Nothing to install
Opens in the browser on any machine. You skip the 10 GB download, the license server, and the reinstall when your laptop dies.
Early access · in development
Your architecture CAD
for $19 a month.
What you do in AutoCAD today, now in the browser, with an AI that understands the drawing.
ground-floor.dwg
In the browser · Nothing to install · AI at the center · Free to start
AutoCAD
$2,030/year
versus
cadia
$228/year
$19 a month, cancel anytime
Side by side
| AutoCAD | cadia | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2,030 per year, or $255 per month | $19 per month, with a free plan |
| Setup | 10 GB of disk, licensing, a workstation that can take it | opens in the browser, on any computer |
| Where it runs | desktop is the full product; the web version is cut down | the browser version is the whole product |
| AI | point features: suggest blocks, read markups | at the center: you talk, the drawing changes |
| DWG and DXF | native format | opens and saves both |
| Licensing | per-seat audits and compliance work | one price, no audits |
AutoCAD pricing, disk requirements and AI features from Autodesk's public US listings and the AutoCAD 2026 documentation. Prices vary by region and change, so check yours at checkout.
How the work moves
- 01
Ask
In plain language, the way you'd tell a junior: "dimension every wall", "put this on the right layer".
- 02
Review
Before touching the drawing, cadia shows what it will do and how many entities it affects. You approve.
- 03
Adjust
Don't like it? One Ctrl+Z undoes the whole operation at once. And the mouse is right there for the fine work.
- 04
Deliver
PDF sheets at the right scale. DWG to send your collaborator, CSV for the estimate.
The tools you use every day
- Line, polyline, arc, circle, hatch
- Snap to endpoint, midpoint, center, quadrant, intersection
- Move, copy, rotate, mirror, offset, trim
- Layers with color, office standards and locking
- Dimensions, text and blocks with attributes
- Open and save DWG and DXF
- PDF sheets at the right scale
- Quantity takeoffs and tables ready for the estimate
Still in development. Invites go out in batches as each part lands.
And the AI does the tedious part
ground-floor.dwg
Take off quantities from this plan: area per room, doors by type, and wall lengths.
reading 1,284 entities across 6 layers…
| Item | Qty | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Living room | 28.40 | m² |
| Kitchen | 12.15 | m² |
| Master bedroom | 16.80 | m² |
| Door D1 (80×210) | 7 | ea |
| Door D2 (70×210) | 3 | ea |
| Wall, 15 cm | 86.30 | m |
Export CSVPlace table on sheet
Illustration of the flow. The product is still in development.
Beyond the price
Your files in the cloud
The project opens the same at the office, on site and at home. Nobody has to email final_v3_for_real.dwg around.
One price
You pay per month and nobody audits your seat count. It costs about as much as a lunch.
What it costs
The CAD is complete on every plan, including the free one. What changes is how much you use the AI.
Free
$0/month
- Complete 2D CAD, unlimited drawings
- Open and save DWG and DXF
- AI for everyday tasks, with a monthly cap
- 1 person
Enough to get work done without paying anything.
For people who live in CAD
Individual
$19/month
- Everything in Free
- Takeoffs, dimensions and cleanup without counting requests
- Version history for your projects
- Email support
For the solo architect who lives inside the CAD.
Teams
Soon
- Everything in Individual, per person
- Shared office projects
- House layer standards and title blocks
- One invoice for the whole team
For studios that need everyone on the same standard.
The questions that block the decision
Will my DWG files open?
Yes, DWG and DXF, open and save. Without that you could not bring ten years of work across, or keep trading files with everyone still on AutoCAD.
If I cancel, do I lose my drawings?
No. You can export everything as DWG or DXF whenever you want, including on the free plan. The files are yours.
Does it work offline?
Not today. cadia runs in the browser and needs a connection. That is the price of installing nothing and opening your project on any machine.
Is the free plan really free, or a 15-day trial?
Free, with no deadline. We do not ask for a card. The CAD is complete and the monthly cap sits on AI usage, which is where our cost is.
Can I use it yet?
Not yet. We are building, and opening in small batches so we can talk to every person. Join the queue and we will reach out.
Join the early access queue
We open in small batches so we can talk to every person. Tell us what you do today and we will invite you in the right batch.