Blueprints AI says software that updates building plans together will go public this week

Blueprints AI says its second-generation software will become publicly available this week, bringing AI-generated building plans beyond its early customers. Founder Al Drams told TechCrunch the rollout will accompany TechCrunch Disrupt, held October 13–15, 2026, in San Francisco. The company promises coordinated drafting and revisions, but licensed professionals still review and seal documents before permit submission.

One change, across the building

The first version produces architectural construction documents. The second broadens that task: customers can begin with a project description or sketch and generate plans covering architecture, structure, mechanical systems, electrical systems, plumbing and interior design at once, according to the company.

The upgrade also lets users design and change a project, rather than only generate its documents. Blueprints AI says a design change updates the entire project and is checked against local building codes. That links the editing feature to both the wider set of plans and the requirements governing the building.

Drams and co-founder Coco Cao describe repetitive drafting as the work they want the software to take over. Drams estimates that architects spend about 80% of their time drafting and 20% designing. His stated ambition is to reverse that split—not to remove architects from the process.

It will make better spaces for people because now architects have the time to design

Al Drams, Blueprints AI co-founder, speaking to TechCrunch

The professional seal stays

The co-founders say licensed professionals review the generated documents and affix their seal before submitting them for permits. Their description draws a boundary between producing drawings and approving them: the software handles drafting, while professional judgment remains human. The company’s promise of permit-ready output does not eliminate that review step.

The models were trained using eight years of approved drawing sets from Drams’ design and construction firm, which remains in business. That gives the product a specific professional source for its training material, rather than a starting point consisting only of a customer’s description or sketch.

Drams opened his architecture firm in 2018, then added a construction business in 2021 after obtaining a general contractor’s license. He and Cao incorporated Blueprints AI in Santa Monica in 2025. Cao, a data scientist, serves as chief commercial officer and handles sales and go-to-market strategy.

Two audiences, an existing subscription business

Blueprints AI is targeting two groups with the new software, spanning the professionals who prepare building plans and the customers commissioning projects:

• Professional architecture, engineering and design firms.
• Developers and real estate owners.

Its first-generation software costs $3,200 to $8,500 a month, depending on the plan, with custom enterprise pricing available. Those are prices for the existing version; TechCrunch’s account does not disclose second-generation pricing. The company currently offers subscriptions and may add a one-time flat fee for customers who need the software for a single project.

The roadmap also separates today’s claimed scope from further engineering features. Blueprints AI is already working on a third version that would add structural analysis and electrical panel design. Those planned additions are distinct from the second version’s ability to generate structural and electrical plans.