AI cost intelligence for Malaysian construction · SMM2 & SMM3 ready

The AI copilot for
construction costs.

Caprix AI is the estimating assistant built for Malaysian construction. Ask for any unit rate, generate full cost estimates, track market trends, and draft SMM2 and SMM3 Bills of Quantities, all in one place. Price work in minutes, not days.

No credit card needed · 20 free credits every 48 hours

BOQ Builder
Bill 1Bill 2Summary
SMM2 · 2026
Bill No. 2 · Substructure
Warehouse, Senai · priced against live rates
#DescriptionAmount
AExcavate to reduce levels48,200
BMass concrete in foundations96,750
CReinforced concrete bases, G30184,400
DProvisional sum, stabilisation50,000
Bill total
RM 379,350
Project total
RM 2,148,900
Ask · Cost intelligence 18 credits
Unit rate for reinforced concrete grade 30 in Selangor, 2026?
Caprix found 3 matching rates
Ready-mixed concrete G30 (m³)RM 305.00
Steel reinforcement, high-tensile (t)RM 4,180.00
Formwork to soffits (m²)RM 62.50
Composite rate · per m³ placedRM 612.40
Estimate a 2,000 m² warehouse in Johor
Priced in 1.8s live rates
16 states 2026 prices
Tender-ready PDF
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Live rates in every database
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States & territories covered
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AI tools in one workspace
SMM2 + SMM3
Compatible BOQ output
BCISM — Building Cost Information Services Malaysia
A product of
Building Cost Information Services Malaysia
Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM)
Supported by
Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia
Six AI tools, one workspace

Six ways AI prices your work

Six AI-powered tools in one workspace, grounded in real Malaysian Material, Labour and Machinery data — from a one-line rate check to a full, tender-ready Bill of Quantities.

AI BOQ Drafting

Describe a project in one sentence — “2,000 m² warehouse in Senai” — and Caprix drafts a full SMM2 / SMM3 bill structure, item by item, each line priced against live rates. Then edit, mark up and export a tender-ready PDF.

Pro & Max · 5 cr / draft

AI Ask

Ask any unit rate in plain English and get the right figure for your state, year and month — no rate book required.

Free · 2 cr / query

AI Estimate

Enter a building's size and get a full elemental cost estimate — substructure to preliminaries — rebased to your target year.

Pro & Max · 5 cr

AI Trends

See how Malaysian tender-price and material cost indices have moved — by state, category and period — so budgets reflect the real market.

Pro & Max · 5 cr

AI Compare

Put two or more priced projects side by side; AI explains the gap, line by line, in plain language.

Pro & Max · 5 cr

AI Rate Build-up

Assemble material, labour and plant into one defensible composite unit rate, each component priced from live rates.

Pro & Max
The AI BOQ Builder

From a question to a tender-ready Bill of Quantities

Stop rebuilding spreadsheets for every project. Let AI draft your bills, price them against live Malaysian rates, apply your markup, and export clean documents your client expects.

  • SMM2 and SMM3 structure with multiple bills per project
  • Measured, sum, PC, provisional & contingency item types
  • Custom columns and per-bill markup calculations
  • Excel import to kick-start from existing sheets
  • Clean, tender-ready PDF export — page setup, layout & page numbering
  • Password-protected, encrypted PDFs for confidential tenders

Bill No. 2 · Substructure

Project: Warehouse, Senai · SMM2 / SMM3 · 2026 rates
ItemDescriptionAmount
AExcavate to reduce levelsRM 48,200
BMass concrete in foundationsRM 96,750
CReinforced concrete bases, G30RM 184,400
DProvisional sum, ground stabilisationRM 50,000
Carried to SummaryRM 379,350
Who it's for

Built for the people who price the build

Whether you're tendering, budgeting or value-engineering, Caprix removes the spreadsheet grind.

Quantity Surveyors

Draft SMM2 and SMM3 bills with AI and price them against live rates instead of hunting through old rate books and PDFs.

Estimators

Turn a brief into a defensible cost estimate in minutes, with an AI elemental breakdown you can stand behind.

Contractors & Builders

Check unit rates on the fly and sanity-check quotes before you commit to a tender price.

Architects

Test the cost impact of design decisions early, while changes are still cheap to make.

Project Managers

Build budgets backed by real indices and watch cost trends so there are no surprises mid-project.

Students & Trainees

Learn how Malaysian rates and BOQs really fit together, with a free plan and an AI tutor that explains every number.

The AI pipeline

From a one-line brief to a tender-ready bill

Four AI-assisted moves — no spreadsheets, no rate books, no copy-paste.

1

Describe

Type a project brief — or ask any unit rate — in plain English. No forms to fill, no rate book to open.

2

AI prices it

AI drafts your SMM2 / SMM3 bills and builds elemental estimates — every line grounded in live Malaysian rates.

3

Refine & build

Edit items, set markup, build composite rates and arrange JKR-style collection & summary pages.

4

Export

Download a clean, encrypted, tender-ready PDF — page setup, numbering and layout all your way.

Market intelligence, visualised

See the cost story behind every number

Caprix doesn't just return a figure — it shows the index trend behind it and the elemental breakdown inside it.

Tender price index

AI Trends
Tender price index, Peninsular Malaysia · 2018 → 2024
2018 2020 2022 2024
Tender price index Grounded in real index data
6.4%
Steel, latest YoY
3.1%
Concrete, latest YoY
22%
Change since 2018
Live figures on Pro & Max

Elemental breakdown

AI Estimate
Warehouse, 2,000 m² · RM 2.15m
RM 0.00m
Estimated total
Substructure 18%
Superstructure 30%
Finishes 14%
Fittings & Furnishings 6%
Services 20%
Preliminaries 12%
Plans & pricing

Start free. Upgrade when you're pricing for real.

Every plan runs on a simple credit system. Ask uses 2 credits, Estimate and Trends use 5. Cancel anytime.

Free
RM0
20 credits, auto-reset every 48 hours
  • ~10 Ask queries every reset
  • Full Material / Labour / Machinery data
  • Chat history not saved
  • Estimate & Trends locked
  • BOQ Builder locked
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Best Value
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RM149/month
2,500 credits, renews every 30 days
  • ~1,250 Ask or ~500 Estimate/Trends queries
  • Everything in Pro
  • Highest-priority queue
  • Best for busy estimating teams
  • Chat history saved
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