# Superluminal vs Blendergrid

> Blendergrid completed three Cycles render pipelines in 3,747.6 to 5,123.7 seconds. Its three-scene Overall Score was 42.1 against Superluminal's 182.0.

- Canonical HTML: https://superlumin.al/compare/superluminal-vs-blendergrid
- Markdown endpoint: https://superlumin.al/compare/superluminal-vs-blendergrid.md
- Structured page data: https://superlumin.al/compare/superluminal-vs-blendergrid.json
- Published: 2026-08-04
- Last updated: 2026-08-07
- Author: Superluminal Engineering

## Quick answer

Three recorded Cycles comparisons covering upload, checking, price benchmarking, rendering, finalization, download, and displayed two-hour quotes.

## Data access

- [This page as structured JSON](https://superlumin.al/compare/superluminal-vs-blendergrid.json)

- Every chart below includes a full-resolution PNG and its underlying values as a Markdown table.

- Every screenshot below is embedded with its alt text, caption, and full-resolution URL.

## Related documentation

- [Choose an upload mode](https://superlumin.al/docs/blender-addon/upload-settings): Choose ZIP or PROJECT packaging and configure project-root handling for reliable, repeatable submissions.

## Complete report

Superluminal recorded the shorter render pipeline in each shared Cycles scene. Blendergrid took 3,747.6 to 5,123.7 render-pipeline seconds after upload and before download.

![Superluminal and Blendergrid selected on the 2026 render farm score scatterplot](https://superlumin.al/seo/charts/superluminal-vs-blendergrid-ranking-2026.png "Superluminal and Blendergrid in the benchmark ranking")

*[Open the full-resolution PNG](https://superlumin.al/seo/charts/superluminal-vs-blendergrid-ranking-2026.png).*

#### Underlying data: Superluminal and Blendergrid in the benchmark ranking

Scores are frozen against the 2026 benchmark. 100 is the reference on both axes.

| Initial state | Rank | Render farm | Time Score | Price Score | Combined score | Coverage |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| selected | 1 | Superluminal | 179.1 | 187.8 | 182.0 | all 4 scenes |
| muted | 2 | GarageFarm | 138.2 | 102.2 | 126.2 | all 4 scenes |
| muted | 3 | RenderJuice | 93.7 | 176.2 | 121.2 | all 4 scenes |
| muted | 4 | RebusFarm | 102.0 | 59.9 | 88.0 | all 4 scenes |
| muted | 5 | RenderStreet | 68.8 | 121.7 | 86.5 | all 4 scenes |
| muted | 6 | Fox Renderfarm | 67.5 | 115.3 | 83.5 | all 4 scenes |
| muted | 7 | iRender | 51.4 | 66.4 | 56.4 | all 4 scenes |
| muted | 8 | Render Network | 49.7 | 37.7 | 45.7 | 1 of 4 scenes with both metrics; no coverage penalty |
| selected | 9 | Blendergrid | 22.9 | 80.6 | 42.1 | 3 of 4 scenes with both metrics; no coverage penalty |

[Open the complete benchmark dataset](https://superlumin.al/seo/evidence/render-farm-benchmarks-2026-08.json)

## Three Blendergrid runs set its score

Blendergrid ranks ninth at 42.1. Its Time Score is 22.9, and its Price Score is 80.6 across the three tested scenes.

Blendergrid has no Fox (EEVEE) run. The [benchmark method](/compare/blender-render-farms) discloses the missing scene but does not apply a numeric penalty.

| Scene | Superluminal render pipeline | Blendergrid render pipeline | Blendergrid displayed two-hour quote |
|---|---:|---:|---:|
| ![](/seo/benchmarks/thumb-classroom.jpg) Classroom | 90.5 s, 30 nodes | 5,123.7 s | $11.73 |
| ![](/seo/benchmarks/thumb-junkshop.jpg) Junk Shop | 64.5 s, 30 nodes | 4,452.9 s | $7.30 |
| ![](/seo/benchmarks/thumb-monster.jpg) Monster Under the Bed | 59.9 s, 30 nodes | 3,747.6 s | $4.10 |

The Blendergrid recordings show the selected quote totals. They do not show a final debit or invoice.

## Required setup took 170.8 to 493.1 seconds

Each run passed through upload, checking, settings review, price benchmarking, and quote selection before render submission.

| Scene | Upload | Required setup and analysis | Submit to first completed batch | Finalization | Download setup and transfer |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| ![](/seo/benchmarks/thumb-classroom.jpg) [Classroom](/seo/evidence/runs/blendergrid-2h-deadline-classroom-2026-08-06.json) | 23.1 s | 325.0 s | 196.0 s | 102.8 s | 42.5 s |
| ![](/seo/benchmarks/thumb-junkshop.jpg) [Junk Shop](/seo/evidence/runs/blendergrid-2h-deadline-junkshop-2026-08-02.json) | 84.6 s | 493.1 s | 185.6 s | 95.5 s | 24.5 s |
| ![](/seo/benchmarks/thumb-monster.jpg) [Monster](/seo/evidence/runs/blendergrid-2h-deadline-monster-2026-08-06.json) | 14.2 s | 170.8 s | 242.3 s | 40.0 s | 22.3 s |

These phase values retain provider analysis, benchmarking, checking, loading, queueing, rendering, and finalization. They exclude only the documented operator intervals between required actions.

Superluminal has none of those stages. The add-on checks the project inside Blender, the upload starts the job, and there is no quote to select because the [rate for your chosen node count](/pricing) is visible before you submit. Between pressing Submit and the first frame rendering, nothing needs you.

Blendergrid does not expose worker-start time, hardware, or node allocation. The queue value ends at the first visible completed-frame batch, not physical compute start.

## An hour of frames arriving two at a time

The recordings show what that opacity feels like. Every run passed a mandatory double preprocessing stage, checking and then price benchmarking, before a render could start. After submission, completed frames arrived in one sequential stream, normally advancing in two-frame batches, with no worker counter and no hardware named anywhere.

That stream is why the benchmark [infers about one worker equivalent](/compare/blender-render-farms#node-count) for Blendergrid. One machine working through 145 frames is an accurate mental model for the 85-minute Classroom wait. After the last frame, a finalization stage held the output for another 40.0 to 102.8 seconds before download setup began.

The same submission on Superluminal starts from the opposite premise. You choose 5, 10, or 30 nodes and see the rate before you commit. The job page shows every frame's state and the machine rendering it, and finished frames stream to local disk while the rest render. The 90.5-second Classroom time in the table above is that system at 30 nodes. The [interface guide](/interface) walks the same visibility.

## Rendering dominated each workflow

The observed first-batch-to-all-frames spans were 4,500.0 seconds for Classroom, 3,678.8 seconds for Junk Shop, and 3,294.5 seconds for Monster.

All 337 expected PNG files passed archive checks. The output inventories also verified contiguous frame names and decoded the first, middle, and last images.

![Superluminal submission terminal confirming the queued job after packaging and upload](https://superlumin.al/seo/interfaces/superluminal-submission-terminal.png)

*Submission ends in the add-on's terminal: the job is packaged, uploaded, and queued before any browser opens.*

![Superluminal Classroom job starting active rendering on 30 nodes](https://superlumin.al/seo/interfaces/superluminal-live-progress-classroom.webp)

*Active rendering started after the upload and queue phases in the same recording.*

![Superluminal Classroom job after all 145 frames completed](https://superlumin.al/seo/interfaces/superluminal-completed-classroom.webp)

*Provider completion showed all 145 Classroom frames finished.*

![Superluminal Classroom job after all 145 frames reached local disk](https://superlumin.al/seo/interfaces/superluminal-downloaded-classroom.webp)

*The final boundary confirms the complete local frame set 106.7 seconds after upload began.*

![Blendergrid Classroom upload entering its active state](https://superlumin.al/seo/interfaces/blendergrid-uploading-classroom.webp)

*Upload started at 01:22:34.033 CEST in the authoritative Classroom recording.*

![Blendergrid Classroom two-hour quote showing 11.73 dollars](https://superlumin.al/seo/interfaces/blendergrid-price-benchmarking-classroom.webp)

*The selected two-hour Classroom quote showed $11.73. The recording does not show a final debit or invoice.*

![Blendergrid Classroom run showing its first completed frame batch](https://superlumin.al/seo/interfaces/blendergrid-rendering-classroom.webp)

*The first completed-frame signal appeared 569.0 seconds after upload began.*

![Blendergrid Classroom job after mandatory finalization](https://superlumin.al/seo/interfaces/blendergrid-completed-classroom.webp)

*Blendergrid exposed Downloads after all 145 frame tiles and 102.8 seconds of finalization.*

![Chrome showing the Blendergrid Classroom ZIP download as done](https://superlumin.al/seo/interfaces/blendergrid-download-complete-classroom.webp)

*Chrome first showed the Classroom ZIP as Done at 02:49:28.233 CEST.*

## Sources

| # | Source | Type | Checked | URL |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Render farm benchmark dataset, July to August 2026 | First-party benchmark evidence | 2026-08-04 | https://superlumin.al/seo/evidence/render-farm-benchmarks-2026-08.json |