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Meshy vs Sloyd

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Meshy starts at $20, Sloyd at $15. Both have a free tier. Both ship a public API.

MeshyGenerates rigged, textured 3D models from prompts or reference imagesSloydText and image to game-ready 3D models with topology control

Side by side

FactMeshySloyd
Category3D Model Generation3D Model Generation
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$20 month$15 month
Public APIYesYes
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CompanyMeshySloyd
Launched20232021
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Meshy

The default pick for fast 3D from prompts or concept art, and the auto-rigging plus first-party engine plugins are what separate it from the pack. Topology is still dense enough that hero assets need a retopo pass before they go into production.

Pros

  • Free plan gives 100 credits a month, enough to genuinely evaluate it
  • Auto-rigging with 600+ motion presets removes an entire manual stage
  • First-party plugins for Blender, Unity, Unreal, Godot, Maya and Roblox Studio
  • REST API opens at the $20 Pro tier rather than behind enterprise sales

Cons

  • Free-tier output is licensed CC BY 4.0; asset ownership only comes with a paid plan
  • Generated meshes are often dense and need retopology for animation-heavy work
  • Monthly credits reset and vanish; only purchased top-up credits carry over
  • Concurrency is capped (10 simultaneous tasks on Pro), which throttles bulk runs

Sloyd

Worth a look mainly for the topology and polycount controls, which matter more to game developers than raw mesh quality. If you just want the prettiest single mesh from a prompt, Meshy and Tripo generally win.

Pros

  • Parametric template generators produce predictable, clean geometry that prompt-only tools cannot match
  • Explicit control over triangles vs quads, polycount and 4K textures
  • Plugins for Unity, Unreal and Blender plus documented API access

Cons

  • 12 credits a month on the $15 tier is very thin for real production work
  • Prompt-driven organic shapes lag behind the dedicated text-to-3D leaders
  • API credits are prepaid and separate from the web plan, so costs sit in two buckets

Which one fits

Choose Meshy if you need

  • Indie game devs filling scenes with props and background assets
  • Concept artists turning 2D sketches into blockout meshes
  • 3D printing, where output is watertight and slicer-ready
  • Pipelines that want 3D generation available behind an API

Choose Sloyd if you need

  • Indie game teams needing quad-topology props at a controlled polycount
  • Prototyping level filler and background assets before an artist pass
  • Developers embedding 3D generation in a product through the API

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