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Pelles AI vs Trunk Tools

Two AI-first platforms that read project documents and run agents for RFIs, submittals, and change review. Pelles targets trade contractors; Trunk Tools targets field and project teams. Both exhibited at STA Tech Expo 2026. Vendor-published facts only.

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Pelles AI vs Trunk Tools: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowPelles AITrunk Tools
CategoryAI platform for trade contractorsDocument intelligence
AI role (our label)AI-firstAI-first
What it doesAI platform for trade contractors that turns company documents and workflows into AI tools across estimating, contract review, operations, and closeout: always-on agents, drawing/spec/scope comparison, trade-aware QA/QC checklists, source-linked reports, RFIs and submittals, custom apps, and a REST API with webhooks. Vendor cites 3,000+ projects, 85,000+ issues caught, and 100+ hours saved per project as of August 2026 (vendor claims, not verified).AI platform ("Cortex") that plugs into a project's tech stack, reads documents and drawings into a living knowledge graph, and runs tools on top: TrunkBid (maps subcontractor bids against scope and highlights gaps), TrunkRFI (catches RFIs documents already answer and drafts the rest), TrunkSubmittal (builds a submittal register from a spec book and drafts responses against specs), TrunkReview (highlights clouded and unclouded changes from new bulletins), and TrunkText (SMS Q&A with source checks). Vendor says custom AI models are trained on 5+ years of jobsite data, live on 1,000 U.S. projects handling $50B in construction volume, and that teams get in-person jobsite training plus head-office change management (vendor claims).
Who it's forTrade contractors' precon, legal, operations, field, and executive teams (MEP trades named).Superintendents, project managers, project engineers, project executives, subcontractors, and owners.
Pricing (as publicly stated)Not publicly listed (book a call).Not publicly listed. Pricing page lists Core and Enterprise plans, each described as "one clear price based off your construction volume," with unlimited seats and no token limits; both are quoted on request. (Checked Oct 15, 2026.)
Test statusNot tested. No scores.Not tested. No scores.
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