Short answer
REimagineHome was the fastest we measured: Fastest measured time to result. Runner-up: Collov AI (18.6 s; 18.6-22 s across its 4 timed rooms). AI HomeDesign claims under 5 s, which we have not tested. The slowest was Apply Design at about 585 s. Speed is not quality: check drift and framing in the table.
| # | Tool | Time (room 01) | Room 01 drift / framing | $/photo | Free output (our test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  REimagineHome | 16 s | 16.2 Pass | $0.63 | A watermark (tiled + badge) · 2336x1760 |
| 2 |  Collov AI | 18.6 s | 11.0 Pass | $0.45 | A watermark (logo) · 1200x896 |
| – |  MeltFlex | ~28 s | Unknown alignment failed; unaligned 48.5 not comparable | $0.21 (€0.19) | A watermark (tiled meltflexai.com), on an on-page preview (download paywalled) · 1195x896 |
| 4 |  TINTY | ~30 s | 18.1 Fail | $2.25 | A watermark (tiled) · 1248x832 |
| 5 |  Pedra | ~35 s | 27.1 Fail | $0.33 (€0.29) | A watermark (badge) · 2048x1536 |
| 6 |  virtualstaging.ai | 38.7 s | 28.2 Fail | $1.25 | No watermark · 1280x960 |
| 7 |  Roomagen | ~45 s | 15.3 Pass | $0.40 | A watermark (heavy tiled + badge) · 2400x1792 |
| 8 |  Apply Design | ~585 s | 17.2 Pass | $15 | No watermark · 2400x1792 |
| Tool | Vendor claim | $/photo |
|---|---|---|
 Homainot tested yet | 30-60 s per room (vendor claim) | $0.82 |
 ImmoStagenot tested yet | Under 2 minutes (vendor claim) | $3.26 (€2.90) |
 VirtualStagingFlownot tested yet | about 2-3 min per photo (our hands-on test) | $2.27 |
 AI HomeDesignnot tested yet | Under 5 seconds (vendor claim) | $1.17 |
Architecture drift runs from 0 to 100, lower is better (how much walls, windows and doors changed after aligning the output to the original). Differences of about 3 points or less are within measurement noise. Framing fails if the tool cropped, zoomed, shifted or rotated the photo beyond our thresholds. Editor realism ratings are one person's 1-5 ratings, not blind. Details: methodology. Partial results: 1 of 10 rooms scored for most tools (Collov AI also has rooms 02-05, Pedra rooms 02-06 and Roomagen room 02. The leaderboard still compares room 01 only.). Prices from vendors' public pages, checked 19 October 2026; EUR converted at the ECB rate (1.1253, 2026-10-16). Nobody paid for a placement, and affiliate links never change the order.