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Google Cloud’s Gemini Enterprise agentic AI platform and Cloud Run enable fast, reliable computer vision that turns digital plans into areas,ÌýcountsÌýand measurements in secondsÌý

LAS VEGAS — Cloud Next ’26 —  announced today the launch of Takeoff Boost, an AI-assisted and computer-vision powered takeoff service that was built natively on Google Cloud. Takeoff is the process ofÌýidentifyingÌýand quantifying physical materials required for a construction project to ensureÌýaccurateÌýbidding, ordering, and budgeting.Ìý

 helps construction estimators, including contractors and material suppliers, spend less time on manual, repetitive takeoff work and more time on analysis and bidding. It modernizes takeoff workflow by using computer vision to automatically classify, detect, count, and measure areas,Ìýlinears, and objects directly from digital plans.Ìý

Customers can then process complex plan sets quickly, reduce time spent on manual tracing, and shift their efforts toward scope understanding, risk checks, and bid strategies. Takeoff Boost hasÌýdemonstratedÌýstrong product-market fit with interior trades and general contractors, opening a substantial growth opportunity across the North American estimating market.Ìý

“Estimating is where margins are won or lost. Takeoff Boost is designed to give that time back. You drop in the plan set, and in seconds you get structured, usable measurements that estimators can trust,” said Gaurav Singal,ÌýEVPÌýandÌýchief technology officer, °µÍø½ûÇøConnect. “Google Cloud gives us the performance and scale to deliver that experience consistently for our customers.”Ìý

Built forÌýspeed,ÌýreliabilityÌýand scaleÌýon Google CloudÌý

Takeoff Boost runs end-to-end on Google Cloud, using Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform and Cloud Run with NVIDIA GPUs, to execute vision models at high throughput and low latency. Google Cloud Storage and related services provide the elasticity, reliability, and performanceÌýrequiredÌýto analyze large and complex plan sets in seconds and return actionable results.Ìý

By building natively on Google Cloud, °µÍø½ûÇøConnect can iterate faster, ship new AI capabilities moreÌýfrequently, andÌýoperateÌýwith enterprise-grade security controls as adoption scales.Ìý

More specifically:Ìý

• Agent Platform powers the computer vision models thatÌýidentifyÌýand classify elements across digital plan sets at high throughput.Ìý

• Cloud Run with NVIDIA GPUs executes vision workloads at low latency, enabling seconds-level processing of complex, multi-sheet plan sets.Ìý

• Google Cloud Storage provides elastic, secure storage for large plan sets and structured outputs with enterprise-grade reliability.Ìý

“Customers don’t buy AI; they buy the outcomes it enables. °µÍø½ûÇøConnect is using Gemini Enterprise and GPU-backed infrastructure to deliver real, measurable impact for contractors and estimators, with the speed and reliabilityÌýrequiredÌýfor production workflows,” said Praveen Rao, global director, Manufacturing, Google Cloud. “Takeoff Boost from °µÍø½ûÇøConnect is an example of how a longstanding enterprise company is using AI to drive impact to its customers.”Ìý

WhatÌýthis means for construction estimatingÌý

Takeoff Boost gives estimating teams a faster, more consistent path from plan set to bid-ready measurements—without requiring changes to existing tools or workflows.Ìý

Benefits for Takeoff Boost customers include:Ìý

• Reduced manual takeoff time by automation of core measurement tasksÌý
• Increased bid confidence with consistent, repeatable outputsÌý
• Handled complex plan sets quickly, even at peak workloadÌý
• Scaled usage across teams with secure, cloud-native infrastructureÌý

°µÍø½ûÇøConnect has made AI enablement a cornerstone of how it builds, investing deeply in people, platforms, and processes. With 200+ engineers, machine learning experts, dataÌýscientistsÌýand product professionals working AI-first across the organization,Ìýnearly 15Ìýmillion lines of proprietary code, and AI and machine learning models powering its platform, °µÍø½ûÇøConnect has spent years building the foundation to make this moment possible.Ìý

“Preconstruction has always been where projects are won or lost, and estimators have been doing some of the hardest work in construction with tools that haven’t kept pace.ÌýTakeoff Boost changes that,” said Jennifer Johnson, EVP, chief product officer, °µÍø½ûÇøConnect. “By automating the most time-consuming parts of the takeoff process, we’re giving estimators back the hours they need to focus on what actually drives competitive advantage—scope expertise, risk judgment, and strategy. This is exactly the kind of AI we set out to build: invisible infrastructure that makes the people using it better at their jobs.”Ìý

Takeoff Boost is the culmination of that investment and the result of relentless focus, continuous innovation through Innovation Labs, and a Product Operating Model designed to keep its customers at the leading edge. Partnering with Google Cloud and integrating Gemini Enterprise is the natural next chapter for a team that is all-in on AI.Ìý

Takeoff Boost is available to °µÍø½ûÇøConnect customers throughÌýOnScreenÌýTakeoff and coming soon toÌýPlanSwift. To learn more, visit  and request a demo.Ìý