Spacely AI charges 2 credits for a Fast render, 8 for Standard, and 10 for Pro — every single generation. DesignSense AI gives you a streamlined workflow where your first render is free, quality isn't tiered by credit cost, and precision refine tools let you change one element without re-rolling the whole room. UHD and 8K output included.
No credit card to start · First render free · 32+ designer styles
Spacely AI has a broad toolkit and genuinely useful features. But every time you generate at Pro quality, that's 10 credits. Every time you want to adjust one thing and re-generate, that's another 10.
Spacely AI's render quality is tied directly to how many credits you spend per generation: Fast at 2 credits, Standard at 8, Pro at 10. Every generation at the quality level you actually want costs more. DesignSense doesn't penalise you for wanting good output — UHD rendering is a plan feature, not a per-generation surcharge.
Before Spacely AI generates a single render, you configure: prompt or preset mode, project type, room type, style, reference image, lighting, render quality tier, and AI creativity level. That's up to 9 steps before you see a result.
When one furniture choice or lighting call is off, Spacely sends you back through the setup and into another paid re-roll. DesignSense keeps the first render free and lets you refine one element without paying for the whole room again.
Both start with a photo and a style. The gap opens the moment that first render isn't perfect.
Room, exterior, sketch, or floor plan — start instantly, no card.
Pick HD render + fine-tune with unlimited 3D drafts — no credit wait.
Swap furniture, fix lighting, remove clutter — structure stays intact.
Upscale for print, decks, and listings (Pro/Max).
Turn the still into a cinematic video to wow the client.
Choose a source image or take a photo.
Room type, mode, style and select quality.
Out of credits? Upgrade with the Starter plan.
Get your HD result.
Output tops out at HD; video is Expert tier only.
Where each tool genuinely wins — including the things Spacely does that we don't.
Re-generates the image
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Same input photo. Same style prompt. One result you can refine and present. One you have to re-roll.
Living Room · Modern
Living Room · Modern
Living Room · Modern
Five purpose-built tools that change exactly what you mean to — and nothing you didn't.
Spacely AI ties resolution to your plan — 4K download is only available on the Studio and Business plans at $38.25/mo and $102/mo respectively. Even then, there is no 8K output on any plan. DesignSense renders in UHD natively and upscales to true 8K as a plan feature — no per-render credit surcharge, no quality tier decision before you generate. Crisp at large-format print, client decks, and listing hero shots.
UHD rendering with rich texture and accurate lighting
Upscale up to 8K with adjustable creativity (Premium)
Presentation-ready for clients, print, and listings
Spacely AI has no video walkthrough feature. DesignSense turns any render into a smooth cinematic walkthrough — before-and-after transitions and fly-through video — so clients experience the space rather than imagine it. Included from the Pro plan, no separate tool or extra configuration required.
DesignSense AI handles more than just living rooms — it covers every space and every design workflow.
Bring photorealistic directions to the first meeting, refine live as the client reacts, and export print-ready UHD boards.
Stage vacant rooms, declutter occupied ones, and refresh tired listings — then hand buyers a video walkthrough.
Test the finished look, swap one detail at a time, and show the result on-site before committing to the work.
Two main differences: quality model and refine capability. Spacely AI charges 2, 8, or 10 credits per generation depending on quality — meaning every iteration at Pro level is expensive. DesignSense doesn't tie quality to a per-render credit cost. Spacely also has no structure-preserving refine tools — if you want to change one element, you re-configure and re-generate. DesignSense's refine tools let you change exactly what you mean to, without touching the rest of the room.
Spacely AI has genuine depth — tools like Multi-View Render, Generate Angles, Image to Lineart, Lighting Transfer, and Style Transfer cover specialised use cases that DesignSense doesn't currently match with dedicated features. If those specific capabilities are central to your workflow, Spacely is genuinely strong there. Where DesignSense wins is in the core loop: faster first render, precise element-level refinement without re-generation, higher resolution ceiling, and integrated video walkthroughs — none of which Spacely offers.
On Spacely AI's Starter plan at $12.75/mo, you get 200 credits per month. A single Pro-quality render costs 10 credits — meaning your monthly allowance covers roughly 20 Pro renders before you run out. If a client wants to see three iterations of one room at Pro quality, that's 30 credits gone. DesignSense's plan-level quality model means you're not watching your credit balance determine how good your next render looks.
Yes. DesignSense covers interiors, exteriors, gardens, and floor plans within the same unified workflow. Spacely AI also covers these — via its Exterior AI Render and Creative Landscape tools — so this is a feature match rather than a gap.
Yes. DesignSense accepts sketches and floor plans as input. Spacely AI also supports this via its Interior AI Render and Exterior AI Render tools — again a feature match. The difference is in what happens after that first render: DesignSense gives you precision refine tools; Spacely AI sends you back through the full configuration flow.
Yes. All paid plans include watermark-free downloads and a commercial license. On Spacely AI, commercial use and watermark-free downloads are only available on the Studio plan at $38.25/mo and above — not on the Starter plan.
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