Maket is the closest thing to a true text-to-floor-plan AI generator. We look at what the free 50 credits actually get you, where the tool is genuinely good, and where its layouts fall short — so you know before you subscribe.
Maket comes up in almost every "AI floor plan generator" list, usually near the top, and for a reason worth being specific about: it's one of the few tools that actually does the thing people imagine when they picture an AI floor plan generator. You type a description of a house in plain language and it produces layout options. Not a drawing canvas where you do the work, not a photo restyler — actual generation from a brief.
That makes it worth a proper look. This review is about what you really get, especially on the free tier, and where the tool is strong versus where it quietly disappoints. If you're deciding whether to spend the $20 a month, this is the honest picture.
You describe the project — "3-bedroom, 2-bath single-storey house, open-plan kitchen and living, roughly 1,400 sq ft, south-facing garden" — and Maket generates multiple dimensioned layout options in under a minute. You can then refine through conversation: ask it to move the kitchen, add a study, shift the entrance. That conversational editing is the part that separates it from simpler tools — you're not starting over each time, you're steering.
It also has zoning intelligence: the AI checks layouts against basic regulatory inputs like setbacks, room adjacency, and minimum dimensions. Worth being precise about what that means, though — it's checking against constraints you provide, not validating against your actual municipal code. Useful for not producing obviously non-compliant layouts; not a substitute for a code review.
Export is DXF and PDF, which matters: DXF opens in AutoCAD, Revit, and ArchiCAD, so a plan you generate can go to a professional without being redrawn from scratch.
Maket starts free with 50 credits and no credit card required. That's the genuinely good part — you can test the actual tool on a real project before spending anything.
The thing to understand is how credits burn. Generating layouts costs credits, and so does regenerating variations. Since the whole workflow is "generate a batch, refine, generate again," 50 credits goes faster than the number suggests — you might get through a single project's exploration and find yourself near the limit. That's not a criticism exactly; it's enough to genuinely evaluate whether Maket fits how you work, which is what a free tier is for. It's just not a way to run project after project for free.
When you hit the wall, the individual plan is $20/month for 300 credits. For an architect or serious self-builder doing real residential exploration, that's reasonable — less than an hour of drafting time, and the tool can save more than that in early schematic work. For someone who wants one free plan for one project and then never again, the free credits will likely cover it if you're economical with regenerations.
Speed from a blank start. Going from a written brief to several dimensioned options in a minute is real, and it's the thing that saves time. If you spend meaningful hours in schematic design, Maket compresses that.
Conversational refinement. The ability to adjust by asking, rather than redrawing, keeps you in an exploratory flow. It's the most natural editing model among the AI generators.
Residential focus done well. Maket is residential-first — single-family homes, duplexes, townhouses, small multi-unit up to a few storeys. Within that lane it's strong. It knows what a house wants to be.
Usable export. DXF means the output isn't a dead end. You can hand it onward.
Spatial reasoning is imperfect. This is the consistent critique, and it's fair. Generated layouts sometimes include awkward room proportions, wasted corridor space, or circulation that no architect would draw by hand. You get options fast, but you have to bring the judgment — treat the output as a strong first draft, not a finished plan.
Credits disappear during real exploration. The workflow encourages regeneration, and regeneration costs credits, so the free tier ends sooner than the number implies.
It's schematic, not construction-ready. Like every tool in this category, Maket produces a schematic layout — no structural design, no MEP, no verified code compliance. The oft-quoted framing from Maket's own founder is that AI handles roughly 70% of the early work and the remaining 30% (structural review, code, engineering) still needs a professional. That's an honest way to put it.
Beyond small residential, it thins out. Push into commercial or larger multi-unit and the fit weakens. This is a residential tool.
Maket is the most accessible true AI floor plan generator in 2026, and the free tier is genuinely worth using — 50 credits and no card is enough to find out if the tool matches your process. If you do residential schematic work regularly and the tool clicks, $20/month is easy to justify. If you want to check it out for a single project, the free credits will probably get you there if you don't regenerate wastefully.
Just go in with the right expectation: Maket gives you fast, editable, exportable starting layouts that you refine with your own judgment — not finished plans. Used that way, it's a genuine time-saver. Used as a replacement for design thinking, it will disappoint. The tool is good; it's a draft engine, not an architect.
For how Maket stacks up against the rest of the field, see our guide to AI floor plan generators for architects.
And if free is the priority, the genuinely free floor plan tools covers the options that don't run out of credits.
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