# SketchUp: how AI models rank it, October 2026

Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 2 judge labels across 1 categories by 2 of 14 models. Page: https://finance-ai-index.com/vendors/sketchup/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial modeling and scenario planning | 0% | 76 | 100% | 2 |

## And against it

- "Avoid SketchUp for organic, game-ready, or highly detailed 3D printing assets" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Financial modeling)
- "SketchUp (Trimble) – while popular, warrants caution" (Kimi K2, Financial modeling)

## Movement since September 2026

Floor: 10 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat. A larger change is movement; a smaller one is noise.

- Financial modeling and scenario planning: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 10 points · rank 105 → 76 of 77.

## In its own words

What SketchUp's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: SketchUp is a premier 3D modeling software for architects, designers, engineers, and creators. (https://sketchup.com/)
- For: architects, designers, engineers, and creators (https://sketchup.com/)
- Price stated: Go Annual $10.75 USD per month / per user / billed annually; Pro Annual $33.25 USD per month / per user / billed annually; Studio Annual $71.58 USD per month / per user / billed annually (https://sketchup.com/)
- Starting price: 10.75 (https://sketchup.com/)
- Free plan or trial: free 7-day trial (https://sketchup.com/)
- Integrations claimed: 600 (https://sketchup.com/)
- Customers named: Perkins Eastman, DRMA Architects, Projeto Expert, RDF Consulting Services LLC

## What it publishes

Every page sketchup.com exposes, read 2026-09-29: 1043 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 209 pages, 4 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-08-12
- case study: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2020-11-06
- webinar or virtual event: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-06-19
- conference or event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- podcast or video: 5 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-08-12 blog: Ai in architecture human creativity https://sketchup.trimble.com/en/blog/article/ai-in-architecture-human-creativity
- Recent: 2026-08-03 blog: Visions revealed interview with joseph fulco https://sketchup.trimble.com/en/blog/article/visions-revealed-interview-with-joseph-fulco
- Recent: 2026-07-21 blog: Visions revealed interview with sayoko osada https://sketchup.trimble.com/en/blog/article/visions-revealed-interview-with-sayoko-osada
- Recent: 2026-07-21 blog: Industry voices how ai levels the visualization playing field https://sketchup.trimble.com/en/blog/article/industry-voices-how-ai-levels-the-visualization-playing-field
- Recent: 2026-06-01 blog: Liverpool fc anfield stadium jal lounge sketchup 3d design https://sketchup.trimble.com/en/blog/article/liverpool-fc-anfield-stadium-jal-lounge-sketchup-3d-design
- Recent: 2026-05-08 blog: Sketchup claude connector https://sketchup.trimble.com/en/blog/article/sketchup-claude-connector

## Record

- Method: https://finance-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://finance-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Finance AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, finance-ai-index.com.