OctaneRender
Unbiased GPU rendering engine for photorealistic 3D visuals
Founded
N/A
Starting Price
$24
Category
Design & Creative
Last updated March 16, 2026
About OctaneRender
OctaneRender by OTOY is the world's first and fastest unbiased GPU rendering engine, delivering 10-50x speed gains over CPU-based renderers. With real-time viewport rendering, multi-GPU scaling, and 20+ DCC integrations including Blender, Cinema 4D, Maya, and 3ds Max, it's the go-to renderer for artists and studios demanding photorealistic quality with fast iteration times.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- 10-50x faster than CPU-based unbiased renderers
- Near-linear multi-GPU scaling (2 GPUs = 2x speed)
- Intuitive real-time viewport makes look development extremely fast
- Excellent photorealistic quality with minimal manual tuning
- Massive plugin ecosystem covering all major 3D applications
Key Features
Unbiased GPU path tracing with physically accurate lighting
Real-time interactive viewport for live material and lighting edits
Multi-GPU scaling with near-linear performance gains
RTX hardware acceleration (2-5x speed boost on NVIDIA RTX GPUs)
Neural Radiance Cache for faster noise resolution in indirect lighting
20+ DCC integrations (Blender, Cinema 4D, Maya, 3ds Max, Houdini, Nuke, etc.)
Network rendering support up to 10 nodes
Relightable Gaussian Splats (production-ready)
Real-time meshlet streaming for massive geometry
OpenPBR and MaterialX support with 130+ nodes
Pricing
OctaneRender (Monthly)
$24/month
- OctaneRender standalone
- All 21+ DCC plugins
- Unlimited GPU usage per machine
- Network rendering up to 10 nodes
- Monthly billing flexibility
Best For
Photorealistic product visualization and advertising
Photorealistic product visualization and advertising
Architectural visualization and interior design renders
Architectural visualization and interior design renders
Film and VFX production rendering
Film and VFX production rendering
Motion graphics and broadcast design
Motion graphics and broadcast design
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