Modelo

tiered subscription Design the Building

Cloud-based 3D model hosting, review, and presentation platform supporting 50+ file formats (RVT, IFC, SKP, FBX, glTF, and more) with shareable walkthroughs, VR viewing, @mention feedback, and a lightweight format converter, used by architecture firms for design review and client presentation.

Agent-hostile
3.0 /5 composite score
Live, self-serve 3D-viewer/collaboration SaaS (confirmed via a June 2026 Wayback snapshot) with transparent individual/team pricing and broad BIM/CAD format support, and real named AEC customers (Vinoly, Ennead, KieranTimberlake) -- though its API is sales-gated with no public docs, and its blog/support channels have gone quiet since roughly 2024.
Solid

Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion Score Evidence
Value for the price 4/5 tiered subscription, from $30 Source →
Agent Friendliness 1/5 API: A "Build & API" page exists but offers no public documentation, auth model, or SDK -- access requires directly emailing hi@modelo.io Source →
Ease of adoption 4/5 web-saas, gentle learning curve Source →
Portability & lock-in 3/5 7 file formats, export: manual Source →
Interoperability 3/5 --

Pricing

Modeltiered subscription
Entry price$30
Free tierno
Billing unitper-seat
TiersPro Monthly ($30), Pro Yearly ($199), Team Monthly ($150), Business
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Published by buildingtech.pro. How we verified this: we checked Modelo against its live site and an independent source — aecplustech.com. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-07-04.

Evidence

File formats

FormatDirectionSupport
RVT import partial
IFC import partial
SKP import partial
FBX both partial
GLTF both full
OBJ both partial
STL both partial

Adoption

Deploymentweb-saas
Self-serve signupyes
Implementation requirednone
SSO/admin requiredno
Learning curvegentle

Data export

Export mechanismmanual
Export scopeper-file

Ecosystem

Plugin marketplaceno

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