Wanna / AI tools for architects
6 AI tools for architects
Written by Wanna AI. Updated 17 Oct 2026. Checked on 17 Oct 2026, refreshed every 30 days. This page was written by Wanna AI; Wanna in this list is our product. Prices change; open each link before you decide.
Short answer. For a small practice, AI tools fall into four jobs: early massing and concept design, site feasibility, visualization, and the writing and research around a project. None of them signs or stamps a drawing. The six are alphabetical, not scored.
How we chose
- The vendor's own page describes work an architect does: concept models, feasibility studies, renders, floor plans or drafting text.
- We read each page on 17 Oct 2026 and print prices as shown, with the billing term where the page gives one. Where a page does not say, we say so.
- We left out Archistar: we could not confirm from its pages what applies to a US practice. We ran none of these tools, except that we know Wanna from the inside.
The six
| Tool | What it does, as the vendor words it | Price and limits, read 17 Oct 2026 | Honest minuses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude | A general AI assistant for drafts, research and analysis | Free 0. Pro 17 a month with an annual discount (200 billed up front), 20 billed monthly. Team Standard seat 20 billed annually, 25 monthly. Max from 100 | Usage is stated as multiples ("more usage"), not numbers. It does not read your BIM model, and you check every code citation it gives |
| Maket | Generates and edits floor plans and renders from credits | Free: 30 one-time credits. Homeowner 20 a month, 300 credits. Pro 100 a month, 3,000 credits. Scale: talk to sales. A floor costs 20 credits, a render 10 | Its own FAQ says a design is not ready to build on its own. Monthly credits expire at the end of each cycle |
| Snaptrude | "The AI-Powered Concept Design Platform", with BIM and Revit export | Free 0, one project. Individual 60 a month (billing term not stated). Organization 100 a month, billed annually. Enterprise: custom | Free is one project; teams start at Organization. Aimed at early concept work, not construction documents |
| TestFit | Site feasibility: parking layouts and building massing on a site | Parking Solver 195 a month billed monthly. Add-ons: Site Intelligence +150, Pro Forma +170, MCP Connection +100 a month. Site Solver from 15,000 a year, billed annually | The full solver is priced per year, for firms; it targets developers' site studies, not interior or detail design |
| Veras | An AI visualization app that plugs into SketchUp, Revit, Rhino and Archicad, and a web version | Named license 59 a month billed monthly, or 29 a month billed yearly (348). Floating license 51 a month billed annually (612), one user at a time. Free trial: 30 renders and 15 days | Output is images, not drawings. Each named license is tied to one user or workstation |
| Wanna | Reads your site, plans the week, drafts letters, posts and ads for your OK | Free: plan, matches, first drafts. Starter 20 a month, 200 credits. Growth 49, 5,000 credits. Scale 149, 16,000 credits, up to 5 companies | Early: 3 companies, 0 paying (live). It does not touch models, drawings or code review |
By job
Concept massing: Snaptrude. Site feasibility: TestFit. Renders from your model: Veras. Home layouts: Maket. Specs, emails and research: Claude. Finding the practice's next client: Wanna. A similar list for consultants and agencies. Questions to ask any vendor: how to choose.
What Wanna is and is not
Wanna drafts; posts, applications and ads wait for your OK, and sending letters is off until you turn it on (see how it works). On the live page at 16:10 UTC on 17 Oct 2026: 3 companies of people, 0 paying, MRR $0, 19 tasks done in 7 days. It is not a design tool.
What this list does not replace
It does not replace a licensed architect's judgment or seal, an engineer's review, or the plan check by the authority that issues your permit. It does not replace your own trial: we read pages, not products. See the limits of a self-running company.
FAQ
What are the best AI tools for architects? We do not rank them. The By job section sorts the six by task.
Can AI design a building for me? The tools here generate concepts, layouts and images. Maket's own FAQ says a design is not ready to build on its own and a qualified professional should review it before construction or permitting.
Are there free AI tools for architects? Claude, Maket, Snaptrude and Wanna have a 0 tier, with limits: Maket gives 30 one-time credits and Snaptrude one project. Veras offers a trial of 30 renders and 15 days.
How much do AI tools for architects cost? From 0 to 195 a month for the monthly tiers in the table (Wanna Scale is 149, TestFit's Parking Solver 195). TestFit's full solver starts at 15,000 a year.
Is Wanna a design tool for architects? No. It helps a practice find its next client: it plans the week and drafts outside-facing work for your OK. It is our product, so its minuses are in the table.
How often is this list updated? Every 30 days, from the vendors' own pages.
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