Commercial use: both restricted (see notes) (HunyuanWorld 1.0 (Tencent) terms; Marble (World Labs) terms).
Free plan: HunyuanWorld 1.0 (Tencent): free plan (Free open weights (your own GPU costs)) pricing. Marble (World Labs): free plan (Up to 4 world generations) pricing.
Shipping free-plan output in a paid game: neither allows it, per their published terms.
API and MCP: HunyuanWorld 1.0 (Tencent): API not stated by vendor, MCP not stated by vendor. Marble (World Labs): public API, MCP not stated by vendor.
Engine integrations stated by the vendor: HunyuanWorld 1.0 (Tencent): none stated (standard file export). Marble (World Labs): Unity, Unreal.
Open-weights model that generates explorable 360° 3D worlds from text or an image, with mesh export for standard graphics pipelines. Tencent has since released newer HY-World versions under separate repos.
Generates persistent 3D worlds from text, images, video, 360° panoramas or blocked-out 3D layouts. Exports Gaussian splats and GLB meshes, and records camera flythrough videos.
Verdict
For self-hosting 3D world generation with mesh export; the licence excludes the EU, UK and South Korea, and large products need Tencent's approval.
For blocking out explorable environments or flythrough shots; exports go to Unity/Unreal via Gaussian-splat plugins, and commercial rights are listed on Pro.
Tasks●
Level & terrain generation
Level & terrain generation, Trailers & marketing
Engines●
Any (standard file export / engine-agnostic)
Unity, Unreal
Free plan
Free plan Free open weights (your own GPU costs)
Free plan Up to 4 world generations
Pricing
Free to download and self-host (your own GPU/compute costs apply). A quantised "lite" version is listed for consumer GPUs such as the RTX 4090. source
Free $0/month (7,000 credits, up to 4 world generations). Standard US$20/month (20,000 credits), Pro US$35/month (40,000 credits; commercial rights) and Max US$95/month (120,000 credits). Top-up credits from US$5 on Standard and above. Enterprise custom. The World API is billed separately. source
SPZ and PLY Gaussian splats; GLB collider and high-quality meshes source
Commercial use
Restricted (see notes) Tencent HunyuanWorld-1.0 Community License: the licensed territory excludes the EU, UK and South Korea; use of the works or outputs outside that territory is unauthorized; products with over 1 million monthly active users must request a license from Tencent. source
Restricted (see notes) Billing docs list "commercial rights to generated worlds" on the Pro plan. Commercial terms for Free and Standard: unverified. source
Revenue share / caps●
Products with over 1 million monthly active users must request a licence from Tencent.
Rows marked ● differ between the two tools. Licence badges: green = commercial use allowed (including any free plan or trial), amber = paid plans only, restricted, or allowed but with no free plan, red = not allowed, grey = not stated by vendor or not applicable. Read the vendor's current terms before you ship.
