<p>A model-based takeoff in BidLight gives you labor, equipment, material and time costs in minutes, where a manual takeoff can take days or weeks. Two AI models read your Revit model and classify bill of quantities line items at 86% accuracy, so you can respond to RFIs and design changes without redoing the takeoff by hand.</p> <p>How it works:</p><ul><li>Publish your Revit model to BidLight.</li><li>The AI classifies items and attaches pricing from a database that costs roughly $30,000 a year to maintain, plus RSMeans, 1Build and Craftsman.</li><li>You get a full estimate in minutes.</li><li>When the design changes, the numbers update. No chasing scattered updates.</li></ul> <p>That speed lets you turn early estimates into a service you bill for. BidLight case study teams report a 35% higher win rate and 680 hours saved.</p>