What a 3D floor plan render should cost in 2026 (freelancer vs studio vs AI)
Realistic 2026 prices for a furnished 3D floor plan in India: per-unit freelancer rates, studio packages, software subscriptions and AI renders, with turnaround, revision costs and the hidden price of inconsistency across a project.
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Ask three vendors for a 3D floor plan and you will get three prices that differ by ten times, for outputs that look similar on a phone. The gap is mostly about who does the work and how many times they are willing to redo it. Here are the 2026 numbers, what each one buys, and the one cost nobody quotes.
The four routes
Freelance 3D artist
₹1,500–6,000 per unit plan, more in Mumbai and Bangalore, less for volume. Turnaround 2–5 working days per batch. One or two revisions included; later changes ₹300–1,000 each. Quality varies with the artist: the good ones draw furniture to scale and match a reference; the cheap ones use the same sofa in every project and shrink the beds.
Best for: a one-off villa plan, a complex duplex, anything where you want a human to interpret an unclear drawing.
Architectural visualisation studio
₹8,000–25,000 per unit as part of a project package that also covers elevations and lifestyle renders, or ₹3,000–8,000 per plan when bought alone. Turnaround 1–3 weeks. Consistent across units because one team does the set. Revisions are negotiated in the contract and usually capped.
Best for: a flagship project where the brochure is a printed book and the plans must match the hero renders exactly.
Do it yourself in modelling software
₹0–2,500 per month for Planner 5D, Floorplanner, Coohom or HomeByMe on the tiers that allow photo-real export; Sweet Home 3D is free on desktop. The real cost is time: 1–3 hours per unit for someone who knows the tool, plus the learning curve for someone who does not. Output is a true 3D model you can re-angle, which the other routes do not give you.
Best for: an architect or designer who already works in 3D, or a small team with one person who enjoys it.
AI render from the 2D plan
₹12.50–30 per render on the Cortex 2D to 3D converter (25 credits for a 2K Lumen render, 60 for Atlas; 1 credit = ₹0.50), first render free. About a minute per plan. Colours, materials, shadows and the title badge are changed free in the Studio afterwards; a typed edit ("remove the people", "thinner walls") costs the same as a render. Comparable tools price per render or per monthly plan in the same range.
Best for: a project with many unit types that need one consistent style quickly; agents who need one listing visual today; anyone whose plans are already clean drawings.
A ten-unit project, costed
| Route | Production cost | Calendar time | Three rounds of colour changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freelancer | ₹25,000–50,000 | 1–2 weeks | ₹5,000–15,000 |
| Studio | ₹50,000–1,50,000 | 2–4 weeks | included or capped |
| DIY software | ₹2,500 + 20–30 hours | 1 week of one person | free, your time |
| AI render | ₹250–600 incl. re-renders | 1 day | free in the Studio |
The cost nobody quotes: inconsistency
The expensive failure is not a bad render; it is ten good renders that do not match. When unit plans are commissioned over weeks, from two freelancers, or in different sessions with different instructions, the floors change tone, the sofas change colour and the labels change font. The brochure then looks like a collection of listings, and the fix is to redo the set.
Studios avoid this by having one team do everything. AI tools avoid it with references and locked styles: render one unit, save the style, apply it to the other nine. On the Cortex converter the default "Developer Version" look exists for exactly this reason: every unit of a project comes out in the same sand-beige floors, oak decks, royal-blue upholstery and small labels, and the brand accent colour can be changed in one place.
What you are paying for, honestly
- Freelancer: judgment on an unclear plan, and a human to argue with.
- Studio: consistency and accountability on a big brochure.
- DIY software: a model you own and can re-angle forever.
- AI render: speed, consistency and a price low enough that every unit gets one.
Most developer teams end up with two of these: AI for the full set and the WhatsApp versions, and a human artist for the one plan the AI cannot read (a hand sketch of a complicated penthouse, say). If the sketch is the problem, the free floor plan redraw often solves it before you need the artist.
Frequently asked questions
What does a freelancer charge for a 3D floor plan in India?
Typically ₹1,500–6,000 per unit plan for a furnished top-down view, depending on the city, the artist's portfolio and how many revisions are included. Perspective or walkthrough renders cost more.
Are revisions included?
Usually one or two. The third 'make the sofa grey' costs ₹300–1,000 with most freelancers, which is why briefs should settle style before the first render, not after.
Is the AI output good enough for print?
At 2K it prints cleanly at A5 and acceptably at A4; at 4K it is fine for A4 full-bleed and A2 gallery boards. Check one print before committing a brochure run, as with any image.
Why are AI renders priced in credits?
Because every render has a real cost at the AI provider and the price has to cover it. Credits let the tool charge ₹12.50 for a quick render and ₹30 for the premium engine without a subscription.