Gendo

Gendo is an AI rendering platform for architects and interior designers that turns sketches, massing models and 3D exports into photorealistic images and video. Teams work on a shared design canvas where they can swap materials with text prompts, apply style transfer while keeping the design intact, upscale outputs and compare iterations. Founded in London in 2022 by architectural designer George Proud and engineer Will Jones, Gendo is used by practices including Zaha Hadid Architects and KPF.

Gendo Overview

Gendo is a London-based AI visualization tool built for architecture and interior design teams who need in-house renderings without waiting on a dedicated CGI department. Designers upload a sketch, a screenshot of a SketchUp or other 3D model, or a reference image, then generate photorealistic stills and short videos directly on a shared canvas. The platform is aimed at design-stage iteration: testing materials, lighting and atmosphere quickly, then keeping the best options for client presentations.

Key features

  • Design to Image – upload sketches or model views and generate photorealistic renders that keep the original geometry
  • Material Change – swap facade, floor or furniture materials using text prompts
  • Style Transfer – apply a new visual style while keeping the design recognizable
  • Video generation – turn stills into short animated sequences for presentations
  • Upscaling – 2x and 4x upscaling for high-resolution deliverables
  • Collaborative canvas – multi-user workspace with team roles for sharing and reviewing iterations
  • Enterprise controls – data isolation, GDPR-compliant EU hosting, SSO and audit logs

Who it's for

Gendo targets architects, interior designers and design studios of all sizes, from individual practitioners on the free tier to large firms on enterprise plans. Named users include Zaha Hadid Architects, KPF, David Chipperfield Architects, Benoy and ICRAVE. The company reports more than 250,000 designers across 180 countries on the platform.

Pricing

Gendo uses a freemium model. A free plan covers one project with watermarked output, Studio and Studio Scale plans add unlimited projects, extra seats and video, and Enterprise plans are custom priced. Students with academic email addresses can use it free.

Gendo is a London-based AI visualization tool built for architecture and interior design teams who need in-house renderings without waiting on a dedicated CGI department. Designers upload a sketch, a screenshot of a SketchUp or other 3D model, or a reference image, then generate photorealistic stills and short videos directly on a shared canvas. The platform is aimed at design-stage iteration: testing materials, lighting and atmosphere quickly, then keeping the best options for client presentations.

Key features

  • Design to Image – upload sketches or model views and generate photorealistic renders that keep the original geometry
  • Material Change – swap facade, floor or furniture materials using text prompts
  • Style Transfer – apply a new visual style while keeping the design recognizable
  • Video generation – turn stills into short animated sequences for presentations
  • Upscaling – 2x and 4x upscaling for high-resolution deliverables
  • Collaborative canvas – multi-user workspace with team roles for sharing and reviewing iterations
  • Enterprise controls – data isolation, GDPR-compliant EU hosting, SSO and audit logs

Who it's for

Gendo targets architects, interior designers and design studios of all sizes, from individual practitioners on the free tier to large firms on enterprise plans. Named users include Zaha Hadid Architects, KPF, David Chipperfield Architects, Benoy and ICRAVE. The company reports more than 250,000 designers across 180 countries on the platform.

Pricing

Gendo uses a freemium model. A free plan covers one project with watermarked output, Studio and Studio Scale plans add unlimited projects, extra seats and video, and Enterprise plans are custom priced. Students with academic email addresses can use it free.

Gendo Pricing

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Gendo Alternatives

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Krea

Krea is a browser-based generative AI suite for images, video and 3D. Architects and designers use it to turn sketches and massing screenshots into rendered concepts in real time, explore material and lighting styles, upscale and enhance images for presentations, and animate stills into short videos. It brings its own models together with third-party ones such as Flux, Veo and Kling in one interface, and lets teams train custom styles on their own images.

MyArchitectAI

AI rendering software for architects and interior designers that turns your designs into photorealistic visuals in under 10 seconds. No 3D modeling experience or powerful hardware needed.

Visoid

Visoid is an AI visualization platform for architects that turns 3D models into high-quality renders and videos in minutes while keeping the original geometry intact. Plugins for SketchUp, Revit, Rhino and Archicad send views straight into the app, where users set materials, lighting, site context and mood without texture or model libraries. Founded in Oslo in 2023 and led by CEO Mark Szoke, a former architect, Visoid is aimed at design-stage visualization rather than only final renders.

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