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Structured AI vs Firmus

Two AI drawing review tools aimed at different buyers: one for architects and engineers to run QA/QC and code checks before sign-off, with a Revit add-in and Bluebeam markups, and one for preconstruction teams to find scope gaps and discrepancies in PDF sets, now part of Bluebeam. Desk research from vendor pages read Oct 25, 2026; not tested, no winner.

DESK RESEARCH, NOT TESTED. Compiled from vendors' public websites (accessed Structured AI Oct 25, 2026; Firmus Oct 24, 2026). Vendor claims are not verified by Means & Methods Lab. No scores or rankings.

In short: Structured AI (AI drawing QA; no public prices (quote / sales)) vs Firmus (Drawing review & QA; no public prices (quote / sales)). Facts last checked Structured AI Oct 25, 2026; Firmus Oct 24, 2026. No winner declared; not tested.

Side by side

Structured AI vs Firmus: vendor-published facts side by side
Sheet rowStructured AIFirmus
CategoryAI drawing QADrawing review & QA
AI role (our label)AI-firstAI-first
What it doesAI drawing review for architects and engineers that flags errors, code issues and clashes across sheets, disciplines and revisions. Re-read Oct 17, 2026: it lists QA/QC and code compliance checks with deterministic pass, fail or verify results, drawing set chat with sourced answers, custom checks in plain English, automatic cross-discipline overlays for clash checks, and a Revit add-in that runs checks on live model elements and writes approved fixes back. Findings arrive as Bluebeam markups with two-way Studio sync; sources include Autodesk Construction Cloud, Procore, SharePoint and Google Drive. It says project data never trains its models. Its homepage links an ENR report on a $4.2M raise and Syska Hennessy partnership (vendor statement). Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: homepage, features, integrations and security pages unchanged in substance; the homepage adds an agent that explains a finding, its root cause and other places it appears, pixel-aligned sheet and discipline overlays, and permission-aware access (the AI sees only what each user may see), and the security page says its core models are trained on curated public datasets and construction standards, not customer project data (vendor statement). Homepage review-time, confirmation-rate and field-issue figures are vendor claims and not used here. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: homepage, features and security pages unchanged in substance. The integrations page now also lists Microsoft Outlook and Gmail (transmittals, RFI responses and attachments reconciled against the set), Microsoft Word (specifications) and Microsoft Excel (door schedules, equipment registers and takeoff sheets cross-checked against the drawings), alongside Revit, ACC, Procore, Bluebeam, SharePoint and Google Drive. Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: homepage, integrations and security pages unchanged in substance (drawing set chat, pixel-aligned overlays, an agent that explains a finding and its root cause, findings cited to sheet and detail; integrations still list Revit, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Procore, Bluebeam, SharePoint, Google Drive, Outlook, Gmail, Word and Excel; the security page still says project data never trains its models). The navigation lists FAQ, User Guide, Blog and Events pages; the FAQ we read gives no pricing. Re-checked Oct 25, 2026: homepage, features, integrations and security pages unchanged in substance (AI drawing review for architects and engineers; deterministic QA/QC and code checks cited to sheet and location, drawing set chat, automatic overlays for clash checks, Revit add-in; integrations still list Revit, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Procore, Bluebeam, SharePoint, Google Drive, Outlook, Gmail, Word and Excel; project data never trains its models). The homepage describes an intro call and live demo followed by a pilot on the buyer's own drawing sets. Review-time, confirmation-rate and field-issue figures are vendor claims and not used.AI design review for preconstruction that uses computer vision on PDF drawing sets to find incomplete design, scope gaps and discrepancies. It analyzes PDF construction drawings to find incomplete design, scope gaps, missing information, and discrepancies across hundreds of sheets, with a dashboard to filter, assign, and track issues. Analysis is iterative across design stages (100% DD, 50% CD, 90% CD, IFP, IFC). Firmus's site now says it is part of Bluebeam. Vendor says it complements, not replaces, human review. Re-checked Oct 19, 2026: the homepage still says Firmus is now part of Bluebeam and describes AI-REVIEW (computer-vision drawing analysis), AI-MATCH and a Procore integration; the FAQ still describes iterative analysis from 100% DD through IFC. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: homepage and FAQ unchanged in substance (now part of Bluebeam; AI-REVIEW, AI-MATCH and Procore integration; iterative analysis from 100% DD through IFC). Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: homepage, FAQ and pricing page unchanged in substance (now part of Bluebeam, and the footer says Bluebeam is part of the Nemetschek Group; AI-REVIEW, AI-MATCH and Procore integration; iterative analysis from 100% DD through IFC). Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: unchanged in substance (now part of Bluebeam; AI design review across a drawing set; AI-MATCH set-to-set comparison). Homepage logo wall not used. Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: homepage, FAQ and pricing page unchanged in substance (now part of Bluebeam, which the footer says is part of the Nemetschek Group; AI-REVIEW computer-vision drawing review, AI-MATCH set comparison and a Procore integration; iterative analysis from 100% DD through IFC; complements rather than replaces human review). Logo wall and case-study claims not used.
Who it's forArchitects and engineers.General contractors, construction managers, architects, and owners/developers in preconstruction.
Pricing (as publicly stated)No public prices found (re-checked Oct 17 and Oct 19, 2026): the vendor site has no pricing or plans link in its navigation or footer, and /pricing returns a not-found page. The site's call to action is "Book a Demo", followed by a pilot on your own drawing sets with checks built to your standards. Confirm current pricing with the vendor. Re-checked Oct 21, 2026: unchanged (no prices; /pricing still not found; Book a Demo, then a pilot). Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: unchanged (no prices; /pricing still not found; Book a Demo, then a pilot). Re-checked Oct 25, 2026: unchanged (no prices published; /pricing returns a not-found page; Book a Demo).No public prices (checked Oct 16, 2026): the pricing page ("Firmus Plan Options") lists Basic (5 analyses/year), Advanced (20 analyses/year), Premium (100 analyses/year; adds an enterprise SLA, AI-MATCH Premium full set-to-set drawing comparison, white-label reporting and SSO/enterprise controls) and Enterprise (customized), all with unlimited users and unlimited exports, each with a "Get Started" button and no figures; it refers to annual subscription plan options. Unchanged Oct 19, 2026 (Basic and Advanced list Standard SLA and self-service AI-MATCH; AI-MATCH full set-to-set match is included with Premium and Enterprise). Confirm current pricing with the vendor. Re-checked Oct 20, 2026: unchanged (Basic 5, Advanced 20 and Premium 100 analyses a year, Enterprise customized, unlimited users and exports, no figures). Re-checked Oct 22, 2026: unchanged (Basic 5, Advanced 20 and Premium 100 analyses a year, Enterprise customized, unlimited users and exports, no figures; full set-to-set AI-MATCH included with Premium and Enterprise). Re-checked Oct 23, 2026: unchanged (Basic 5, Advanced 20 and Premium 100 analyses per year plus Enterprise; unlimited users and exports; full set-to-set AI-MATCH with Premium and Enterprise; Get Pricing, no figures). Re-checked Oct 24, 2026: unchanged (Basic 5, Advanced 20 and Premium 100 analyses per year plus customized Enterprise; unlimited users and exports; full set-to-set AI-MATCH included with Premium and Enterprise; Get Started buttons, no figures).
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Facts last checked: Structured AI Oct 25, 2026; Firmus Oct 24, 2026. Prices change; check the vendor page before relying on them.

Where the vendor descriptions differ

  • Who it is for: Structured AI calls itself the AI drawing review platform for architects and engineers, catching errors, code issues and coordination clashes before drawings reach the field. Firmus says it serves general contractors, construction managers, architects, owners and others in preconstruction, and that it is now part of Bluebeam (its footer says Bluebeam is part of the Nemetschek Group).
  • How review works: Structured AI lists QA/QC and code compliance checks returned as a deterministic list with page, location, issue and fix (no confidence percentages), custom checks in plain English, drawing set chat with sourced answers, and automatic cross-discipline overlays for clash checks. Firmus describes AI-REVIEW, computer vision on PDF drawing sets that flags incomplete design, scope gaps, missing information and discrepancies, with a dashboard to filter, assign and track issues, plus AI-MATCH set-to-set comparison between phases.
  • Design stage and models: Firmus says analysis is iterative from 100% DD through 50% CD, 90% CD, IFP and IFC, tracking resolved and new issues. Structured AI says its overlays compare revisions and that its Revit add-in runs checks on live model elements and writes approved fixes back to the model.
  • Integrations: Structured AI lists Revit, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Procore, Bluebeam Studio (markups both ways), SharePoint, Google Drive, Outlook, Gmail, Word and Excel. Firmus lists a Procore integration.
  • Data: Structured AI says customer project data never trains its models and each organization runs in its own isolated environment. The Firmus pages read do not address training data.
  • Pricing: neither publishes figures. Firmus lists annual plans by analyses per year: Basic 5, Advanced 20 and Premium 100 (Premium adds an enterprise SLA, white-label reporting, SSO and full set-to-set AI-MATCH), plus custom Enterprise, all with unlimited users and exports; Get Pricing. Structured AI's path is an intro call and live demo, then a pilot on the buyer's own drawing sets; Book a Demo.
  • Not used here: Structured AI's review-time, confirmation-rate and field-issue figures, customer quote and funding report; Firmus logos and case-study results.

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