How much does an AI 3D modeler cost?
Last updated: 9 November 2026
Most hosted AI 3D modelers start at around $12 to $20 a month. A credit buys a different amount of work at every vendor, so compare the cost of a finished, textured model, not the credit count. Prices below are in US dollars before tax. They come from each vendor's own pricing page unless marked reported, which means the official page could not be read and the figure comes from a dated November 2026 guide. Promotions and regional prices change often, so check the checkout price before you buy.
Plan-by-plan pricing
| Tool | Free | Paid plans | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meshy | 100 credits/mo, up to 10 assets, CC BY 4.0 | Pro $20 (1,000 credits); Premium $40 (3,000); Ultra $100 (8,000); Studio $70 (5,500); Enterprise custom | First month 50% off when checked; extra credit packs available |
| Tripo Studio | 200 credits/mo, public and non-commercial | Pro $20/mo billed yearly ($240), 3,000 credits; Max $90/mo billed yearly, 25,000 (reported) | Studio pricing page blocked our reader |
| Tripo API | None | 1 credit = $0.01. Text-to-3D $0.10 untextured / $0.20 textured; image or multiview to 3D $0.20 / $0.30 | Add-ons: HD texture +$0.10, 8K texture +$0.20, quad +$0.05, smart low-poly +$0.10; auto rig $0.25 |
| Hyper3D Rodin | Generate and preview free; pay per confirmed result ($1.50 per credit) | Creator $24/mo billed yearly ($288), about 60 models; Business $96/mo billed yearly ($1,152), about 416 models, API; Enterprise custom | Monthly billing reported as $30 (Creator) and $120 (Business) |
| Hunyuan3D (Tencent Cloud) | 200 API credits; 20 free daily generations on the global creator site (announced at launch) | Pay-as-you-go, about $15 per 1,000 credits (reported) | About 25 credits per generation, PBR +10 (reported) |
| Hi3D | 100 one-time credits, no commercial use, no downloads | Pro $19.90 (1,000); Max $39.90 (4,000); Ultra $99.90 (10,000) | 50% off first month/year for new users when checked; packs never expire (subscribers only) |
| Sloyd | 1 generation/day, personal use | Plus $15/mo or $12.50 billed yearly; Pro $50/mo or $41.67 billed yearly | Unlimited core generation; 50 or 350 credits/mo for premium operations |
| Sloyd API | None | Prepaid: 75 credits per $1; minimum $12 for 900 credits | Base 10 credits; +10 texture, +5 text input, +10 multi-image, +5 quads; textured text-to-3D = 25 credits |
| 3D AI Studio | Free starter credits | Basic 1,000 credits/mo ($19 per vendor); Studio 3,500 ($29 per vendor); Pro 18,000 with 3 seats | One-time packs: $34/2,000, $69/5,000, $399/35,000 |
| Spline | No AI credits | Hobby $12 billed yearly or $15 monthly (2,000 credits); Pro $25/$30 (3,000); Max $60/$70 (10,000) | Per seat; +1,000 credits for $5/mo |
| Autodesk Flow Studio | Free tier (300 credits/mo reported) | Lite from $7/mo billed yearly (reported); Standard, Pro, Enterprise | Wonder 3D generations cost 20 credits on every tier |
| Kaedim | None ($50 7-day trial) | Indie $400/mo; Pro $1,200/mo | Trial renews to Indie automatically |
| TRELLIS.2 | Free | None; you pay for your own GPU hardware or cloud time | Needs an NVIDIA GPU with at least 24 GB of memory |
Approximate cost per textured model
- Tripo API: $0.20 (text-to-3D with standard texture) or $0.30 (image-to-3D), from Tripo's published API price list.
- Sloyd API: about $0.33 for a textured text-to-3D model (25 credits at 75 credits per dollar), from Sloyd's API rate card.
- Hunyuan3D API: roughly $0.38 to $0.70, depending on options (reported).
- Rodin Creator: roughly $0.40 to $0.50 at standard settings, based on about 60 models per plan.
- Meshy Pro: up to 100 assets per $20, so at least $0.20 per asset. Independent guides estimate about $0.60 for a textured Meshy 6 image-to-3D model.
- Sloyd Plus: core text- and image-to-3D generation in the web app is unlimited for a flat fee.
Hidden costs to watch
- Annual-billing prices shown as monthly (Tripo, Rodin, Sloyd, Spline).
- First-month or first-year promotions that end (Meshy, Hi3D).
- Surcharges for HD textures, 8K maps, quads, multi-view input and higher geometry quality.
- Subscription credits that reset each billing cycle (Spline states credits don't roll over).
- API credits billed separately from app subscriptions (Sloyd).
- Free tiers that don't allow commercial use or downloads.