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	--

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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

Format	Direction	Support
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

Pricing detail

Billing unitper-seat

TiersPro Monthly ($30), Pro Yearly ($199), Team Monthly ($150), Business

Sources

Pricing Signup Formats API docs

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