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FreemiumTurn text prompts or reference images into textured, riggable 3D models in under a minute, with direct engine plugins.
Meshy at a glance
- Starting price
- $20/mo (Pro)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Platforms
- Web, API, Desktop
What is Meshy?
Meshy is a 3D generative platform that converts a text prompt or a handful of reference photos into a PBR-textured mesh in seconds, aimed at anyone needing 3D assets faster than modelling allows: indie developers, prototypers and artists building blockouts before committing to production geometry.
The credit maths decides whether it works for you. A complete text-to-3D or image-to-3D generation costs 20 credits covering both mesh and texture, identical on every plan, so a Pro plan's 1,000 monthly credits yields roughly fifty models before retries, or about $0.40 each. Budget closer to double that in practice, since re-rolls of unsatisfying but successful generations still spend credits. Auto-rigging and animation currently cost nothing, which is unusually generous. Monthly credits reset without rolling over; purchased packs do not expire.
Key Features
Text To 3DImage To 3DMulti Image To 3DAI TexturingStyle RetexturingAuto RiggingAnimation LibraryPolycount RemeshingPBR Material MapsSub Minute GenerationBlender PluginUnity PluginUnreal Engine PluginGodot PluginRoblox Studio PluginMulti Format ExportREST APIPrivate Asset Mode
Integrations
Design
BlenderHoudiniComfyUI
Development
UnityUnreal EngineGodotRoblox Studio
Webhooks & API
REST API
How to Use Meshy
1Create a free account and open the workspace
2Type a prompt or upload one to four reference images
3Pick a model version and generate a preview mesh
4Refine the mesh and apply AI texturing in your chosen art style
5Remesh to a target polycount and auto rig if it is a character
6Export as FBX, GLB or OBJ, or push it into Blender, Unity or Unreal with the plugin
Who is Meshy for?
✅ Best For
- Indie game developers who need dozens of background props and set dressing assets without hiring a 3D artist
- Concept artists who want to see an idea in three dimensions in a minute rather than blocking it out for an hour
- Prototyping teams that need placeholder assets good enough to test scale, framing and gameplay feel immediately
- 3D printing hobbyists who want a printable STL from a description without learning Blender or Fusion first
- AR and VR builders filling scenes with varied objects on a schedule that does not allow manual modelling
❌ Not For
- Hero character work that needs clean, animation ready topology, because generated meshes typically require manual retopology
- Hard surface mechanical assets with precise tolerances, where generative output tends to soften edges and details
- Studios needing guaranteed private ownership on the free tier, since free outputs carry a CC BY 4.0 attribution license
- Teams wanting scene composition or level layout, as Meshy generates individual assets rather than assembled environments
- Users who need unlimited generation, as credits reset monthly without rolling over and retries consume more of them
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Pricing
Is Meshy free? Yes, there is a free plan. Paid plans start at $20/mo (Pro).
Free$0
- ✓100 credits per month
- ✓core features
- ✓outputs under CC BY 4.0 license
Pro$20/mo
- ✓1,000 credits
- ✓private assets
- ✓API access
- ✓60% faster generation
- ✓10 concurrent tasks
Studio$60/mo
- ✓4,000 credits
- ✓team features
- ✓higher concurrency and queue priority
EnterpriseCustom
- ✓Volume credits
- ✓SSO
- ✓dedicated support and custom terms
Prompts to Try
A weathered wooden treasure chest with iron bands, hand painted fantasy style
Low poly sci-fi crate with glowing blue panels, game ready
Stylised oak tree with autumn leaves, 5000 triangles
Medieval iron helmet with a cracked visor, realistic PBR textures
Cartoon mushroom house with a round door and a chimney
Use Cases
Vikram, a solo indie dev, generates 40 tavern props in one evening and dresses an entire level that he had scheduled two weeks of modelling for.
Hannah, a concept artist, turns her 2D creature sketch into a rotatable 3D draft in 90 seconds and settles a silhouette debate with her art lead in the same meeting.
Dmitri, a Roblox creator, pushes a generated model straight into Roblox Studio with the plugin and has it live in his experience before lunch.
Ayesha, a 3D printing hobbyist, describes a custom chess knight, exports the STL and has it on the print bed without ever opening a modelling package.
Luis, a technical artist, scripts the API to batch generate 200 rock and debris variants overnight, then hands his junior artist a cleanup pass instead of a modelling backlog.
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