Render a House/Updated Sep 25, 2026Gendo vs Visoid: which AI renderer should an architecture studio use?
Pick Gendo if a studio of five or more reviews renders together on one shared canvas, with unlimited generations from £79/mo; pick Visoid if you model in SketchUp, Revit or Archicad and want to render straight from the CAD app, from $29/mo per user. To turn a 3D model or a sketch into a render in the browser with no GPU, Render a House is the alternative, free for 3 renders a day.
The short answer
Pick Gendo if a studio of five or more reviews and comments on renders together: Studio is £79/mo with five seats, free viewer seats and unlimited generations, with no credits to count. Pick Visoid if you model in Revit, SketchUp or Archicad and want to send views straight from the CAD app through its add-ons, place the design on its site and test materials early; Pro is $29/mo for one user, or $15/mo billed annually.
If what you actually need is to turn a 3D model or a sketch into a render, Render a House is the alternative: it runs in any browser with no GPU and no plugin, returns a concept image in about 30–60 seconds, and is free for 3 renders a day. Last updated: September 25, 2026.
Gendo vs Visoid at a glance
Both are web-based AI renderers for architects. Gendo is a team canvas priced per studio; Visoid is a CAD-connected renderer priced per user. Figures from Gendo’s pricing, Gendo’s FAQ, Visoid’s pricing and Visoid’s homepage, checked in September 2026.
| Dimension | Gendo | Visoid | Render a House |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is | A shared AI rendering canvas for architecture studios. | An AI renderer built by architects for the design stage. | An AI renderer for models, sketches, plans and photos. |
| Input it needs | Sketches, CAD screenshots, 3D exports, renders or site photos (PNG, JPG, TIFF), or text. | A view sent from its Revit, SketchUp or Archicad add-on, or an uploaded image or 3D model. | A sketch, plan, photo, CAD screenshot or GLB/GLTF/OBJ model. |
| Where it runs / hardware | A browser-based canvas; CAD views are uploaded, no plugin. | Web app plus CAD add-ons (Archicad for Mac and Windows). GPU: Not published (checked Sept 2026). | Any browser, Mac included, no GPU. |
| Price (vendor list price, checked Sept 2026) | Studio £79/mo or £790/yr for five seats, excluding tax. | Pro $29/mo, Premium $79/mo; Team from $59/user/mo annually. | Pro $39/mo; Studio $99/mo. |
| Free tier | Unlimited watermarked generations, one canvas, 1K export. | Up to 10 watermarked 1K images, no credit card. | 3 renders a day, no card, small watermark. |
| Time to a first image | 10–40 seconds for most renders, per Gendo's FAQ. | Renders “in minutes”, per its homepage. | About 30–60 seconds, up to about 2 minutes under load. |
| Output | 1K on Free; 2x and 4x upscaling and video on paid plans. | 1K on Free, 2K on Pro, 4K on Premium; video on paid plans. | Concept images at 1K, 2K or 4K on Pro, plus video. |
| Best for | A practice that reviews and comments on renders as a team. | Rendering from the CAD app, on the real site. | A 3D model or sketch to a render, on any machine. |
Where Gendo is better
Gendo calls itself a living canvas for visual exploration and decision-making. Three places it genuinely leads.
Built for team review
Studio includes five seats, unlimited viewer seats, team roles, private workspaces and shared links for clients, per gendo.ai pricing. Extra seats are £15/seat/mo, per Gendo’s FAQ.
No credits, and an unlimited free plan
Gendo does not use a credit system, per gendo.ai FAQs. Free users get unlimited watermarked generations; Studio users get unlimited unwatermarked ones, subject to a fair use policy.
Privacy a practice can sign off
Paid projects are private by default with no training on your data, and Enterprise adds SSO, user provisioning and custom trained models, from 20 seats, per gendo.ai pricing.
Where Visoid is better
Visoid was built by architects to render during the design process, not after it. Three places it genuinely leads.
Add-ons inside the CAD app
Visoid publishes add-ons for Revit, SketchUp and Archicad, with Archicad builds for Mac and Windows, so a view goes from the model to the renderer without an export step, per visoid.com add-ons. Rhino is listed as coming soon.
Site, references and materials
Place the model on its site through Google Maps, feed in a moodboard of reference images, and compare cladding, finishes and palettes side by side, per visoid.com.
A lower price for one person
A single user pays $29/mo for Pro, or $15/mo billed annually, and Premium with 4K drops from $79 to $39/mo annually, per visoid.com pricing. Gendo’s paid plan starts at five seats.
Pricing: Gendo vs Visoid
Gendo prices in pounds, excluding tax, per studio; Visoid prices in US dollars, per user, with monthly credits. Both checked in September 2026. For Visoid against Render a House in detail, see Visoid vs Render a House.
| Plan | Price | What it includes | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gendo Free | £0 | Unlimited watermarked generations, one canvas, 50 assets, 1K export. | No credit card; one invited collaborator. (source) |
| Gendo Studio | £79/mo, or £790/yr | Five seats, unlimited generations, no watermark, 2x/4x upscaling, 15 video seconds. | Commercial licence; extra seats £15/seat/mo, per the FAQ. (source) |
| Gendo Studio Scale (beta) | £299/mo | Five seats, unlimited video, organisation-level analytics. | Billed monthly. (source) |
| Gendo Enterprise | Custom | SSO, user provisioning, custom trained models, SLA. | Minimum 20 seats. (source) |
| Visoid Free | $0 | Up to 10 standard 1K images. | Watermark; no credit card. (source) |
| Visoid Pro | $29/mo, or $15/mo billed annually | 500 credits a month, up to 2K, video export. | One user; no watermark. (source) |
| Visoid Premium | $79/mo, or $39/mo billed annually | 2,000 credits a month, up to 4K, video, 3D suite. | One user; no watermark. (source) |
| Visoid Team | $177/mo billed annually for three seats | Everything in Premium, shared pool of 6,000 credits a month. | Listed as from $59/user/mo; three to ten seats. (source) |
| Visoid Enterprise | Not published (checked Sept 2026) | SSO, custom AI models, priority support. | Contact sales; over ten users. (source) |
| Render a House Free | $0 | 3 renders a day, small watermark. | No credit card. |
| Render a House Pro | $39/mo, or $312/yr | 240 credits a month, Pro model, 1K/2K/4K, video, 3D imports, area editing, no daily cap. | 1K render = 1 credit; extra credits $0.20. |
| Render a House Studio | $99/mo, or $792/yr | 1,000 credits a month. | Failed renders do not consume credits. |
Both offer education plans without commercial rights: Gendo’s is free for .edu and .ac addresses, per its pricing page, and Visoid’s is $19/mo, or $10/mo billed annually, per its pricing page.
Which should you choose?
The right pick depends less on image quality than on how many people review the work and where the model lives.
A studio of five or more reviewing with clients
Gendo Studio. Five seats, free viewer seats and team roles are included for £79/mo, with no credits to ration.
One architect working in Revit, SketchUp or Archicad
Visoid Pro or Premium. The add-on sends the view across, and annual billing brings Pro to $15/mo.
Testing on a live project before paying
Gendo Free, if watermarks are acceptable, since generations are unlimited. Visoid Free stops at 10 images; Render a House gives 3 renders every day.
A GLB or a sketch, a deadline, no GPU
Render a House. Upload the model or a photo of the sketch in a browser and get a concept render in about 30–60 seconds.
Render a House as the no-GPU alternative
Gendo is a team canvas for images and Visoid a CAD-connected renderer. Render a House reads the model file or the sketch itself, in a browser, and returns a concept render without a GPU or a plugin.
Render a House is an AI rendering tool for architects, interior designers and real estate. Upload a GLB, GLTF or OBJ, a sketch or a screenshot of a SketchUp, Revit, Archicad or Rhino view, describe the scene, and a render comes back in about 30–60 seconds on any machine, with commercial use allowed. The UI is in English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese.
| Dimension | Gendo and Visoid | Render a House |
|---|---|---|
| Starting point | Uploaded images on a canvas (Gendo); a view from a CAD add-on (Visoid). | A model file, sketch, floor plan, screenshot or photo. |
| 3D files | Gendo takes exported images; Visoid reads the model via its add-ons. | Imports GLB, GLTF and OBJ on Pro. No .skp; export a GLB. |
| Where it runs | Browser canvas (Gendo); web app plus CAD add-ons (Visoid). | Any browser, Mac included, no GPU, no plugin. |
| Free use | Unlimited watermarked (Gendo); up to 10 1K images (Visoid). | 3 renders every day, no credit card. |
| Paid entry | £79/mo for five seats (Gendo); $29/mo for one user (Visoid). | $39/mo for 240 credits, 4K and video. |
| Time to an image | 10–40 s for most renders (Gendo); “in minutes” (Visoid). | About 30–60 s, up to about 2 minutes under load. |
What it cannot do
- Replace Gendo's shared canvas. There are no multi-seat workspaces, team roles or live shared comments of the kind Gendo Studio is built around.
- Run as a plugin inside Revit, SketchUp or Archicad like Visoid's add-ons, or open a .skp file. Export a GLB, or take a screenshot of the view, first.
- Place the model on its site through Google Maps the way Visoid does, or give you a live 3D viewport. It returns stills and short video.
- Produce measured drawings, BIM data or a final production render. The output is a concept image; geometry is generally preserved but can shift, so check it against the model.
The verdict
Gendo and Visoid solve different problems for the same kind of practice. Gendo is the better choice when several people need to see, comment on and approve renders in one private place, and its unlimited free plan makes that easy to test. Visoid is the better choice for an architect who lives in Revit, SketchUp or Archicad and wants renders, site context and material studies without leaving the model, at a lower price for one seat.
If the job is simply to turn a 3D model or a sketch into a concept render, try Render a House first. It has no team canvas like Gendo and no CAD add-on like Visoid, but it reads the model file directly, needs no GPU, and costs nothing for 3 renders a day.
Common questions about Gendo vs Visoid
Is Gendo better than Visoid?
- Gendo is better for a team: its Studio plan puts five seats, free viewer seats and shared review on one canvas with unlimited generations. Visoid is better for an architect who wants to render straight from Revit, SketchUp or Archicad through an add-on and pay per user. Neither is better for every studio.
Is Gendo free?
- Yes, with limits. Gendo's Free plan gives unlimited watermarked generations on one project canvas with 1K export and no credit card. Watermark-free, commercial work starts on Studio at £79/mo, and students with .edu or .ac addresses get a free Educational plan without commercial rights.
Is Visoid free?
- Partly. Visoid's Free plan allows up to 10 watermarked images at 1K with no credit card. Pro costs $29/mo, or $15/mo billed annually, and removes the watermark.
Does Visoid have a SketchUp or Revit plugin?
- Yes. Visoid's add-ons page lists downloads for Revit, SketchUp and Archicad (Mac and Windows), with Rhino marked as coming soon. Gendo has no plugin; you export a view from SketchUp, Revit or Rhino and upload it as an image.
Can I use Gendo or Visoid without a 3D model?
- Yes. Gendo turns sketches, site photos and even text into renders, and Visoid can render from an uploaded image or a moodboard of references. Render a House also works from a sketch or photo, and reads GLB, GLTF and OBJ models when you have one.
What is the best alternative to Gendo and Visoid?
- Render a House, if the job is turning a 3D model or a sketch into a render. It runs in any browser with no GPU or plugin, returns a concept image in about 30–60 seconds, and is free for 3 renders a day. It has no team canvas like Gendo and no CAD add-on like Visoid.
Have a model or a sketch? Upload a GLB, OBJ, sketch or screenshot and see a concept render in about a minute — no plugin, no GPU. Render your model free.
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