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3D Asset Generation

Turn text or images into 3D meshes — open models you can self-host and web apps for quick game-ready assets.

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Hunyuan3D

Best for: High-quality open 3D

Tencent's open image/text-to-3D model that produces high-quality textured meshes; try it in the Hugging Face Space.

  • +Open weights
  • +Textured meshes
  • +Live HF demo
  • Needs a GPU to self-host

Modly

Best for: Local image-to-3D

Desktop app that generates 3D models from images using open AI models, running entirely on your own GPU.

  • +Fully local
  • +Open source
  • +Extension system
  • Windows/Linux (macOS soon)

Meshy

Best for: Quick game-ready assets

Popular web app for text/image-to-3D with auto-texturing, aimed at game and product assets.

  • +Fast
  • +Good texturing
  • +No setup
  • Cloud / paid tiers

Tripo

Best for: Fast browser 3D

Fast text/image-to-3D generation in the browser with clean topology options.

  • +Very fast
  • +Browser-based
  • Cloud / credits

Krea 3D

Best for: 3D inside a creative suite

Krea's in-browser 3D tool — generate and edit 3D objects as part of its broader AI creative suite (image, video, real-time).

  • +Browser-based
  • +Part of full creative suite
  • +Fast iteration
  • Cloud / credits

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AlternativeInputRunsOpen source
Hunyuan3DImage / textSelf-host / HF SpaceYes
ModlyImageLocal desktop (GPU)Yes
MeshyText / imageCloudNo
TripoText / imageCloudNo
Krea 3DText / imageCloudNo

Need 3D assets from a prompt or a photo? Self-host Hunyuan3D for open, high-quality meshes (there’s a live demo), run Modly locally on your GPU, or use Meshy / Tripo in the cloud for fast game-ready assets. Compare by input, where it runs, and openness.