Hunyuan3D vs Polar Cloud
Hunyuan3D
3d.hunyuan.tencent.com
Polar Cloud
polar3d.comSide by side
| Figure | Hunyuan3D | Polar Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $6.58/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 6 | 15 |
| Spec score · AI 3D Model Generators | 9.1 (#1) | 9.0 (#3) |
| API | The Hunyuan3D-2.1 repository includes API documentation and an API server. | The developer page describes REST endpoints, webhooks and printer-status access for ERP, analytics and custom applications. |
| Intended users | Tencent says the released weights and training code enable community developers to fine-tune and extend the model for downstream applications. | The site presents plans for makers, classrooms, schools, libraries, labs, universities, consultancies, service bureaus, and print farms. |
| Support | The Hunyuan3D-2.1 repository points users to WeChat and Discord groups to discuss the project and get help. | The listed individual plans range from AI chat only on Free to live human chat on Monthly and Annual. |
Plans
Hunyuan3D
- Tencent Hunyuan 3D new-user credit packFree
- Hunyuan 3D 1,000-credit pack100 CNY, paid once
- Hunyuan 3D 10,000-credit pack980 CNY, paid once
- Hunyuan 3D 50,000-credit pack4,750 CNY, paid once
- Hunyuan 3D 100,000-credit pack9,000 CNY, paid once
- Hunyuan 3D pay-as-you-goPriced on request
Polar Cloud
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- Monthly$9 a month
- Monthly$9 a month
- Annual$79 a year
- Annual$79 a year
- Print Farm$79 a year
- Classroom$199 a year
- Classroom$199 a year
- School$499 a year
In their own words
Hunyuan3D
Hunyuan3D is Tencent’s system for generating 3D assets from text, images, or sketches. The international platform accepts up to four multi-view images, offers model editing and adjustment, and exports OBJ and GLB files. Its capabilities include text-to-3D, image-to-shape, and texture generation; Smart Topology supports triangular and quadrilateral faces. Tencent Cloud documents API tasks for generation, texturing, topology reduction, component generation, UV mapping, motion, auto-rigging, and format conversion. Hunyuan3D-2.1 releases full model weights and training code, and its repository documents a local Gradio app. A Blender add-on is listed for Hunyuan3D-2. The stated VRAM needs are 10 GB for shape generation, 21 GB for texture generation, and 29 GB for both. First-time API activation grants 100 credits, valid for one year. Paid packs include 1,000 credits for 100 CNY, paid once and 10,000 for 980 CNY, paid once; pay-as-you-go is billed at 0.12 yuan per credit, with monthly settlement.
Polar Cloud
Polar Cloud is a cloud platform for preparing and managing 3D printing workflows. Users can slice STL files in a browser, including from Chromebooks, iPads, and laptops, then queue jobs and monitor prints remotely. The service also lets users pause or cancel prints. Its Image to 3D tool turns uploaded photos into printable models, and paid plans include AI credits. Design workflows connect with Tinkercad, Onshape, and Google Drive; printer connections include Bambu Lab and Prusa, as well as OctoPrint and Klipper plugins. Free iOS and Android apps support job monitoring, queue management, and notifications. The Free plan costs nothing and allows one printer and five print jobs per month, with seven-day history, 300 MB storage, mesh files only, and a 30 MB file limit. Individual plans are for personal use; larger fleets require Education or Enterprise plans. Polar Cloud is available on Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. The company says it is FERPA and COPPA compliant and GDPR ready, and has not completed an independent SOC 2 audit.