins for Revit, SketchUp, and Blender are on the roadmap. The free plan includes Material Bank material specification, but its prompts and outputs are not treated as confidential. Studio and Enterprise prompts and outputs are contractually protected from AI training and marketing use. Gendo says data is stored in EU data centres, encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS. Free costs nothing; Studio costs £66 a year, billed annually at £66/mo (£790/year; excl. tax).

Spec sheet

What it does
Gendo is a browser-based AI canvas for generating, editing and presenting architectural visualisations from sketches, drawings, model exports and text.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Product
Gendo is a collaborative AI canvas for architectural visualization where architects and designers generate photorealistic renders, iterate, and align on a shared workspace.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Intended users
Gendo describes its audience as design-led studios and teams of 2–50 who need faster visual decisions without specialist visualization pipelines.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Security
Gendo states that stored data is encrypted with AES-256 and data in transit is encrypted using TLS.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Support
Plan support ranges from email on Free to priority email, VIP support and dedicated-account support on higher tiers.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Headquarters
London, United KingdomRead 28 Sep 2026 · gendo.ai
Founded
Gendo’s own About page states it was founded in 2022.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Company
Gendo says it was founded in 2022 and is a UK-based startup.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
AI assistant
The canvas includes a natural-language AI assistant with access to workspace tools.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
API and SDK status
Advanced API access is listed as a future Studio Scale phase-three item, and no public API or SDK documentation is provided on the reviewed pages.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Chat editing
Natural-language edits can change lighting, seasons, landscaping and cladding while the stated geometry remains fixed.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Collaboration
The in-browser canvas supports simultaneous generations, comments, notes, shared images, and team iteration.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Commercial rights
Studio and Enterprise plans include commercial-use licensing and full ownership of generated content according to the product page.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Company legal name
The terms identify the provider as Gendo Technology Ltd, incorporated in England and Wales under company number 14526185.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Data residency
Gendo states that data is stored in EU data centres, with configurable retention and isolation policies.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Data use
Studio and Enterprise prompts and outputs are contractually protected from AI training and marketing use; Free-plan prompts and outputs are not treated as confidential information.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Design to image
The platform renders sketches, CAD screenshots and design images into presentation-ready architectural scenes.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Direct integrations status
The company says direct plugins for Revit, SketchUp and Blender are on its roadmap; the current workflow is exporting views into Canvas.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Documentation
The help resources include feature guides, workspace and organisation tutorials, subscription instructions and FAQs.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Enterprise governance
Enterprise controls include SAML single sign-on, audit logs, custom data processing agreements, and configurable data isolation and retention.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Fair use
Gendo says unlimited generations remain subject to Fair Usage guidelines and abnormal usage may be temporarily restricted.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Funding
The About page states total funding of £5.2 million from Concept Ventures, Ascension Venture Capital, PT1 Venture Capital, LEA Partners and the NVIDIA Inception Program.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Image tools
Its architectural tools include rendering from sketches, material edits, scene population, style transfer, enhancement, and upscaling renders to 4× resolution.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Input workflow
Gendo accepts exports or screenshots from SketchUp, Revit, Rhino, ArchiCAD, Vectorworks, Enscape, Blender and 3ds Max, plus sketches and photographs, without plugins or file conversion.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Integration
Gendo says users currently export scenes or views into the Canvas; direct plugins for Revit, SketchUp, or Blender are on its roadmap.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Licence terms
The terms grant a non-exclusive, non-transferable worldwide licence to use the platform and documentation during the subscription for permitted architectural use.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Limit: no native modelling
The company’s FAQ says Gendo is an image tool rather than a BIM tool and does not yet generate editable 3D models from plans.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Limit: precision
A comparison with Pelicad found Gendo reaches limits when exact site placement, geometry stability and precise element-level material changes are required.Read 21 Oct 2026 · pelicad.com
Limit: workflow randomness
An architect’s hands-on test called the early workflow chaotic and said substantially more work was required than the promotional examples suggested.Read 21 Oct 2026 · mgaarchitects.com
Maker headquarters and size
LinkedIn lists Gendo as privately held, headquartered in London, with a 2–10 employee company-size band.Read 21 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Material Bank
The Free plan includes material specification with Material Bank.Read 4 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Material Bank integration
The pricing page lists material specification through Material Bank, including real finishes and sample ordering workflows.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Material editing
Users can swap materials and finishes with prompts or region-based tools while keeping the scene structure.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Notable news: funding history
Startup Intros records two funding rounds totaling $6.0 million, including a $5 million seed round announced on 1 November 2024.Read 21 Oct 2026 · startupintros.com
Notable news: launch funding
Archinect reported on 3 July 2024 that Gendo launched after a $1.1 million investment and was created by George Proud and Will Jones.Read 21 Oct 2026 · archinect.com
Parallel rendering
The product can generate multiple design variations in parallel for side-by-side comparison.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Praise: control
ArchDaily described Gendo as enabling rapid visualisation while retaining control and allowing edits, customisation and real product insertion.Read 21 Oct 2026 · archdaily.com
Praise: speed and editing
Archinect reported that Gendo converts drawings, sketches or text into lifelike visuals and allows more detailed editing than general image generators.Read 21 Oct 2026 · archinect.com
Privacy commitment
For Studio and Enterprise, Gendo says workspace data and generated content are not used for training, marketing or other purposes.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Privacy regulation
Gendo Technology Ltd identifies itself as the UK data controller and lists ICO registration ZB715125.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Rating on G2
0.0 out of 5 from 0 reviewsRead 21 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Scene population
Populate tools add people, furniture, landscaping and urban context to scenes.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Security limitation
The privacy policy says commercially reasonable safeguards are used but absolute security cannot be guaranteed.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Self-hosting
Gendo is described as a browser-based cloud application, with no self-hosting deployment option stated.Read 21 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com
Style transfer
Style Transfer applies different visual styles while the product says design fidelity is retained.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
System requirements
The service is browser-based and marketed as requiring no installation or powerful local computer.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Upscaling
Paid plans include 2x and 4x image upscaling.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Video
Gendo Video turns a canvas image into cinematic clips with presets such as walk, orbit, pan, timelapse and custom transition, exporting 1080p MP4.Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai

Plans and prices

Educational Plan Free Free for students and educators Multiple canvases · full AI tooling · no watermark · 15 free video seconds · no commercial use · .edu/.ac auto-enrolment Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Free Free £0/mo 1 active project canvas · 50 assets per canvas · unlimited generations · watermark · 1 collaborator · 10 Image Sets history Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Students Educational Plan Free Multiple canvases · No watermarks · Full AI tooling · 15 free video seconds · No commercial use Read 4 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Video pack — 100 seconds £40, paid once One-time; £0.40/sec; excl. tax 100 video seconds · Requires an active subscription Read 4 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Video pack 100 seconds £40, paid once £40 one-time (£0.40/sec), excluding tax 100 video seconds · active paid subscription required Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Video pack — 250 seconds £75, paid once One-time; £0.30/sec; excl. tax 250 video seconds · Requires an active subscription Read 4 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Video pack 250 seconds £75, paid once £75 one-time (£0.30/sec), excluding tax 250 video seconds · active paid subscription required Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Studio £79 a month £79/mo; £66/mo billed annually (£790/year), excluding tax Unlimited projects/assets/generations · 5 seats (4 included) · 15 free video seconds · commercial licence · no watermark · 2x/4x upscale · MFA Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Video pack — 500 seconds £125, paid once One-time; £0.25/sec; excl. tax 500 video seconds · Requires an active subscription Read 4 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Video pack 500 seconds £125, paid once £125 one-time (£0.25/sec), excluding tax 500 video seconds · active paid subscription required Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Studio Scale £299 a month £299/mo, excluding tax; 5 seats included Unlimited video · organisation analytics · VIP onboarding and priority support · Custom Catalogue Read 21 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai
Studio £790 a year £66/mo billed annually (£790/year; excl. tax) Unlimited projects, assets and image generations · 5 seats including 4 free seats · 15 one-off video seconds · No watermark · Commercial license · 2× & 4× upscaling Read 4 Oct 2026 · gendo.ai

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Free plan includes Material Bank.
  • Shared canvas supports simultaneous generations and comments.
  • Renders can be upscaled to 4× resolution.
  • Studio and Enterprise have stated data-use protections.

Limits

  • Direct Revit, SketchUp, and Blender plugins are on the roadmap.
  • Free-plan prompts and outputs are not confidential.
  • Free plan has one active canvas and one collaborator.
  • Unlimited generations remain subject to Fair Usage guidelines.

Who it suits

Gendo suits design-led studios and teams of 2–50 seeking faster visual decisions without specialist visualization pipelines. It is available on the web and supports text descriptions, sketches, CAD screenshots, exported scenes, renders, photographs, and reference images.

Verdict

Gendo combines architectural image tools with shared review and iteration in a web canvas. Before choosing a plan, note the export-based workflow, differing data protections, and plan-specific limits.

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