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Octane Render
GPU-accelerated unbiased rendering
As of 30 August 2026, Octane Render starts at $29/month. Octane Render is the world's first and fastest GPU-accelerated, unbiased, physically correct renderer, offering photorealistic results. Softwr lists it under CAD. Octane Render is made by OTOY Inc., launched in 2008, available on Windows, macOS, Linux.
Overview
What Octane Render does
Octane Render is the world's first and fastest GPU-accelerated, unbiased, physically correct renderer, offering photorealistic results.
What people use it 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
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Octane Render.
- Studio+ is limited to 10 render nodes by default
- Monthly billing costs 23.95 euro per month against 19.99 euro per month on the yearly plan
- Offline USB dongle support is restricted to annual subscriptions and the dongle costs an extra 49 euro
- The offline dongle must be updated every 4 months and blocks access to cloud features
- There is no free tier, only a demo version
- OctaneRender is GPU only, so hardware compatibility must be tested before purchase
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Pricing
What Octane Render costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Prime
$19.99 /mo
- 1 GPU
Studio
$39.99 /mo
- 2 GPUs
Capabilities
Features
GPU rendering
Unbiased rendering
Out-of-core geometry
AI denoising
Network rendering
Blender
Integration with Blender
Maya
Integration with Maya
Cinema 4D
Integration with Cinema 4D
3ds Max
Integration with 3ds Max
Unity
Integration with Unity
Unreal
Integration with Unreal
Cloud licensing
Cloud licensing security feature
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Questions people ask
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What are the pricing options for OctaneRender subscriptions?
OctaneRender pricing information is not publicly available on their website. Customers must visit the shop or contact OTOY to request pricing and subscription details.
SourceDoes OctaneRender offer a free trial?
A free demo download is available for OctaneRender, but full pricing and trial period details must be obtained directly from OTOY's shop or sales.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Octane Render
- Company
- OTOY Inc.
- Based in
- Los Angeles, CA
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Compare Octane Render with
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- Enscape
- FreeCAD
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- Modo
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