The RemodelerIQ plugin for ChatGPT
Ask ChatGPT whether a $48,000 kitchen bid is fair and it will answer confidently — from national averages, with no wage table for your metro and no fixed rules about what counts as a red flag. The RemodelerIQ plugin gives it the missing half: your bid, scored against real data, the same way every time.
https://remodeleriq.com/mcpAdd this in ChatGPT under Settings → Apps & Connectors. Full walkthrough →
What the plugin changes
Remodeling costs are intensely local. Labor is the biggest line on most bids, and trade wages swing hard between metros — so a national-average answer can bless an inflated bid or condemn a fair one. Ask the same question twice without the plugin and you can get two different verdicts, because nothing fixed decides what gets flagged.
With the plugin, ChatGPT checks your bid against Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS wages for each trade in your metro, Zonda Cost vs. Value 2026 benchmarks, and Houzz cost guides. When it says your labor line runs 25% above market, that claim has a source you can cite to your contractor — which is what makes it leverage instead of a hunch.
Results render as a card, not a wall of text
The plugin ships an interactive score card, so ChatGPT draws the confidence score, the top red flags, and the per-trade breakdown directly in the conversation. Give it two competing estimates and you get the side-by-side comparison — including which bid wins once scope gaps are normalized out.
Every response carries a link back to the full interactive report on remodeleriq.com, where you can export a shareable PDF to put in front of your contractor.
Everything the plugin adds
Five read-only tools ChatGPT calls on its own, whenever your question needs one.
analyze_bidScores one bid 0–100, flags the risky terms, and returns negotiation talking points.
compare_bidsPuts 2–5 bids side by side — per-trade costs, scope gaps, and an apples-to-apples adjusted total.
get_cost_estimate2026 cost range for your project type in your city, from Zonda and Houzz benchmarks.
get_labor_ratesBurdened trade labor rates by state, from Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data.
get_risk_statsHow often each red flag shows up across the bids we've analyzed, by region and project type.
Things to ask once it's on
No special syntax — talk normally and ChatGPT decides when to call the plugin.
- "Here's my kitchen bid — is $48,000 with a 50% deposit fair in Roswell, GA?"
- "Compare these two fence estimates and tell me which one is the better deal."
- "What should a bathroom remodel cost in Atlanta in 2026?"
- "What hourly rate should I expect from an electrician in Texas?"
Read-only, and there's nothing to log into
All five tools are read-only, so the plugin cannot create, change, or delete anything. There is no account and no authentication step. It has no access to your ChatGPT account or to conversations where you have not asked for an analysis.
The raw text of your bid is not retained. The structured result is kept to sharpen the benchmarks, after names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses are stripped. Details are in our privacy policy.
Don't want to set anything up?
The same analysis runs right here on the site. Upload your estimate and get the score, the red flags, and the local price comparison — no connector, no signup.
Analyze My Bid FreeChatGPT plugin questions
Is there a RemodelerIQ plugin for ChatGPT?
Yes. RemodelerIQ runs a free Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that ChatGPT connects to as a custom connector. Once added, ChatGPT can score a contractor bid, compare several bids, look up 2026 project costs by city, and pull trade labor rates by state — without leaving the conversation.
What does the plugin actually do?
It replaces guesswork with a checked answer. On its own, ChatGPT answers renovation pricing questions from training data and national averages. The plugin runs the bid through the real RemodelerIQ analyzer: a 0–100 score weighted across contract risk, price realism, and scope completeness, with red flags fired by a documented rule set rather than whatever the model recalls that session.
How much does the plugin cost?
Nothing to connect, and no signup. Three bid analyses per 48 hours are free with no credit card. Past that ChatGPT receives a message pointing to the paid plans, which lift the cap and let you re-score each revised bid as you negotiate.
Is it in the ChatGPT plugin directory?
Not yet — the directory is curated by OpenAI. You add RemodelerIQ yourself through developer mode, which takes about a minute and works identically once connected. The setup walkthrough covers each step.
Does the plugin show results as a card or as text?
As a card. RemodelerIQ ships an interactive widget with its results, so ChatGPT renders the score, the flagged terms, and the per-trade breakdown inline. Hand it two competing estimates and the side-by-side comparison appears in the same place. Every response also links back to the full interactive report.
Can the plugin change anything in my ChatGPT account?
No. All five tools are read-only — nothing can be created, changed, or deleted. There is no login and no authentication step. RemodelerIQ has no access to your account or to conversations where you have not asked for an analysis.
What happens to a bid I run through it?
The raw text is not retained. The structured result — project type, region, dollar totals, and which risk flags fired — is kept to sharpen the benchmarks, after names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses are stripped out.
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