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Nomic vs UpCodes
Last reviewed: September 2026
We built this comparison for architects and engineers choosing between UpCodes and Nomic for code work. UpCodes is a code research platform built on millions of locally adopted code sections, now with Copilot and AI Plan Review. Nomic checks drawings against 380+ codes and standards as one part of a wider review across drawings, specs, submittals, and RFIs.
Choose Nomic if…
Teams that want code compliance checked on their actual drawing sets alongside cross-discipline QA/QC, set comparison, submittal review, and RFI research, on the document systems they already use.
Choose UpCodes if…
Architects, engineers, and code consultants who spend their day researching adopted codes and amendments by jurisdiction and want a dedicated code library with research tools.
Key tradeoff
UpCodes wins on code library breadth and research tools; Nomic wins when code checks need to sit inside a broader drawing, spec, and submittal review.
Feature comparison
How they compare
| Feature | Nomic | UpCodes |
|---|---|---|
| Code library size | 380+ codes and standards | 11M+ sections, 6,700+ code adoptions |
| Local amendments | Local amendments included | Amendments, updates, and errata |
| Code reading and research tools | Cited answers inside project review | Code library, search, and code compare |
| AI code Q&A with citations | Yes, cited to the governing section | Copilot, fenced to jurisdiction codes |
| Drawings checked against codes | 380+ codes, cited per finding | Plan Review, early access, Enterprise only |
| Cross-sheet and cross-discipline QA/QC | Conflicts and bid-set scope gaps | Discipline-specific code analyses |
| Drawing set comparison | 60%, 90%, IFC, and construction sets | Rerun Plan Review on revised drawings |
| Submittal review against specs | Against specs and drawings, with checklists | Not the focus |
| Specifications | Compares spec versions, addenda, ASIs | Spec authoring with Office master import |
| Assemblies and products library | Not the focus | 12,000+ UL, GA, and UpCodes assemblies |
| Project document connectors | ACC, ProjectWise, ProjectSight, SharePoint, more | Drawing upload; BIM data import via CSV |
| Data security | SOC 2 Type II, zero data retention | SAML SSO; Copilot does not train on data |
| Pricing | Free; $20/mo; $40/user/mo; Enterprise custom | Free plan; paid from $39/user/mo |
Where Nomic wins
- Code compliance runs on the same project documents as the rest of the review: cross-sheet and cross-discipline QA/QC, drawing set comparison, submittal review, and RFI research.
- Drawing checks against 380+ codes and standards, including IBC, ADA, NFPA, and local amendments, are a shipped Nomic workflow with the governing section cited for each finding. UpCodes lists Plan Review as early access on its Enterprise plan as of September 2026.
- Compares 60%, 90%, IFC, and construction sets, including changes that were never clouded, and compares spec versions across addenda and ASIs.
- Works on files where they already live: Autodesk Construction Cloud, Bentley ProjectWise, Trimble ProjectSight, SharePoint, Egnyte, Fieldwire, Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and Gmail.
- Reviews submittals against specs and drawings, generates the submittal log from the project manual, and answers questions about IFC models (IFC2x3, IFC4, IFC4x3).
- SOC 2 Type II, zero data retention with Anthropic and Google Cloud Vertex AI, and data hosting in the EU, Australia, US, and UK.
Where UpCodes wins
- A far larger code library: UpCodes reports 11 million+ locally adopted code sections and 6,700+ city, state, and federal code adoptions, with amendments, updates, errata, and amendment styling that shows how local changes affect the model code.
- Research tools built for code work: search across a jurisdiction or code year, code compare, and Projects with bookmarks, comments, templates, and shared Workspaces, plus duplicating a project to a new jurisdiction to see how requirements change.
- Published per-seat pricing for code research, with a free plan, Essentials at $39 per user per month and Professional with Copilot at $59 per user per month billed annually, and bulk discounts for teams of 25+.
- Copilot remembers a project jurisdiction, building type, and code year, accepts uploads like AHJ comments, and generates project-specific checklists grounded in adopted codes.
- Assemblies and products libraries, including 12,000+ UL, GA, and UpCodes assemblies, that Nomic does not offer.
Choose Nomic if…
- You want code compliance checked on real drawing sets as part of QA/QC
- You also need drawing set comparison, submittal review, and RFI research on the same project
- Your documents live in ACC, ProjectWise, ProjectSight, SharePoint, Egnyte, or another connected system
- You need regional data hosting or zero data retention with the model providers
Choose UpCodes if…
- Your team spends most of its time researching adopted codes and amendments by jurisdiction
- You want UL and GA assemblies, product data, and code calculations in the same tool
- You write specifications and want spec authoring alongside code research
Frequently asked questions
Answers to common questions about this comparison.
UpCodes has a free plan with access to the code library. Essentials costs $39 per user per month billed annually ($45 monthly), and Professional, which includes full Copilot access, costs $59 per user per month billed annually ($68 monthly). Enterprise pricing is custom, and AI Plan Review is listed as Enterprise only.
UpCodes announced Plan Review on June 3, 2026 as an AI QA/QC feature that checks uploaded drawings against its library of locally adopted codes. Users set the jurisdiction, code year, and building type, then run discipline-specific analyses such as architecture, structural, MEP, fire protection, life safety, accessibility, and energy. As of September 2026, the UpCodes pricing page lists Plan Review as early access on the Enterprise plan.
UpCodes starts from the code library and adds AI answers and plan review on top. Nomic starts from the project documents and checks drawings against 380+ codes and standards, including IBC, ADA, NFPA, and local amendments, with a cited section for each finding. The same Nomic workspace also handles cross-discipline QA/QC, set comparison, submittal review, and RFI research.
UpCodes. It reports 11 million+ locally adopted code sections across 6,700+ city, state, and federal code adoptions. Nomic covers 380+ codes and standards, including local amendments, focused on checking drawings rather than serving as a full code reader.
Yes. A firm can keep UpCodes for day-to-day code research and reading amendments, and use Nomic to review drawing sets, specs, and submittals with code findings cited. The two cover different parts of the job.
No. Nomic agents work alongside code consultants, architects, and engineers by flagging likely issues with cited code sections so the reviewer can confirm or dismiss each finding with less manual work. The licensed professional still owns the code interpretation.
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