Helonic sits on the side of the team raising RFIs. ArchiBoost leans toward the architect's office: Revit, firm standards, and answering RFIs in construction administration.
ArchiBoost rows come from archiboost.ai and its docs as of October 2026.
| Feature | Helonic | ArchiBoost |
|---|---|---|
| Inputs | 2D PDF drawings, no BIM | PDFs, specs, and Revit files |
| Full-set cross-discipline review | ||
| Code basis | IBC, NEC, NFPA, ADA, plus state and local codes | 50 states, per vendor |
| State codes such as the CBC | State codes cited in vendor examples | |
| Firm-standard checks | ||
| Finding format | Category, severity, page coordinates | Tickets with priority and a location box |
| Exports | RFIs in Procore or ACC | Marked-up PDFs, XLSX tickets |
| Procore and Autodesk | Creates RFIs after reviewer approval | Imports project files; CA sync |
| Revit plugin | ||
| Construction administration inbox | Early access | |
| Turnaround | Typically 15 to 30 minutes | Varies, per vendor docs |
| Security | SOC 2 compliant | SOC 2 Type II |
| Pricing | Custom quote | Custom quote; seats and credits |
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ArchiBoost describes itself as an AI platform for AEC firms. Its homepage names architecture firms first, followed by owners and developers, then general contractors. The products, per its pricing page:
ArchiBoost reports 550,000+ drawing sheets reviewed and 120,000+ issues identified across its platform.
Both read the whole set, and both point each finding back to the sheet. ArchiBoost's QA/QC docs describe a request per milestone: you upload the package, pick checks and presets, and get tickets you can assign, prioritize, overlay against other sheets, and export as marked-up PDFs or an XLSX file.
Helonic returns a findings list in ten fixed categories: coordination, code compliance, missing information, structural, MEP, fire safety, accessibility, constructability, dimensions, and QA/QC. Each finding has a high, medium, or low severity and page coordinates. Results typically come back in 15 to 30 minutes. Helonic has completed more than 1,000 reviews and analyzed more than 1,000,000 pages.
Both vendors say a person has to confirm each finding before acting on it. The guide to reviewing construction drawings covers what that verification pass looks like.
Both cover state codes. ArchiBoost's examples cite the California Building Code and ICC A117.1, and Rus answers code questions in all 50 states.
Helonic checks drawings against the model codes IBC, NEC, NFPA, and ADA Standards and against state and local adopted codes such as the CBC, FBC, and NYC Building Code, and each finding names the sheet and code section. Helonic's code compliance checks run in the same pass as coordination.
Neither tool requires it, but ArchiBoost does more with it. ArchiBoost accepts PDFs and specs on their own. With Revit connected, it can apply typo fixes through a plugin, import details into Revit, and build a weekly coordination report from consultant drawings and your model every Friday.
Helonic reviews 2D PDF drawings with no BIM model. That suits a GC, owner, or consultant who receives a PDF set and never sees the model.
The two tools sit on opposite sides of the RFI. ArchiBoost's integration docs describe connecting Autodesk and Procore to browse projects and import files. For construction administration, an external Procore account is the source and an internal Autodesk account is the destination: the architect receives RFIs and drafts answers.
Helonic goes the other way. A reviewer accepts or edits each finding, and only then is an RFI created in Procore or Autodesk Construction Cloud with the sheet reference attached. See RFI generation and the Autodesk integration.
Both publish a SOC 2 claim. ArchiBoost's security page says it is SOC 2 Type II certified, uses AES-256 at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit, hosts in US regions, and doesn't train on customer data. It also says outside AI providers may process uploads, and it suggests asking for the provider list before sending a restricted project.
Helonic is SOC 2 compliant, with TLS 1.2 or higher in transit and AES-256 at rest; see the Helonic security page. Both vendors price by custom quote. ArchiBoost's billing docs mention seats and QA/QC credits; Helonic pricing is based on project volume and team size.
Run the same finished set through each tool and score what a reviewer confirms. Count verified findings, false alarms, and whether each location lands on the problem. Then follow one confirmed issue all the way to an RFI or a Revit change and count the manual steps.
For more options in the category, see the best AI tools for architects and the pillar on AI for construction drawings.
Manas is the co-founder and CTO of Helonic, where he leads engineering and AI research for construction drawing analysis. He works directly with structural, MEP, civil, and fire protection engineers to translate the way they review drawings into AI systems that flag the issues that actually matter in the field. Before Helonic, he built machine learning pipelines for technical document understanding and has spent the last several years interviewing licensed design engineers and discipline leads to ground product decisions in real practice rather than industry assumptions.
How this page was researched: ArchiBoost details come from archiboost.ai, including its QA/QC, pricing, and security pages and its product docs on QA/QC, billing, and integrations, read in October 2026. Helonic facts come from the Helonic press facts page.
Last reviewed by Manas Gandhi · October 25, 2026
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