Construction Cost AI
Summary
Construction estimating has always died in the spreadsheet — three days of phone calls, manual rate lookups, and a BOQ that's already stale by the time the client sees it. ConstructionCostAI collapses that process to a plot size, a city, and thirty seconds.
The tool takes city, plot dimensions, and story count, then returns a split estimate showing materials and labor separately — not a single blurry number. Per-city rates for six U.S. markets are built in and updated monthly, so you're not manually adjusting for Chicago versus Los Angeles. The floor plan generator produces a code-compliant layout you can edit inline, then feeds directly into the BOQ. The ceiling appears quickly: coverage is limited to six cities, and anything outside those markets forces you back to manual rate adjustments. White-label PDF export is a paid-only feature, which matters if you're presenting to clients under your own brand.
Bottom line: The right call for a contractor or architect who needs a credible first-meeting estimate for a standard residential build in a supported U.S. city — a harder sell when your project is in an unsupported market, involves commercial or mixed-use construction, or requires estimate logic that reflects your firm's actual subcontractor rates.
Pricing Plans
Subscription- Free Tier
- Basic free estimates and BOQ generation with no signup; full features require paid plans
Plus
Unlimited AI plans, standard BOQ PDF export, 3 saved projects, email support
- Unlimited AI plans
- Standard BOQ PDF export
- 3 saved projects
Pro
Everything in Plus plus interactive 2D editor, custom material rates, PDF/PNG/Excel/DWG export, 25 saved projects, priority support
- Interactive 2D editor
- Custom material rates
- PDF + PNG + Excel + DWG export
- 25 saved projects
Business
Everything in Pro plus multi-user up to 10 seats, white-label PDF reports, API access, admin dashboard, onboarding manager
- Multi-user (up to 10 seats)
- White-label PDF reports
- API access
- Admin dashboard
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Pros
Sign in to edit- Per-city material and labor rates for six U.S. markets updated monthly, so you avoid the manual lookup step that otherwise turns a quick estimate into a half-day research task.
- Materials and labor split at the line-item level in the BOQ, which means you can hand the export directly to a site team without reformatting — something a single blended number can't do.
- AI floor plan generator produces an editable, code-compliant layout from plot dimensions alone, so early-stage feasibility studies don't require a draftsman before the client has committed to the project.
- Live estimate updates as you adjust inputs, so a client meeting becomes a live scenario comparison rather than a 'we'll send you a revised quote' conversation.
- Export formats include PDF, Excel, and DWG, which means the output fits into contractor, architect, and developer workflows without conversion work.
Cons
Sign in to edit- City coverage is fixed at six U.S. markets. Any project outside those cities returns estimates built on rates that don't reflect local conditions — teams working in secondary or regional markets either accept that uncertainty or maintain their own rate tables, which defeats the core time savings.
- API access is a paid-only feature at the top tier, so integrating estimates into an existing CRM, project pipeline, or client portal requires the highest paid plan. Teams that need programmatic access at smaller volume hit a cost-to-usage mismatch and often move to a custom spreadsheet API or a general-purpose estimating platform instead.
- The floor plan generator and BOQ engine are calibrated for standard residential construction. Commercial, mixed-use, or heavily customized builds return estimates that diverge enough from actual contractor pricing that users report needing to rework line items manually — at which point a purpose-built commercial estimating platform becomes the more defensible choice.
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About
- Platforms
- Web
- API Available
- Yes
- Self-Hosted
- No
- Last Updated
- 2026-07-25T16:28:56.711Z
Best For
Who it's for
- Builders and contractors needing quick quotes
- Architects doing early feasibility studies
- Real estate professionals showing live estimates
- Homeowners comparing build budgets
What it does well
- Generate itemized BOQs from plot dimensions and city
- Produce live cost estimates with material and labor splits
- Export builder-ready PDFs, Excel or DWG files
- Create white-label reports for clients or teams
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Construction Cost AI free?
- Construction Cost AI has a permanent free tier alongside paid upgrades. You can keep using a baseline version indefinitely without paying.
- Is Construction Cost AI open source?
- No — Construction Cost AI is a closed-source tool. Source code is not publicly available.
- Does Construction Cost AI have an API?
- Yes. Construction Cost AI exposes a developer API. See the official documentation at https://constructioncostai.com for details.
- What platforms does Construction Cost AI support?
- Construction Cost AI is available on: Web.
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ConstructionCostAI generates itemized Bills of Quantities from three inputs: city, plot size, and number of stories. The core workflow runs in three steps — enter plot details, get an AI-generated floor plan with an editable room schedule, then export a builder-grade BOQ as PDF, Excel, or DWG. The live estimator updates cost splits in real time as you adjust inputs, with material and labor broken out line by line. The vendor states accuracy sits within 5–8% against contractor billing, and at least one published user report cites a 4% variance on a completed 2,250 sqft home.
The differentiating feature is the per-city rate engine. Rather than applying a national average and leaving the correction to you, the tool bakes in city-specific material and labor rates for New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and three additional markets, updated on a monthly basis. This matters most in early feasibility — when an architect needs to tell a client whether a project pencils out before anyone has engaged a contractor.
The tool fits tightest around standard residential builds in supported cities. Builders doing quick client-facing quotes, architects running feasibility on spec, and real estate professionals showing live budget ranges during a walkthrough are the described primary users. The floor plan generator is also positioned as a CAD-replacement for early-stage layouts, which the docs describe as saving a week of draftsman time on feasibility studies. Where the tool breaks: the six-city constraint is a hard wall for anyone operating outside those markets, and API access — needed if you want to pipe estimates into your own CRM or project management stack — is a paid-only feature locked to the highest tier.