Australian 3D rendering price survey 2026: what studios publish
The starting prices Australian rendering studios publish on their own sites, in AUD: medians and ranges for stills and aerials, with each studio’s GST basis.
What one exterior render costs depends a great deal on which Australian studio you ask, and most of the studios we read publish no price at all. This survey gathers the ones that do: each studio’s starting prices in Australian dollars, read on its own website, alongside what that page says about GST. Nothing here ranks one studio above another. The lowest figure a studio advertises tells you neither what its images include nor how well they are made.
Eight studios in this survey publish their own prices in Australian dollars. One exterior render starts at a median of $600 across the seven studios that publish one, with starting prices from $350 to $1,000. One interior render starts at a median of $500 across the seven studios that publish one, with starting prices from $345 to $1,200. One aerial render starts at a median of $798 across the four studios that publish one, with starting prices from $350 to $1,900. Too few studios publish a film price for a median (two do); the full table shows each as stated. Four studios say their prices exclude GST, one says its price includes it, and three do not say. Every price was read on 24 October 2026.
Cite this survey: Aurum Render, “Australian 3D Rendering Price Survey 2026”, aurumrender.com.au/journal/3d-rendering-price-survey-australia/, prices read 24 October 2026. Download the data (CSV).
The numbers
| Deliverable | Studios | Median | Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exterior still | 7 | $600 | $350–$1,000 | per image |
| Interior still | 7 | $500 | $345–$1,200 | per image |
| Aerial still | 4 | $798 | $350–$1,900 | per image |
Medians use each price as published. A price stated including GST is divided by 1.1 first; a price whose page does not mention GST is used as stated. Animation, tours and packages are in the full table but not summarised: too few studios publish them, and their units differ.
Every studio’s published starting prices
| Studio | GST | Exterior | Interior | Aerial | Animation | 360° / tour | Package |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurum Render | Excludes GST | $1,000 (per image) | $1,000 (per image) | $1,900 | $6,500 per finished minute | $3,000 (per tour) | — |
| Avian | Not stated | $600 (each) | $700 (each; the same page also says from around $800 per room) | $800 (each) | — | — | — |
| BoxBrownie | Not stated | $350 (external render) | $350 (internal render) | $350 (aerial render) | — | $500 (per 360° internal render) | — |
| Build3DRender | Excludes GST | $445 (per image) | $345 (per image) | $795 (aerial or development render) | $65 per second, 30-second minimum | — | — |
| Cleanpix Graphics | Excludes GST | $650 (volume builder facade; bespoke single dwelling from $1,200) | $1,200 (small residential space; large from $1,500) | — | — | — | — |
| Empire Design & Drafting | Includes GST | — | — | — | — | — | $550 (inc GST; $500 ex GST; a 3D render and a 3D floor plan, per house design) |
| Kado3D | Excludes GST | $600 (one image) | $500 (one image) | — | — | — | $2,650 (two exteriors and one interior; a Bespoke Campaign from $1,350 has no fixed contents) |
| The Classic Effect | Not stated | $500 (outdoor render, including home facades) | $500 (residential; commercial (offices, retail, hospitality) from $600) | — | — | — | — |
Download the data (CSV), with every studio’s source page, what it says about GST and the date each was read.
How many studios publish a price
On 24 October 2026 we read the websites of 42 studios that sell architectural rendering in Australia, our own among them. Eight publish a rendering price of their own in Australian dollars, with a deliverable and a unit: those are the rows above. Three more list prices for other work but none for a render, three give only market-wide ranges or estimates, and the remaining 28 quote only on request.
We do not name the studios without a published price. Quoting on request is a choice, and it says nothing about the work.
Before you compare
Treat each figure as the entry point. It normally covers one view of a single house at the studio’s most basic level. Extra views, a modelled streetscape, a bigger building, fuller styling, a short deadline and more rounds of changes all push a quote higher; our 3D rendering cost guide sets out what moves it.
Check the GST column. Studios state GST differently, and some pages do not mention it at all; the summary above counts each kind. The column records what each page states. By the ATO’s method, the GST in a GST-inclusive price is the price divided by 11 (ATO), so the price without GST is the price divided by 1.1, and the table shows that figure beside any inclusive price. If your business is registered for GST and the images are for business use, the GST can generally be claimed back as a credit (same source), which makes the price excluding GST the one to compare. To claim it on a purchase over $82.50 including GST you need a tax invoice (same source).
Inclusions vary. Studios differ on whether modelling from plans is part of the price, how many rounds of changes come with it, the resolution delivered and the turnaround, and some price by building type: a volume builder’s facade, a bespoke house and an apartment building can sit at different rates on one price list. Settle those points first, then compare figures; the questions to put to each studio are in our guide to choosing a rendering studio.
Film and tours are listed, not summarised. Too few studios publish a film price, or a tour price, for a fair median. The full table shows each as the studio states it, and tours are priced either per tour or per 360° scene. The data download also turns a price per second of film into a rate per minute.
Packages are shown as stated. Where a studio publishes a package, such as a render with a 3D floor plan or a set of three images, the table gives its price and contents as the page does. A package is not split into per-image prices or put in a median.
Method
- Who is included: studios that offer architectural rendering and publish their own prices for it in Australian dollars on their own websites. How many of the sites we read met that rule is set out under “How many studios publish a price”.
- What counts: a price the studio gives for its own work, naming what it buys and per what. We leave out figures a studio quotes about the industry at large, expired offers, prices in other currencies, AI tools, marketplaces, freelance platforms, and prices for furniture or product work.
- Which figure: for each deliverable, the lowest starting price the page gives, in the page’s own words; where a page lists residential and commercial rates, the residential one. If a page quotes two figures for the same deliverable, the table uses the lower and notes the other.
- GST: each row records whether the page says its prices exclude GST, include it, or does not say. A price stated including GST is shown as stated and divided by 1.1, and the divided figure is the one in the medians. A price whose page does not mention GST is used as stated.
- Units: a price per second of film becomes a per-minute rate (multiplied by 60) in the data download. Package prices are never divided up.
- Disclosure: Aurum Render runs this survey and appears in it. Our row is read from our own pricing page and follows the same rules as every other studio’s.
- Corrections: studios change their price lists. If a figure here is out of date, let us know and we will re-read the page before changing the row.
To see what each level of price buys, read the 3D rendering cost guide; for the basics, what is 3D rendering. Our own rates, and what each one includes, are on the pricing page.