DeepMotion Animate 3D
Rigging, animation & mocap · Free tier + paid- Commercial use
- Commercial on paid plans only
- Free plan
- Free planFreemium; personal, non-commercial
- Ship free-plan output?
- No: paid plan needed
- Engines
- Blender, Roblox
DeepMotion Animate 3D vs Meshy
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Our ranking
In Rigging, animation & mocap, Meshy ranks #1 and DeepMotion Animate 3D ranks #3. No independent quality tests found. Ranked on game-dev fit: commercial use allowed; Godot, Unity, Unreal integrations; API and official MCP server.
Meshy
3D model generation · Free tier + paid- Commercial use
- Commercial use allowed
- Free plan
- Free plan100 monthly credits; outputs CC BY 4.0
- Ship free-plan output?
- Yes
- Engines
- Godot, Unity, Unreal, Blender, Roblox
Bottom line for game devs
- Commercial use: DeepMotion Animate 3D: commercial on paid plans only terms. Meshy: commercial use allowed terms.
- Free plan: DeepMotion Animate 3D: free plan (Freemium; personal, non-commercial) pricing. Meshy: free plan (100 monthly credits; outputs CC BY 4.0) pricing.
- Shipping free-plan output in a paid game: only Meshy allows it, per their published terms.
- API and MCP: DeepMotion Animate 3D: public API, no MCP server found. Meshy: public API, official MCP server.
- Engine integrations stated by the vendor: DeepMotion Animate 3D: Blender, Roblox. Meshy: Godot, Unity, Unreal, Blender, Roblox.
Best for
Turning reference video into 3D animation
Quick text- or image-to-3D props with texturing and rigging
What it does
Markerless AI motion capture: turns ordinary video into 3D character animation; sister product SayMotion does text-to-motion.
Text-to-3D and image-to-3D model generation with AI texturing; paid plans add animation with 600+ motions. DCC bridge listed for Roblox, Blender, Godot, Unity and Unreal.
Verdict
For turning reference video into 3D animation cheaply; the free Freemium tier is non-commercial only.
For quick text- or image-to-3D props with Godot/Unity/Unreal bridges; free output is CC BY 4.0, so you must credit Meshy unless you pay.
Tasks●
Rigging, animation & mocap
3D model generation, Textures & materials, Rigging, animation & mocap
Engines●
Blender, Roblox
Godot, Unity, Unreal, Blender, Roblox
Free plan
Free plan Freemium; personal, non-commercial
Free plan 100 monthly credits; outputs CC BY 4.0
Pricing
Freemium (free, no card). Starter US$9, Innovator US$17, Professional US$39, Studio US$83 per month, paid annually. source
Free: 100 monthly credits. Pro US$20/month (1,000 credits). Higher tiers listed at US$40 and US$70 (Studio, team) per month; Enterprise custom. source
Export formats●
FBX, BVH, MP4 (REST API formats) source
GLB, FBX, OBJ, USDZ, BLEND, STL, 3MF (API target formats) source
Commercial use●
Commercial on paid plans only
Freemium accounts are for personal, non-commercial use; a premium subscription plan is required for licensed (commercial) animation. source
Freemium accounts are for personal, non-commercial use; a premium subscription plan is required for licensed (commercial) animation. source
Commercial use allowed
Paid plans: you own the assets you create. Free plan: assets licensed to you under CC BY 4.0 (commercial use with attribution to Meshy). source
Paid plans: you own the assets you create. Free plan: assets licensed to you under CC BY 4.0 (commercial use with attribution to Meshy). source
Revenue share / caps
Not stated by vendor
Not stated by vendor
MCP server●
None found. No official MCP server found
Official MCP server. Open-source MCP server (npm @meshy-ai/meshy-mcp-server) source
Last checked
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