Meshy vs Sloyd

Meshy creates 3D assets from text, images, or creative concepts for users to preview, edit, and export. Text-to-3D generates textured models from written descriptions, while Image-to-3D works from photos, sketches, or concept art. It can auto-rig humanoid and quadruped characters and offers more than 600 motion presets. For 3D printing, Meshy says its models are watertight and manifold; its printability check scans exports and can repair some edge cases. Integrations include Blender, Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot, Roblox Studio, Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer, and Creality Print, along with a REST API and MCP server. The Android and iOS app syncs with the web app and exports formats including STL, GLB, FBX, OBJ, USDZ, and 3MF. The web app has a 100 MB upload limit for AI texturing and accepts one model at a time. Meshy has a free plan; Pro starts at $20 a month. Free-plan assets use CC BY 4.0 and require attribution for commercial use.

Sloyd generates 3D models from text prompts or images and provides tools to refine them without extensive manual 3D work. Its handcrafted parametric templates use sliders for changing shapes, proportions, and details. Other tools cover AI rigging and animation, image creation and editing, retexturing, 4K texture editing, and skybox generation. Users can set target polygon counts and choose quad topology for manual editing or animation. The authenticated REST API handles asynchronous generation and editing jobs, with controls for polycount, topology, and texture resolution. Native plugins are available for Roblox, Unity, Unreal, Godot, Maya, and Blender. Plugin exports include FBX, GLB, and OBJ; API downloads also include USD, USDZ, BLEND, PLY, STL, and 3MF. The free Guest plan allows one AI generation per day and community-model downloads only. Sloyd Plus costs $15 a month, while Sloyd Pro costs $50 a month; both include commercial use, and marketplace reselling is limited to Pro.