UpCodes

Freemium Engineer & Analyze

Cloud-based building code research and AI compliance platform covering 11M+ code sections across 6,000+ U.S. jurisdictions with 190K+ local amendments, updated ~7,000 times per month. Key modules: AI Copilot (project-aware assistant with cross-session memory that answers code questions with exact citations), Revit add-in (real-time in-model compliance checking flagging stairs, doors, ramps, clearances with links to code sections), and Plan Review (launched June 2026, AI-native QA/QC that analyzes uploaded drawings across architecture, structural, MEP, fire, life safety, and accessibility disciplines). YC S17 alumni; 800,000+ MAU.

3.2 /5 composite score

Best-in-class code-research and AI copilot layer with a genuine free tier and accessible paid plans ($39/mo Essentials) -- the Revit add-in real-time compliance flagging and June 2026 AI Plan Review add meaningful automation on top of the code library, though no public developer API was found for programmatic/agent-driven workflows.

Solid

Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion	Score	Evidence
Value for the price	4/5	Freemium, free tier
Agent Friendliness	2/5	API: none confirmed -- up.codes/product/pdk-api is a third-party ProdataKey product cataloged on the platform, not UpCodes' own developer API; no public REST/GraphQL API or SDK found
Ease of adoption	4/5	--
Portability & lock-in	4/5	--
Interoperability	2/5	1 integrations

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Evidence

Integrations

Revit (native)

Pricing detail

Free tier scopecrippled

TiersFree ($0), Essentials ($39), Professional ($59), Enterprise

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