Quickstart: your first render
Everything you need to start creating with Archinode Studio, whether you're an architect, an interior designer, a real estate agent or a student.
Archinode Studio is an AI architectural rendering platform. Upload a photo of any space or a view of your 3D model, describe what you want to see and generate photorealistic renders from Nodes, AI Chat or Canvas AI.
Your first steps
- Create your account. Sign up with your email or with Google. When you create your account you get 60 free tokens, once and with no card, to try the platform.
- Choose a plan. Start free to explore, with 1K renders. Basic adds monthly tokens, downloads without a watermark, image analysis, the editing models and 2K renders; from Standard you also get NanoBanana PRO, GPT Image, Seedream 5, video, the upscaler and 4K renders. You change plans from Settings.
- Upload a photo and generate. Upload the photo of the space (or the view of your 3D model), describe what you want to see and generate your first render. You can do it in Nodes, in AI Chat or in Canvas AI.
- Organize your projects. Nodes and chats save themselves as you work; Canvas AI saves when each render finishes. Everything shows up in Projects and in the Gallery, and your renders are kept for a time that depends on your plan.
- Learn and explore. Check this documentation whenever you have questions about any tool, and go over the quick guide in Courses inside the app.
What can I do with Archinode?
- AI rendering — Turn photos of interiors and exteriors, screenshots and views of your 3D model into photorealistic renders, with nine image models: NanoBanana Turbo to iterate fast, NanoBanana PRO for maximum realism, and others that are cheaper or specialized in editing.
- Nodes — Compose your render on a visual canvas by connecting nodes: base image, references, 3D model, prompt, generator and tools. You control every step of the process. (Beta)
- Enhance, upscale and edit — Take a render to a hyper-realistic photo, upscale it 2x or 4x, change the camera angle or the time of day, and edit specific areas in the image editor.
- Video — Turn an image into a video clip with camera movement, with 15 video models, and edit it afterwards: extend, trim, join, slow motion, voice and music.
- AI Chat — Ask questions, get ideas and render by talking to the AI, without touching a single node. Upload an image and describe what you want.
Choose your starting point
Pick what you want to do and jump straight to the right guide.
Create with AI
| I want to... | Go to |
|---|---|
| Generate a render from a photo | How does the Image Generator work? |
| Render my 3D model | How do I render my 3D model (SketchUp, Revit, Blender)? |
| Build a flow in Nodes | Nodes (Beta) |
| Generate a video | How do I turn a render into a video? |
| Write better prompts | Prompt writing |
Edit and refine
| I want to... | Go to |
|---|---|
| Turn a render into a photo | How do I turn a render into a hyper-realistic photo? |
| Raise the resolution | How do I raise the resolution of a render? |
| Change just one part of the image | How do I edit just one part of the image? |
| Use reference images | How do I tell the Generator what to take from each reference? |
Account and plans
| I want to... | Go to |
|---|---|
| Compare plans and tokens | Which plans are there and how much do they cost? |
| Manage my subscription | How do I change or cancel my plan? |
| Solve a problem | Account & support |
Plans, tokens, and pricing
There's a free trial and four monthly plans. These are the ones on sale today:
| Plan | Best for |
|---|---|
| Free trial | Trying out the platform: 60 tokens once, with no card. 1K renders. |
| Basic · $4.99/mo | Occasional use. 500 tokens a month, downloads without a watermark, image analysis, the Qwen 3 Edit and Boogu Edit editing models, and 1K and 2K renders (4K starts at Standard). |
| Standard · $9.99/mo | Regular use. 1,200 tokens a month and everything in Basic, plus NanoBanana PRO, GPT Image, Seedream 5, video, the upscaler and 4K renders. |
| Premium · $14.99/mo | Heavy use. 2,500 tokens a month, everything in Standard, and your renders are kept for 60 days. |
| Max · $35.99/mo | Continuous production. 6,000 tokens a month, everything in Standard, and your renders are kept for 90 days. |
Key concepts
| Concept | What it means |
|---|---|
| Tokens | The platform's currency: every render, video or tool uses tokens, and you see the cost before running it. Your plan gives you an amount each month; the free trial, just once. |
| Projects | Where your work lives: each Nodes or Canvas AI project and each chat keeps its images, prompts and results. You'll find them in Projects. |
| Nodes | The pieces of the Nodes canvas: each one does a job (bring in an image, write the prompt, generate, enhance…) and they connect with wires. |
| Models | The AI engines that create the image. They differ in realism, speed and cost: from the most realistic (NanoBanana PRO) to the cheapest (Flux 2 and Seedream 4), plus the ones specialized in editing. |
Explore the documentation
| Section | What you'll find |
|---|---|
| Getting started | What Archinode Studio is, how to create your account, what the free trial includes and how to get around the app. |
| Nodes (Beta) | The visual canvas to build your render step by step: nodes, connections, 3D model, references and the Agent. |
| Enhance, upscale and edit | Take a render to a photo, raise its resolution, change the angle or the time of day, and edit specific areas. |
| Video | Turn an image into a clip with camera movement and edit it afterwards. |
| AI Chat and Canvas AI | Render by talking to the AI or on the classic single-base-image canvas. |
| AI models | The nine image models, what each one costs and which one fits each job. |
| Images and references | Which images to upload, how to use references, mark areas and keep working on a render. |
| Prompt writing | How to describe what you want, the “Project settings” and the AI helpers for writing prompts. |
| Projects, gallery and Community | Where your work lives, how long it's kept and how to share it. |
| Tokens and plans | How tokens work, what each plan includes, extra packs and what happens at renewal. |
| Tips & best practices | How to get the best quality, a workflow that saves tokens and the most common mistakes. |
| Account & support | Your account, password, referrals, your data, common problems and how to contact support. |