Comparison
Augmenta alternatives
Mirage vs Augmenta
Augmenta and Mirage both work for MEP contractors, on different jobs. Augmenta, according to its site, routes electrical raceway with spatial AI: its platform, ACP, imports the Revit model, routes feeders and branch conduit, resolves clashes as it routes and exports native Revit elements for the VDC team. Mirage models nothing. It reads the issued drawings and returns the electrical takeoff for the estimate, and the clashes and changes across the set, each traced to its sheet. If you need conduit modeled in Revit, Mirage is not an Augmenta alternative.
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Short answer
A VDC team that wants conduit routed and coordinated in a Revit model should compare Augmenta with other raceway modeling tools; Mirage authors no model. An electrical or MEP contractor that needs device counts and conduit runs from a plan set for its estimate, or a check of the issued sheets for clashes and revisions, is where Mirage fits.
Executive Summary
Augmenta presents itself as autonomous building design with spatial AI, building what it calls the foundation model for construction, starting with electrical. Its electrical product, ACP, imports the model from Revit, takes the to's and from's from the existing conduit run schedules, routes feeders and branch conduit, runs clash detection against the full 3D background (duct, pipe, structure) as it routes, and exports system conduit to Revit as native elements that work with Evolve and SysQue. Mechanical and plumbing are listed as coming soon. Its site says VDC teams use the platform from first population through design lock.
Mirage Metrics builds and operates AI agents for contractors' document work. On electrical work, its agent reads the plan set and returns device counts, conduit runs and homeruns, traced to the sheet, feeding Accubid, McCormick or ConEst. On coordination, it checks the issued sheets for clashes across structure, architecture and MEP, for changes between revisions and for conflicts with the spec. It reads PDF and DWG sheets, scanned or vector, and IFC where a model exists.
So the two meet at the same contractor, at different moments. Mirage's takeoff serves the bid, from the drawings as issued; Augmenta's routing serves the model the VDC team builds for coordination and prefabrication. Both look for clashes: Augmenta while it routes in the 3D model, Mirage on the sheets that were issued.
Key Takeaways
- Augmenta routes electrical conduit and exports it to Revit for VDC teams. Mirage produces no model.
- Mirage reads the issued drawings: electrical takeoff for the estimate, clash, revision and spec checks for the set.
- They meet at the same MEP contractor at different moments: Mirage at bid time, Augmenta once the model is built.
- Both look for clashes, Augmenta in the model while routing, Mirage on the sheets as issued.
At a Glance
| Aspect | Mirage | Augmenta |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | AI agents for contractors' document work, built and operated by Mirage's forward-deployed engineers in your environment | Spatial AI for building design; its electrical platform, ACP, automates raceway modeling and coordination |
| Who uses it | Estimators, project engineers and preconstruction teams at general contractors, EPC and MEP contractors and heavy civil contractors | VDC teams, according to its site |
| Raceway modeling and routing | None. Mirage routes no conduit and produces no model | Augmenta's ground: feeders and branch conduit routed from the conduit run schedules, coordinated, and exported to Revit as native elements |
| Input | The issued drawings: PDF and DWG sheets, scanned or vector, and IFC where a model exists. No Revit model needed | The Revit model, imported directly, and the existing conduit run schedules |
| Output | Quantities, clashes, revision changes and spec conflicts, each traced to its sheet, in Excel or your estimating system | A coordinated conduit model in Revit, using existing Revit families, that works with Evolve and SysQue |
| Electrical takeoff | Device counts, conduit runs and homeruns from the plan set, traced to the sheet, feeding Accubid, McCormick or ConEst | Not presented on its site as a takeoff or estimating product |
| Clashes | Checked on the issued sheets across structure, architecture and MEP, including sheets that never made it into a model | Real-time clash detection against the full 3D background while routing, resolved in ACP |
| Trades | Construction documents across trades: civil, structure, architecture, MEP, piping | Electrical today; mechanical and plumbing listed as coming soon |
| Setup | Proof of concept on your own documents one week after the first meeting; first workflow in production in 4 to 6 weeks | Most VDC teams are running projects in ACP within two weeks, according to its site |
| Pricing | Fixed-price pilot; from $10,000 to launch, then an annual subscription from $1,000 a month, priced by volume | Not published on its site |
| Facts checked | Mirage's own pages | augmenta.ai home, electrical, approach and about pages, checked on 3 November 2026 |
Key Differences
Building the model, or reading the set
Augmenta's output is geometry: conduit routed through the building and handed to Revit for the VDC team to finish. Mirage's output is information taken from drawings that already exist: what to count, what clashes, what changed, what the spec contradicts. One adds to the model; the other reads what was issued.
Before award, and after it
An electrical contractor prices the job from the bid set, usually PDFs, often before any model exists on its side. That is where Mirage's takeoff sits, in front of Accubid, McCormick or ConEst. Once the job is won, the VDC team models the raceway for coordination, shop drawings and prefabrication. That is where Augmenta describes its work, from first population through design lock.
One trade in depth, or the whole set
Augmenta starts with electrical and lists mechanical and plumbing as coming soon. Mirage's checks run across the disciplines of a set, structure, architecture and MEP, and its takeoff covers other trades too, piping among them.
Advantages and Limitations
Mirage
Advantages
- Works from the issued drawings, PDF and DWG, scanned or vector, with no Revit model needed
- Electrical takeoff traced to the sheet, feeding Accubid, McCormick or ConEst
- Clash, revision and spec checks across every discipline of the set
- Built and operated with your team by engineers, around the checks it already makes
Limitations
- Routes no conduit and produces no model
- Not a Revit tool: nothing is exported as Revit elements
- Each workflow is a deployment, 4 to 6 weeks to the first one in production
- Does not check drawings against building codes or verify the engineering
Augmenta
Advantages
- Routes feeders and branch conduit from the existing conduit run schedules
- Clash detection against duct, pipe and structure while routing
- Exports native Revit elements that work with existing families, Evolve and SysQue
- Most VDC teams running projects within two weeks, according to its site
Limitations
- Electrical only for now; mechanical and plumbing listed as coming soon
- Starts from a Revit model, so it fits after the model exists
- Not presented as a takeoff or estimating product
- No pricing published on its site
Real-World Use Cases
Conduit to model for coordination and prefab
The job is won, the Revit model is in, and the VDC team has miles of raceway to route and coordinate before shop drawings. That is Augmenta's case. Mirage has no part in it.
Pricing an electrical bid set
The bid set arrives as PDFs. Mirage reads it and returns device counts, conduit runs and homeruns, each traced to its sheet, ready for Accubid, McCormick or ConEst. The estimator reviews instead of counting.
Checking an issued set before it becomes RFIs
Mirage checks the sheets as issued for clashes between structure, architecture and MEP, for references that do not match and for drawings that contradict the spec, and lists each issue on its sheet.
A revision after the estimate
A new issue lands. Mirage compares it with the previous one and lists every change with its sheet, location and quantity difference, so the change is priced before the model is rerouted.
Mirage Workflows
Electrical takeoff
Device counts, conduit runs and homeruns from the plan set, traced to the sheet, feeding Accubid, McCormick or ConEst.
See the pageClash detection
Clashes across structure, architecture and MEP, references and specs, flagged on the sheets before they become RFIs.
See the pageDrawing revision comparison
Every change between two revisions flagged with its sheet, its location and the quantity difference.
See the pageEPC and MEP contractors
Material take-offs and bills of materials from the drawing set, for EPC and MEP scopes.
See the pageData center construction
Clashes across structure and MEP, equipment schedules and plan revisions checked, each issue tied to its drawing.
See the pageHow to Choose
Start with the deliverable. If it is a coordinated conduit model in Revit, compare raceway modeling tools, and Augmenta belongs on that list. Mirage does not.
If it is a number for the bid, or a list of what is wrong or changed in an issued set, the work is reading drawings, not modeling them. That is where Mirage is deployed, one workflow at a time, from the files your designers send.
An electrical contractor can use both on the same job without overlap: Mirage's takeoff at bid time, Augmenta's routing once the VDC team builds the model.
Where Augmenta and Mirage overlap
In two places. Both serve MEP contractors in preconstruction, and both look for clashes. Augmenta finds and resolves them in the 3D model while it routes, against duct, pipe and structure. Mirage finds them on the sheets as issued, across every discipline, including sheets no model reflects, and lists them for the team to raise. Neither replaces the other's version of that check.
Where Mirage fits on US and UK projects
The electrical takeoff and the documents around it follow different rules on each side of the Atlantic, and Mirage's construction workflows are built on those rules.
- US, electrical estimating. Takeoff from the plan set fed to Accubid, McCormick or ConEst. See Accubid alternatives.
- US, specifications. Specs and submittals organized by CSI MasterFormat division, each item traced to its source. See CSI MasterFormat extraction.
- UK, quantity surveying. Quantities taken from the drawings into an NRM2-structured bill of quantities, each line traced to its source drawing. See NRM quantity surveying.
- What Mirage does not do. It does not check drawings against building codes, US NEC included, and does not verify the engineering itself; the designers keep that judgement.
Sources
- 01augmenta.ai, home page, accessed 3 November 2026
- 02augmenta.ai, Electrical, accessed 3 November 2026
- 03augmenta.ai, Our approach, accessed 3 November 2026
- 04augmenta.ai, About us, accessed 3 November 2026
FAQ
Not for raceway modeling. Augmenta's ACP routes conduit and exports it to Revit; Mirage routes nothing and produces no model. Mirage is an alternative to the manual work around the drawings: counting devices and measuring conduit runs for the estimate, and checking an issued set for clashes, revisions and spec conflicts.
According to its site, read on 3 November 2026, Augmenta builds spatial AI for building design, starting with electrical. Its platform, ACP, imports the Revit model, routes feeders and branch conduit from the existing conduit run schedules, detects clashes against duct, pipe and structure while routing, and exports native Revit elements. Mechanical and plumbing are listed as coming soon.
Yes, from the plan set. Mirage reads PDF and DWG sheets, scanned or vector, and IFC where a model exists, and returns device counts, conduit runs and homeruns traced to the sheet, for Accubid, McCormick or ConEst. It does not read or write Augmenta's model, and no integration with Augmenta is claimed.
No. Mirage reads drawings and documents that already exist and returns quantities, clashes, revision changes and spec conflicts, each traced to its sheet. It authors no geometry.
Augmenta detects clashes in the 3D model as it routes conduit, and resolves them there. Mirage checks the issued sheets across structure, architecture and MEP, including sheets that never made it into a model, and lists each issue with its sheet for the team to raise before it becomes an RFI.
Augmenta publishes no pricing on its site. Mirage starts with a proof of concept on your own documents one week after the first meeting, then a fixed-price pilot: from $10,000 to launch, then an annual subscription from $1,000 a month, priced by volume.
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