Archome AI vs Renderica

Archome AI turns listing photos, sketches, CAD screenshots and plans into photorealistic architectural renders, with renders described as taking about 30 seconds. Its structure lock keeps massing, openings, proportions and camera fixed during image-to-image work while materials, lighting and atmosphere change. Tools cover interiors, exteriors, sketch-to-render, plans, masterplans, materials, inpainting, landscapes, detail, 2D-to-3D, video and upscaling. The service runs in a browser without a local installation or GPU. Free plugins connect it to SketchUp 2021 and newer and Rhino 7 or 8 on Windows and macOS; the 3ds Max 2021-and-newer plugin supports Windows. A public REST endpoint accepts a base64 PNG, tool and prompt, then returns a render URL. API calls share the web app's credit balance, image data is limited to about 10 MB, and calls are rate-limited. The free trial includes 100 credits for three renders. Paid options include a 15.00 USD one-time Starter Credit Pack and monthly plans, including Lite at $29 a month and Plus at $49 a month. Paid packs and plans list commercial-use rights.

Renderica uses AI to turn architectural sketches and plans into photorealistic renders. It extracts room dimensions and openings from a plan and conditions rendering on that geometry. Inputs include PDF, DXF, PNG, JPG, GLB, and GLTF files, as well as hand-drawn sketches, floor plans, CAD sketches, and Pinterest image URLs. The homepage lists compatibility with Revit, SketchUp, ArchiCAD, Rhino 3D, AutoCAD, Blender, 3ds Max, and Chief Architect. Users can select from 32 style presets and five lighting modes, provide Pinterest pins or image URLs as style references, and share a client review link or export a 4K PNG from the gallery. The Free plan costs nothing and includes three renders per month at 1024px; Starter costs $24 a month for 60 monthly renders at 2048px. Pro costs $59 a month and Studio costs $179 a month. Renderica says uploaded content is not used to train its own models. Its policy describes some stored assets as accessible through non-expiring unauthenticated URLs and is marked draft pending legal review. For non-rectangular rooms, openings may not be carved and angled walls may be omitted.