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Everything you need to begin your journey with V-Ray and create stunning architectural visualizations.
Award-winning 3D rendering technology with AI capabilities.
Deliver any visual output with fast, consistent results and complete confidence. V-Ray is built to handle your toughest scenes.
Direct BIM integration for real-time validation.
Instant 3D reality for intuitive modeling.
Visual clarity for complex geometries.
High-end rendering and robust visualization.
Streamlined visualization for design and motion.
Flexible open-source real-time creation workflow.

V-Ray’s Emmy and Academy Award-winning technology sets the industry standard for ultra-realistic rendering.


Start rendering for free in seconds.
with the purchase of any Chaos license.
Select a plan to see approximate outputs based on your monthly credit allocation.
*Credit output numbers shown are estimates based on average rendering settings. Actual consumption may vary based on project complexity.
| Compare plans | Solo | Premium | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|
| V-Ray photorealistic rendering | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-time rendering (Vantage) | — | — | ✓ |
| Asset & material library (Cosmos) | up to 15,000 | up to 19,000 | 22,000+ |
| Animated people, crowds & traffic (Anima) | — | — | ✓ |
| Cloud Collaboration | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Learning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Render nodes | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cloud Rendering | Uses credits | Uses credits | Uses credits |
| Chaos AI (Veras, AI Enhancer, AI Upscaler) | Uses credits | Uses credits | Uses credits |
| Chaos Credits (included monthly) | 100 credits(named) | 500 credits(shared) | 1500 credits(named/shared) |
Save up to 60% with V-Ray Render Node packs.
Everything you need to begin your journey with V-Ray and create stunning architectural visualizations.
Confident with the basics? Sign up for our free in-depth V-Ray courses and learn how to create scenes from start to finish.
Got questions about plans, features, or the new Chaos Credits? Select a category below.
V-Ray is a professional photorealistic rendering engine that plugs into your 3D rendering software. To use V-Ray, you need a host application such as 3ds Max, SketchUp, Rhino, Maya, Blender, or Houdini.
While there’s a learning curve with V-Ray, the latest improvements in V-Ray 7 and above, combined with robust AI tools, allow new users to get started with V-Ray in a few hours. To support your learning, the Chaos Academy provides free learning paths and courses on V-Ray.
Yes, Chaos offers an ArchViz Collection: V-Ray edition education license that includes access to V-Ray for all supported platforms (SketchUp, 3ds Max, etc.), plus Chaos Vantage, Chaos Anima, Chaos Phoenix, Chaos Player, and Chaos Cosmos.
The difference is in the physics of light. Real-time engines use rasterization to stay fast. V-Ray is a physically accurate ray tracer that simulates how light rays behave in the real world, ensuring 100% accurate shadows, reflections, and global illumination.
V-Ray 7 introduces three key tools: the AI Upscaler to convert low-resolution drafts into HD images; the AI Enhancer to quickly add realistic details to people & vegetation without re-rendering; and the AI Material Generator to quickly generate ready-to-use PBR materials from any surface or texture.
Yes, V-Ray 7 is the first commercial ray tracer to support loading and rendering of Gaussian splats. Gaussian splatting offers a powerful way to create realistic environments in V-Ray 7 using point cloud data.
Chaos Credits are a unified currency used across multiple Chaos products. They let you access cloud rendering, Veras, AI features, and cloud services from a single Chaos account.
For a more detailed breakdown of credits per operation you can find information in our Credits FAQs here.
Chaos Credits are currently used for:
Additional features may be added in the future.
Credits are included with every eligible subscription. Solo offerings include 100 credits/month, Premium includes 500, and Collection includes 1,500. You can also purchase additional credits packages (250, 1,000, or 3,000 credits) as a monthly or annual subscription without changing your plan. If you need bigger credit packs for cloud rendering, visit here.
Credit-consuming features will be unavailable until more credits are added. Your organization's Admin can upgrade to a higher subscription tier for a larger monthly refresh, or purchase a credits package. Both options are available through the webshop or through your preferred reseller.
Monthly refresh credits do not roll over. They expire at the end of each billing cycle.
Yes. You can purchase multiple credit packages of different sizes. All package credits are added to the shared pool and can be used by any invited user.
Every trial of a Solo, Premium, or Collection offering includes 100 Chaos Credits, so you can test credit-consuming features before committing.
Yes. Educational offerings of Enscape, V-Ray, and Corona include a monthly refresh of 500 Chaos Credits. Dedicated educational credits packages are also available.
If you need more information regarding Chaos credits please check here.