What is the difference between the CRE AI Institute and AI.Edge?

Both teach AI to commercial real estate professionals. AI.Edge is a membership with a free tier and a Pro tier built around a 9-week playbook. AI.Edge was co-founded by Spencer Burton, who has 20+ years in CRE and co-founded Adventures in CRE (A.CRE) and AI.Edge. The CRE AI Institute, run by Pacific Software Ventures and led by Zed Truong, is a self-paced curriculum of 3 courses and 38 lessons practiced on the Desert Grove deal, with weekly live office hours on Premium.

How much does AI.Edge cost compared with the CRE AI Institute?

Pro is $97/mo or $924/yr, and there is a free tier. The CRE AI Institute: Standard $69/mo; Premium $99/mo (against a $199/mo list price); Advisory $499/mo, which adds a monthly one-to-one hour with a PSV founder. It starts with a 7-day free trial.

Does either one have a free option?

Yes. The free tier offers the AI Tools Library, Daily AI Prompts, the Build Showcase and the community, with “No credit card required, no time limit.” The CRE AI Institute has no free tier; it starts with a 7-day free trial, and one full lesson is free to read with no account.

Which one gives a certificate?

Both. Pro includes the “9-Week AI-Native Playbook” with an “AI.Edge Pro Certificate of Completion.” The CRE AI Institute awards two: the AI Fluency Certificate on every tier and the AI Operator Certificate on Premium.

Is AI.Edge connected to CRE Agents?

Spencer Burton is also CEO of CRE Agents. CRE Agents is a separate product, a CRE capabilities connector for AI assistants, and it has its own comparison with Pacific Software Ventures.

Can a whole team train with either one?

Yes. Team pricing and onboarding are available. A.CRE says it crafts custom curricula for enterprise teams. Pacific Software Ventures, which runs the Institute, offers PSV-led training inside your firm, on your own deals.

What are AI.Edge's cancellation and refund terms?

AI.Edge's FAQ sets out its cancellation and payment terms; read them there. We link to another program's terms rather than summarise them. The CRE AI Institute's guarantee: The certificate is self-paced, so the timeline is yours. If you finish the AI Fluency Certificate within your first month and you haven't gotten your first win, we refund that month in full. If it isn't valuable, we don't want your money.

Education programs compared

CRE AI Institute vs AI.Edge by A.CRE

Two AI training options for commercial real estate professionals, compared on format, who teaches, price, certificates and what you practice on. AI.Edge offers a free tier with no time limit and a structured 9-week playbook; the Institute centers on hands-on Claude workflows practiced on a deal with answer keys.

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Short answer

Both programs teach AI to commercial real estate professionals. AI.Edge, co-founded by A.CRE co-founder Spencer Burton, has a free tier with no time limit and a Pro tier at $97 a month built around a 9-week AI-Native Playbook that ends in a certificate of completion. The CRE AI Institute, run by Pacific Software Ventures and led by Zed Truong, teaches Claude-native workflows on a practice deal with answer keys, awards two certificates, and holds weekly live office hours on Premium; it starts with a 7-day free trial. Pick AI.Edge if you already work in the A.CRE ecosystem or want a free, open-ended start. Pick the Institute for hands-on Claude workflows and a path to a system built for your firm.

Verified September 24, 2026

The two programs, side by side

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AI.Edge and CRE AI Institute compared on format, leadership, launch date, price, free option, certificates, live and ongoing content, practice material, Claude depth, team training and terms, as verified September 24, 2026.
Compared on	AI.Edge	CRE AI Institute
Format	Membership with a free tier and a paid Pro tier Source: AI.Edge, home page, pricing and FAQ	Membership: a self-paced curriculum (3 courses, 38 lessons) inside a private community of CRE professionals
Who leads it	Co-founded by Spencer Burton (20+ years in CRE; co-founder of A.CRE and AI.Edge) Source: AI.Edge, home page, pricing and FAQ. Burton is also CEO of CRE Agents Source: CRE Agents, llms-full.txt. See CRE Agents vs PSV (Pacific Software Ventures).	Zed Truong, founder of the CRE AI Institute. Built by Pacific Software Ventures, which builds AI systems for CRE firms.
Launched	August 18, 2025, in live beta Source: AI.Edge, the AI solution for CRE (Internet Archive snapshot, June 7, 2026)	July 2026
Price	Free tier; Pro $97/mo or $924/yr Source: AI.Edge, home page, pricing and FAQ	Standard $69/mo; Premium $99/mo (against a $199/mo list price); Advisory $499/mo, which adds a monthly one-to-one hour with a PSV founder. 7-day free trial.
Free option	Free tier with the AI Tools Library, Daily AI Prompts, the Build Showcase and the community; “No credit card required, no time limit” Source: AI.Edge, home page, pricing and FAQ	A 7-day free trial, and one full lesson free with no account
Structured program and certificate	The “9-Week AI-Native Playbook” with an “AI.Edge Pro Certificate of Completion” (Pro) Source: AI.Edge, home page, pricing and FAQ	Self-paced. Two: AI Fluency on every tier, and AI Operator on Premium ($99/mo)
Ongoing and live	Monthly Skill Drops, Intelligence Briefs and AI Multipliers (Pro) Source: AI.Edge, home page, pricing and FAQ	Weekly live office hours and workshops, plus live deal clinics, on Premium ($99/mo)
What you practice on	Not covered by the sources we checked; ask AI.Edge.	The Desert Grove practice deal, with answer keys, on every tier
Claude depth	Not covered by the sources we checked; ask AI.Edge.	Built on Claude: Claude and AI agent workflows, taught end to end
Team training	Team pricing and onboarding available Source: AI.Edge, home page, pricing and FAQ. A.CRE says it crafts custom curricula for enterprise teams Source: AI.Edge, the AI solution for CRE (Internet Archive snapshot, June 7, 2026)	PSV-led training inside your firm, on your own deals, through PSV's AI training.
Cancellation, refunds and guarantee	Set out in AI.Edge's FAQ; read them there Source: AI.Edge, home page, pricing and FAQ	The certificate is self-paced, so the timeline is yours. If you finish the AI Fluency Certificate within your first month and you haven't gotten your first win, we refund that month in full. If it isn't valuable, we don't want your money.

The honest fit

Which one should you pick

Choose AI.Edge if

You are a modeling-oriented analyst already inside the A.CRE ecosystem, and want AI training from an A.CRE co-founder.
You want a free tier with no time limit and no credit card: the AI Tools Library, Daily AI Prompts, the Build Showcase and the community.
You want a structured 9-week playbook that ends in a certificate of completion, on Pro at $97 a month or $924 a year.
You want a custom curriculum for an enterprise team, which A.CRE says it builds.

Choose the CRE AI Institute if

You want Claude-native workflows, practiced on the Desert Grove deal with answer keys before you touch live data.
You want weekly live office hours and workshops with the PSV team, where you bring your own questions (Premium).
You want two certificates: AI Fluency, and the advanced AI Operator on Premium.
You want a path from your own training to a firm build: Pacific Software Ventures, which runs the Institute, builds these systems for CRE firms.
You want to try it first: a 7-day free trial, and one full lesson free with no account.

What we checked

AI.Edge, from its own pages

Quoted phrases are AI.Edge's own words. Its terms are linked, not summarised.

AI.Edge was co-founded by Spencer Burton, who has 20+ years in CRE and co-founded Adventures in CRE (A.CRE) and AI.Edge. Source: AI.Edge, home page, pricing and FAQ
Spencer Burton is also CEO of CRE Agents. Source: CRE Agents, llms-full.txt
AI.Edge launched on August 18, 2025, in live beta. Source: AI.Edge, the AI solution for CRE (Internet Archive snapshot, June 7, 2026)
Pro is $97/mo or $924/yr, and there is a free tier. Source: AI.Edge, home page, pricing and FAQ
The free tier offers the AI Tools Library, Daily AI Prompts, the Build Showcase and the community, with “No credit card required, no time limit.” Source: AI.Edge, home page, pricing and FAQ
Pro includes the “9-Week AI-Native Playbook” with an “AI.Edge Pro Certificate of Completion.” Source: AI.Edge, home page, pricing and FAQ
Pro also includes monthly Skill Drops, Intelligence Briefs and AI Multipliers. Source: AI.Edge, home page, pricing and FAQ
Team pricing and onboarding are available. Source: AI.Edge, home page, pricing and FAQ
A.CRE says it crafts custom curricula for enterprise teams. Source: AI.Edge, the AI solution for CRE (Internet Archive snapshot, June 7, 2026)
AI.Edge's FAQ sets out its cancellation and payment terms; read them there. Source: AI.Edge, home page, pricing and FAQ

Before you buy

Questions to ask any program, including ours

Terms change and we do not summarise another program's. Ask each one these, and read the answers in writing.

Is there a refund or money-back guarantee, and exactly what triggers it?
Can I cancel at any time, and what happens to my access and any certificate when I do?
Which tier includes the live sessions, and who runs them?
What do I practice on, and are there answer keys to check my work against?
Which AI tools does the curriculum teach in depth, and which does it only mention?
For a team: who delivers the training, on whose documents, and what does it cost per person?

Our answers are in the table above and on the Institute page.

Frequently asked

Institute vs AI.Edge, answered

What is the difference between the CRE AI Institute and AI.Edge?: Both teach AI to commercial real estate professionals. AI.Edge is a membership with a free tier and a Pro tier built around a 9-week playbook. AI.Edge was co-founded by Spencer Burton, who has 20+ years in CRE and co-founded Adventures in CRE (A.CRE) and AI.Edge. The CRE AI Institute, run by Pacific Software Ventures and led by Zed Truong, is a self-paced curriculum of 3 courses and 38 lessons practiced on the Desert Grove deal, with weekly live office hours on Premium.
How much does AI.Edge cost compared with the CRE AI Institute?: Pro is $97/mo or $924/yr, and there is a free tier. The CRE AI Institute: Standard $69/mo; Premium $99/mo (against a $199/mo list price); Advisory $499/mo, which adds a monthly one-to-one hour with a PSV founder. It starts with a 7-day free trial.
Does either one have a free option?: Yes. The free tier offers the AI Tools Library, Daily AI Prompts, the Build Showcase and the community, with “No credit card required, no time limit.” The CRE AI Institute has no free tier; it starts with a 7-day free trial, and one full lesson is free to read with no account.
Which one gives a certificate?: Both. Pro includes the “9-Week AI-Native Playbook” with an “AI.Edge Pro Certificate of Completion.” The CRE AI Institute awards two: the AI Fluency Certificate on every tier and the AI Operator Certificate on Premium.
Is AI.Edge connected to CRE Agents?: Spencer Burton is also CEO of CRE Agents. CRE Agents is a separate product, a CRE capabilities connector for AI assistants, and it has its own comparison with Pacific Software Ventures.
Can a whole team train with either one?: Yes. Team pricing and onboarding are available. A.CRE says it crafts custom curricula for enterprise teams. Pacific Software Ventures, which runs the Institute, offers PSV-led training inside your firm, on your own deals.
What are AI.Edge's cancellation and refund terms?: AI.Edge's FAQ sets out its cancellation and payment terms; read them there. We link to another program's terms rather than summarise them. The CRE AI Institute's guarantee: The certificate is self-paced, so the timeline is yours. If you finish the AI Fluency Certificate within your first month and you haven't gotten your first win, we refund that month in full. If it isn't valuable, we don't want your money.

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Sources

AI.Edge, home page, pricing and FAQ. aiedge.ac.
CRE Agents, llms-full.txt. creagents.com.
AI.Edge, the AI solution for CRE (Internet Archive snapshot, June 7, 2026). Adventures in CRE.

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