Pricing guide · Updated 2026
How much does
How much does
architectural rendering cost?
Short answer: at DARK Render every brief is a single fixed fee, quoted to your exact scope — hero stills, animation and Gaussian Splat all scoped to one fixed quote, with no published rates and no hourly billing — and benchmarked 30–55% below US & Australian premium studios.
At a glance
DARK Render pricing.
US vs EU rates
Why our pricing is lower — without lowering quality.
US and Australian premium studios carry heavy overheads, pushing per-image rates well above EU mid-tier. DARK Render is a Milan-based studio working in 3D since 2016, delivering to US, UK and EU clients at 30–55% below US/AU premium-studio rates — same senior leads, same fixed-calendar discipline, same 14-day satisfaction window. You're paying for the work, not a downtown office.
Cost FAQ
Plain answers on price.
How much does architectural rendering cost?
Every project is a single fixed fee, quoted to your exact scope — send us the brief and you get a written quote within 24 hours. No published rates, no hourly billing. Hero stills, multi-render sets, films and Gaussian Splat are all scoped and quoted the same way.
What makes it more expensive?
Building complexity, number of views, photorealism/lighting, how much we model from scratch, revision rounds, motion/interactivity, and turnaround speed.
Why are US prices higher than EU?
US/AU premium studios carry higher overheads. We deliver to US clients from Milan at 30–55% below those rates, same senior quality.
Still or animation — which is cheaper?
A single still is the cheapest entry. Animation costs more per project because each second is many frames plus motion design. Either way it's a single fixed fee, quoted to your exact scope in 24 hours.