Hunyuan3D vs Tripo AI
Hunyuan3D
3d.hunyuan.tencent.com
Tripo AI
tripo3d.aiSide by side
| Figure | Hunyuan3D | Tripo AI |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $4.58/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 6 | 11 |
| Spec score · AI 3D Model Generators | 9.1 (#1) | 8.7 (#4) |
| Image to 3D | Hunyuan3D-2.1 includes an image-to-shape model. | A single image or sketch can be converted into a 3D asset. |
| Integrations | Tencent says generated assets can be integrated into Unity, Unreal Engine, and Blender workflows. | Official bridges and plugins cover Blender, 3ds Max, Unity, Unreal Engine, Maya, Godot, Cocos Creator, ZBrush, MetaTailor, Roblox and ComfyUI. |
| Product | Tencent describes Hunyuan 3D as an API service that creates 3D models from text descriptions or uploaded 2D images. | Tripo is an AI-powered 3D creation platform with text-to-3D, image-to-3D, and multi-view-to-3D generation. |
| Support | The Hunyuan3D-2.1 repository points users to WeChat and Discord groups to discuss the project and get help. | The help center has dedicated sections for billing, accounts, credits, features, privacy, enterprise and API/plugins. |
| Text to 3D | The Hunyuan3D-2 repository identifies text-to-3D generation as a supported capability. | Users can create 3D models directly from natural-language prompts. |
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
Tripo AI
- FreeFree
- Pro$20 a month
- Max$90 a month
- Team$55 a month
- FreeFree
- FreeFree
- API pay-as-you-go$0.01, paid once
- Team$55 a year
- Pro$240 a year
- Credits$1,000, paid once
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.
Tripo AI
Tripo AI is a 3D creation platform that generates models from text, images, sketches, and multiple views. Its High Detail Model feature can create models with up to 2 million polygons for rendering, visual effects, 3D printing, e-commerce visuals, and game workflows. Smart Mesh produces quad meshes from 500 to 25,000 quads for games, animation, and VR/AR/XR. Editing tools include AI texturing, segmentation, retopology, rigging, animation, and Smart UV unwrapping. Exports include GLB, GLTF, FBX, OBJ, USDZ, STL, and 3MF. The DCC Bridge lists Blender, 3ds Max, Unity, Unreal, Maya, Cocos, Godot, and ZBrush. Developers can integrate generation through an API using API-key authentication; most generation tasks run asynchronously, with clients polling for results. Tripo is available on the web and through its API. The Free plan costs nothing and includes 200 monthly credits, one concurrent task, 15 exports, and 10 stored models. It is limited to non-commercial use, and its models are public. Tripo AI was founded in 2023 and is headquartered in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong.