Verdict
Collov AI kept the room closer to the original on room 01: architecture drift 11.0 vs 15.3 (lower is better). On published prices Roomagen is cheaper per staged photo: $0.40 vs $0.45 on the cheapest paid option.
- cost per photo decides it: $0.40 vs $0.45 on the cheapest paid option (Starter, $12/month).
- walls, windows and doors must stay as they are: lower room 01 drift (11.0 vs 15.3).
- speed matters: room 01 came back in 18.6 s vs about 45 s.
- you need 360 or video output, a "virtually staged" disclaimer option and a stated commercial-use licence: listed on Collov AI's pages, not listed or not verified for Roomagen.
Built from the numbers below, not a paid placement. This is not a final ranking.
| Metric | Roomagen | Collov AI |
|---|---|---|
| Type | AI | AI |
| Tested by StagingBench | Room 01 plus 1 more room (2 of 10) | Room 01 plus 4 more rooms (5 of 10) |
| Room 01 architecture drift (lower = better) | 15.3 | 11.0 |
| Room 01 framing | Pass | Pass |
| Room 01 time to result | ~45 s | 18.6 s |
| Watermark on our free output | Yes (heavy tiled + badge) | Yes (logo) |
| Free output size (original 1280x960) | 2400x1792 | 1200x896 |
| Editor realism, room 01 (1-5) | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| Cheapest paid option | Starter, $12/month | Standard (monthly), $27/month |
| Price per photo, cheapest option | $0.40 | $0.45 |
| Next tier | Pro ($29/mo, 100 images) · $0.29/photo | Advanced ($59/mo, 150 credits; $49/mo yearly) · $0.39/photo |
| Free tier (vendor page) | 6 one-time credits (3 images), watermarked; '2K on your first edit, then 1K' | 5 free trial images with watermark |
| Try without an account | No | No |
| Turnaround | Usually under a minute (vendor claim) | 10-second turnaround (vendor claim) |
| Refund policy (vendor) | Failed generations refunded automatically; full refund within 30 days of first purchase or 7 days of a renewal | Full refund within 7 days if fewer than 10 photos were uploaded |
| Redo / revisions (vendor) | Defective results reviewed case by case via support | Unlimited regeneration (4 renders per version) |
| Max resolution (vendor) | Free: 2K first edit then 1K; Starter 'HD'; Pro/Business 'Ultra HD' (pixel sizes not stated) | not stated |
| Room 02 architecture drift | 34.6 · framing pass | 24.1 · framing pass |
| Declutter / remove furniture | ✓ | ✓ |
| Empty-room staging | ✓ | ✓ |
| Restyle a furnished room | ✓ | ✓ |
| Day to dusk | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sky replacement | ✓ | ✓ |
| Renovation / wall & floor recolor | ✓ | ✓ |
| 360 or video | ? | ✓ |
| API | ✓ | ✓ |
| "Virtually staged" disclaimer option | ? | ✓ |
| Commercial-use licence stated | ? | ✓ |
Room 01: original vs staged
Same empty open-plan room, default settings, first output only. Each image shows the original next to the aligned output.
Roomagen · room 01
Collov AI · room 01
What we noted
Roomagen
Room 01: Kept the frame, low drift. The heavy tiled watermark makes the free output hard to use in a listing. Time is approximate (30–57 s observed).
Editor notes: Living zone staged, kitchen left alone. Sizes are right, but a console table and lamp sit across the passage behind the column. No melted or floating objects; the heavy hexagon watermark covers everything.
Pricing notes: Our observation: room 01 at 2K gave 2400x1792; room 02 at the same 2K setting gave only 1200x896, matching the page's 'then 1K'. The account showed 4 credits after verification (6 advertised) and one 2-credit run took it to 0, so 2 credits are unaccounted for. 60 credits; every tool costs 2 credits.
Sources: roomagen.com/pricing (checked 2026-10-19); our own test log (2026-10-19)
Collov AI
Room 01: Lowest architecture drift on room 01 and kept the frame. Removed the chair that was already in the room (allowed: it is furniture). Output is slightly smaller than the original (1200x896 vs 1280x960).
Editor notes: Living zone staged and kitchen untouched, which suits an open-plan room. Sofa, rug and chairs are sized right and leave the kitchen walkway clear. No melted or floating items; the large central collov.ai logo is the main blemish.
Pricing notes: Yearly billing: $0.32/photo (Standard) and $0.33 (Advanced). Credits reset monthly. 'High-resolution downloads' (no pixel size given); our free outputs were about 1.1 MP. $19/mo if billed yearly ($228).
Sources: collov.ai/pricing (checked 2026-10-19); collov.ai/affiliate (checked 2026-10-19)
Rooms both tools staged
- Room 02. Roomagen: 2K was selected, but the free download is 1200x896 (room 01 at the same setting gave 2400x1792); the pricing page says the free plan gives '2K on your first edit, then 1K'. Framing passes; drift 34.6 is high, partly from the tiled watermark. Collov AI: Framing passes. Removed the desk and book piles (clutter, allowed) and also furnished the room seen through the doorway.
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.
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