Drawing QA vs AI estimating takeoff
Togal.AI automates quantity takeoffs from drawings. InspectMind reviews drawing sets for coordination errors, spec conflicts, and code compliance.
InspectMind
Construction QA
Togal.AI
Quantity takeoff
Togal.AI is a quantity takeoff and estimating platform. It ingests construction drawings and automatically detects and measures areas, lengths, and counts, replacing the manual process of tracing plans to calculate material quantities. The platform claims 98% accuracy on floor plans and positions itself as five times faster than manual takeoff.
Its primary users are construction estimators at general contractors and specialty subcontractors across trades: drywall, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, painting, and landscaping. Pricing is $299 per user per month on the Growth plan (billed annually); multi-user Business plans require custom pricing.
A 7-day free trial is available with no credit card required. Togal.AI does not review drawings for coordination errors, specification conflicts, or code compliance. Its output is quantities and dimensions for estimating, not a design QA issue report.
Togal.AI extracts “how much?”, quantities, areas, and counts for pricing and procurement. InspectMind identifies “what is wrong?”, coordination conflicts, missing details, spec-vs-drawing discrepancies, and code violations. An estimator uses Togal.AI to build a bid. A project engineer or architect uses InspectMind to verify the design is coordinated and code-compliant before it reaches the building department or the contractor's hands. InspectMind's AI plan check covers the design QA stage.
InspectMind reviews the full construction document set simultaneously across all disciplines: architectural, structural, civil, MEP, fire/life safety, and cross-references them against each other and against the project specifications. A conflict between a structural beam location and an MEP duct route appears in the report with both sheet references. Togal.AI processes drawings one trade at a time for quantity extraction; it does not perform cross-discipline coordination analysis or spec comparison.
InspectMind charges per upload (the Standard plan starts at $50) with no subscription, no minimum commitment, and no per-user fee. A team can use it for a single project without buying ongoing access. Togal.AI charges $299 per user per month, making it a recurring tool investment suited to firms running consistent estimating volume. For project teams that need drawing review on a specific set without committing to a subscription, InspectMind's per-upload model is the practical choice.
| Feature | InspectMind | Togal.AI |
|---|---|---|
| Primary function | Construction document review and QA | Quantity takeoff and estimating |
| Output | Issue report with sheet refs and code citations | Quantities, areas, counts for material estimates |
| Spec vs drawing detection | Yes, core output | No |
| Code compliance review | Yes | No |
| Cross-discipline review | Yes, all disciplines simultaneously | No, single-trade quantity extraction |
| Access model | Self-serve, no trial required | 7-day free trial, then paid subscription |
| Pricing | Per upload, Standard starts at $50 | $299/user/month (Growth plan, billed annually) |
| Target workflow | Pre-submission design QA | Pre-bid quantity takeoff |
| Target user | Architects, engineers, GCs (QA role) | Estimators, preconstruction teams |
| Issue guarantee | 5+ issues or full refund | No equivalent guarantee |
5+ issues found or a full refund on every upload, low-risk way to test AI drawing review on a real project.
Use Togal.AI for pre-bid quantity takeoff and InspectMind for pre-submission design QA on the same drawing set, different outputs for different team members.
Solutions for general contractors covers InspectMind's pre-GMP and preconstruction document review workflow.
Try AI plan check on your next drawing set.
Know the cost and the output before you upload.See pricingSee a sample report
