You stop guessing. Export your Revit model to BidLight and it reads geometry and metadata to classify line items at 86% accuracy. That pulls current pricing from a $30,000 database plus Craftsman, 1Build, and RSMeans, so your estimate reflects real market rates, not a hope. You get labor, equipment, material, and time costs in minutes, not days.
Here&#39;s how it works: 1. Export your model from Revit. 2. BidLight&#39;s AI classifies the BOQ line items. 3. Current pricing is pulled from the databases. 4. You get a defensible estimate, automatically updated when the design changes.
You win more work because your numbers hold up. One user saved 680 hours a year and saw a 35% higher win rate. And if you&#39;re short on time, BidLight&#39;s team can do the estimation for you.
No more chasing PDFs. Your estimate becomes a service you can bill for, not a guess.

Export your Revit model and get a defensible cost estimate in about 10 minutes. The AI reads geometry and metadata to classify line items at 86% accuracy, then 

How do you price a project when the numbers live in a dozen PDFs and a few people's heads? You don't. You guess. With BidLight, the estimate pulls from current

Your bids are slow because the design keeps changing while you&#39;re pricing the old one. Every email, file, and update pulls you away from the quote. You end up redoing takeoffs and guessing at costs. That&#39;s not just a delay. It&#39;s a margin leak that compounds with every missed change.
BidLight fixes that by running inside Revit. You export your model and get labor, equipment, material, and time costs in minutes. The numbers update in real time when the design changes, so you&#39;re always pricing the current version. Two AI models read geometry and metadata to classify line items at 86% accuracy, pulling from a $30,000 database plus Craftsman, 1Build, and RSMeans. No more chasing scattered updates.
You win more work with numbers you can defend, and you turn early estimates into a service you can bill for. Teams using BidLight report 35% higher win rates and save 680 hours a year. Stop pricing yesterday&#39;s design. Start bidding with confidence.

Your bids move slow because the design keeps shifting while you're pricing an old version. Every email, file, and update pulls you off the quote. You end up red

Why are your bids slow, and what does that cost you? Every day a quote sits half-finished, you're pricing yesterday's design while the current one moves on.

Yes. That&#39;s the whole point.
You export the Revit model, and in about 10 minutes you get labor, equipment, material, and time costs. No more chasing updates across emails and files—every export is versioned, so the history is kept. When the design changes, the estimate updates in real time.
The result: you stop losing hours to manual takeoffs and catch cost impacts the moment they happen. That&#39;s why 680 hours saved and a 35% higher win rate are real outcomes for teams on BidLight.
And because the numbers are backed by 86% accuracy and current pricing from a $30,000 database plus Craftsman, 1Build, and RSMeans, you can defend every line item instead of guessing.
Ready to turn estimates into a service you bill for? Start with a Solo Architect plan at $199/mo, or get in touch for a demo.

That's the whole point.

You export the Revit model, and in about 10 minutes you get labor, equipment, material, and time costs. No more chasing updates across 

Won't the estimate be outdated the moment the design changes?

You stop chasing the number. BidLight keeps your estimate and the model in sync, so when a change lands, you see the cost impact instantly without hunting emails or redoing takeoffs. The platform runs inside Revit and uses AI to classify line items at 86% accuracy with current pricing from a $30,000 database and sources like RSMeans. Every export is versioned and diffed element by element, so you know exactly what changed and who changed it. That means no more $30K clashes sitting unresolved while field labor waits. You get numbers you can defend, win more work, and turn early estimates into a billable service. Teams report 35% higher win rates and 680 hours saved. It&#39;s not about software features; it&#39;s about getting your weekends back and keeping the budget honest from day one.

You stop chasing the number. BidLight keeps your estimate and the model in sync, so when a change lands, you see the cost impact instantly without hunting email

How do I stop budget drift when design changes roll in?

Yes. You export your Revit model to BidLight and get labor, equipment, material, and time costs in minutes, not days. The AI reads the geometry and metadata to classify line items at 86% accuracy, so you’re not stuck waiting on manual takeoffs. Pricing pulls from a database of roughly $30,000, plus Craftsman, 1Build, and RSMeans, so the numbers are current. And when the design changes, the estimate updates in real time. You’re always defending the latest numbers. That’s the win.
Here’s how it works: 1. Export your Revit model from BidLight’s add-in. 2. The AI classifies the BOQ line items. 3. You see material, labor, equipment, and time costs in minutes. 4. Re-export whenever the design changes—the estimate refreshes. 5. Use the defensible numbers to win work or bill for early estimates.

Yes. Export your Revit model to BidLight. You get labor, equipment, material, and time costs in real time. The AI reads the geometry and metadata to classify li

How do you get a defensible cost estimate in about 10 minutes after exporting your Revit model?

Because every day you wait is a day someone else gets to the owner first. You don&#39;t need a QS&#39;s timeline to win work. BidLight turns your Revit model into a defensible cost estimate in minutes, not weeks.
<ol><li>Export your model from Revit.</li><li>Let BidLight&#39;s AI classify the line items—86% accuracy on first pass.</li><li>Pricing pulls from a $30k database updated with current costs.</li><li>Get labor, equipment, material, and time costs instantly.</li><li>When the design changes, the estimate updates in real time.</li></ol>
You don&#39;t wait on anyone. You respond to the RFP with numbers you can defend. That&#39;s how you win more work.
Start with Solo Architect at $199/mo or scale up to Business at $999/mo. AIA members get up to 29% off. Stop waiting. Start bidding.

Every day you wait is a day someone else gets to the owner first. You don't need a QS's timeline to win work. BidLight turns your Revit model into a defensible 

Why wait on the QS when your bid could pass you by?

That&#39;s exactly what we mean. Most estimates sit in a spreadsheet until the next takeoff, so by the time you send a bid, your numbers are already out of step with current material and labor costs. BidLight fixes that by pulling live pricing from a database of roughly $30,000 plus Craftsman, 1Build, and RSMeans. So when you export your Revit model, the estimate reflects current market rates, not last year&#39;s.
Here&#39;s how it works: 1. Export your model from Revit or Navisworks. 2. BidLight&#39;s AI reads geometry and metadata to classify line items at 86% accuracy. 3. It attaches current pricing from that constantly updated database. 4. You get labor, equipment, material, and time costs in minutes, not days. 5. When the design changes, the estimate updates automatically, so your bid always matches the latest model.
No more re-pricing by hand. No more defending numbers that are two years old. That&#39;s the point: win more work with numbers you can defend, because they&#39;re current and transparent.

We mean it literally. A spreadsheet-based estimate goes stale the moment you save it, so by bid day your numbers don't match what material and labor actually co

When we say your estimate is priced like it's 2019, we mean it's not keeping up with material and labor cost changes since then. Your Revit model might be

Yes, that is exactly how it works. Export your Revit model once, and BidLight&#39;s two AI models read the geometry and metadata to classify BOQ line items at 86% accuracy. You get labor, equipment, material, and time costs in roughly 10 minutes. That&#39;s a defensible cost range you can put in front of a client the same day.
Here&#39;s the process: 1. Export your model from Revit. 2. BidLight pulls current pricing from a $30,000 database plus Craftsman, 1Build, and RSMeans. 3. The AI classifies the line items and generates time and cost estimates. 4. Review the numbers, adjust if needed, and present them.
The estimate updates in real time as your design changes, so you are never chasing version sprawl. If you need deeper support, BidLight also offers done-for-you BIM services: execution plans, 4D/5D scheduling, and fabrication detailing. Stop waiting days for takeoffs. Get a billable estimate in minutes.

Yes, that is exactly how it works. Export your Revit model once, and BidLight's AI read the geometry and metadata to classify BOQ line items at 86% accuracy. Yo

One export and you've got a defensible cost range in about 10 minutes. That's not a pitch, that's what happens, so why not turn early estimates into a billable

Scope you never priced is money walking out the door. BidLight catches it by reading your Revit model and classifying every line item at 86% accuracy. You see labor, equipment, material, and time costs in minutes, not days.
Here&#39;s how to stop the bleed: 1. Export your model straight from Revit. BidLight versions every export and diffs it element by element. 2. Review the auto-estimated BOQ. The AI pulls current pricing from a $30,000 database plus Craftsman, 1Build, and RSMeans. 3. Track changes daily. A morning digest shows what changed and what it costs. No more chasing scattered updates. 4. Defend your numbers. When a design changes mid-project, you know the exact cost impact. That&#39;s leverage in every conversation.
Teams using BidLight win more work and save hundreds of hours a year. That&#39;s not hype; it&#39;s the result of having a defensible estimate that updates in real time.
Stop guessing what you missed. Start billing for it.

Scope you never priced is money walking out the door. BidLight catches it by reading your Revit model and classifying every line at 86% accuracy. You see labor,

What should I know about You're losing money on scope you never priced.?

Exactly. You&#39;re already doing the execution plan work, so why not get paid for it? BidLight&#39;s done-for-you BIM services turn that routine deliverable into a revenue stream. You handle the advisory, BidLight handles the modeling grind. You save hundreds of hours per project and win more work because you can defend your numbers. Here&#39;s how:
<ol><li>Export your Revit model and let BidLight&#39;s AI read geometry and metadata.</li><li>Set your scope (execution plan, 4D/5D, fabrication detailing) and let BidLight do the heavy lifting.</li><li>Review the output with your client, backed by BidLight&#39;s 86% accuracy and real-time pricing.</li><li>Bill for the service as a separate line item or value-add.</li></ol>
BidLight&#39;s pricing starts at $199/mo for Solo Architect, so the tool pays for itself with one billed execution plan. Stop giving away work. Package it, price it, and get paid for the expertise you already have.

You're already doing the execution plan work, so why not get paid for it? BidLight's done-for-you BIM services turn that routine deliverable into revenue. You h

You're already making execution plans for clients. Why not get paid for that work? Offer it as a service and turn a routine deliverable into a new revenue

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