Togal.AI Wins SmartBrief Innovation Award in AI
The Miami-based construction technology firm was recognized for its machine-vision tools that interpret building plans.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Construction
Togal.AI won a SmartBrief Innovation Award in AI, recognizing its machine-vision models trained to read construction drawings. The company also developed Construction's Last Exam, an open-source benchmark of 33 real-world construction tasks.
Why it matters
Preconstruction estimating and takeoff work is labor-intensive, and automating parts of it could change how contractors allocate estimator time. The award and benchmark place Togal.AI's technology in the broader conversation about how well general-purpose AI handles specialized construction tasks.
Togal.AI scored 97.7 percent on Construction's Last Exam, compared with 2 to 34 percent for leading general-purpose AI models. Coastal Construction, which grew out of the same Miami company, reported revenue of $1.77 billion in 2025, up roughly 84 percent from 2023, though the source does not establish how much of that growth is attributable to the technology.
The players
Togal.AI
A Miami-based construction technology company that develops machine-vision models for interpreting construction drawings and automating portions of estimating and takeoff.
Coastal Construction
A Miami construction firm from which Togal.AI grew, reporting roughly 84 percent revenue growth between 2023 and 2025.
Consigli Construction
A Massachusetts-based general contractor with about $4 billion in annual construction work that has trained nearly 100 estimators on Togal.AI.
The details
Togal.AI, which has trained its technology to read blueprints since 2019 using a proprietary dataset of tens of millions of construction plans, reports more than 10,000 users in 30 countries. Consigli Construction, a Massachusetts firm with about $4 billion in annual work, has trained nearly 100 estimators to use the platform.
Timeline
2019: Togal.AI began training its blueprint-reading technology.
2023 to 2025: Coastal Construction revenue grew approximately 84 percent.
2026: Togal.AI was ranked Miami's fastest-growing technology company by percentage growth.
November 2, 2026: Togal.AI won the SmartBrief Innovation Award in AI.
Construction Benchmark
Construction's Last Exam, an open-source benchmark of 33 real-world construction tasks, shows a wide gap between leading general-purpose AI models scoring 2 to 34 percent and Togal.AI's 97.7 percent. The results suggest specialized, domain-trained models may outperform general systems on construction drawing work.
Contractors and estimators in the construction industry may see changes in how preconstruction work is staffed and timed if tools like Togal.AI are adopted. The source does not indicate pricing or availability for smaller firms.
The takeaway
Estimators and project managers evaluating AI tools may find benchmark results like Construction's Last Exam useful for comparing general-purpose models against domain-specific systems before adopting them.
Further reading
Explore more Miami construction coverage, including how local firms are adopting new estimating technology.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Walls and Ceilings Magazine.
