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Octane Render pricing
Octane Render publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 30 August 2026, Octane Render pricing is $29/month across 2 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- $29/month
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Not on record
Octane Render plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prime | $19.99/month | 1 | Entry tier |
| Studio | $39.99/month | 1 | +$20.000000000000004/month, 1 more feature |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Prime
$19.99/monthThe entry tier. It covers 1 gpu.
Studio
$39.99/monthOver Prime, this tier adds:
- 2 GPUs
What the product covers
The full Octane Render feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- GPU rendering
- Unbiased rendering
- Out-of-core geometry
- AI denoising
- Network rendering
Integrations
- Blender
- Maya
- Cinema 4D
- 3ds Max
- Unity
- Unreal
Security
- Cloud licensing
Platform
- Windows support
- MacOS support
- Linux support
People bring Octane Render in for gpu accelerated unbiased rendering from blender, cinema 4d, maya or houdini, network rendering across multiple gpu nodes, producing photoreal stills and animation for product and archviz work. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Octane Render are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in CAD
Across the 3 cad tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $2945/month. Octane Render starts at $29/month, which puts it below the middle of its category.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octane Render (this page) | $29/month | subscription | - | |
| Carlson Software | $4450/one-time | One-time purchase | - | vs Octane Render |
| RealityScan | Free, then $1250/year | Free below a revenue threshold, then per seat per year | - | vs Octane Render |
| CloudCompare | Free | Open source, no licence fee | - | vs Octane Render |
| Bentley iTwin Capture Modeler | On request | quote | - | vs Octane Render |
| MicroSurvey CAD | $2945/one-time | One-time purchase | - | vs Octane Render |
| Nomad Sculpt | On request | One-time purchase | - | vs Octane Render |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Octane Render badges page.
Before you pay for Octane Render
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between $19.99/month and $39.99/month, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Octane Render against the tools that do have one before committing.
Octane Render runs on windows, macos, linux, and is published by OTOY Inc. of Los Angeles, CA. The full record is on the Octane Render review, and the rest of the category is under best cad tools.
Octane Render pricing questions
- How much does Octane Render cost?
- Octane Render publishes 2 tiers, from $19.99/month for Prime up to $39.99/month for Studio. The cheapest paid tier is $19.99/month.
- Does Octane Render have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Octane Render is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Prime and Studio on Octane Render?
- Studio costs $39.99/month against $19.99/month, and adds 2 gpus.
- Is the Studio plan on Octane Render worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is 2 gpus. It costs $39.99/month against $19.99/month for Prime. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Is Octane Render expensive for a cad tool?
- It starts below the middle of its category. Across the 3 cad tools in this directory that publish a starting price, the median entry point is $2945/month; Octane Render starts at $29/month.
- Which cad tools can I use without paying?
- 2 of the 8 cad tools listed alongside Octane Render have a free tier: RealityScan, CloudCompare.
- What am I actually paying for with Octane Render?
- The record lists 15 features across 4 areas: other, integrations, security, platform. In practice it is brought in for gpu accelerated unbiased rendering from blender, cinema 4d, maya or houdini, network rendering across multiple gpu nodes, producing photoreal stills and animation for product and archviz work.
- Does Octane Render charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Octane Render prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Octane Render against before paying?
- The closest cad tools in this directory are Carlson Software, RealityScan, CloudCompare, Bentley iTwin Capture Modeler. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Octane Render covering price, platforms and features.