Meshy vs Thrixel

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In 3D model generation, Meshy ranks #1 and Thrixel ranks #9. Highest-ranked of these tools on 3D Arena's blind human-preference leaderboard: Meshy 6 is #3 and Meshy 7 is #5 of 24 image-to-3D models. Free-plan output can be used commercially if you credit Meshy (CC BY 4.0). 3D Arena leaderboard

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#9 in 3D model generation

Thrixel

3D model generation · Free tier + paid
Commercial use
Not stated by vendor
Free plan
Free plan250 Cubes a month; Detailer, Sculptor, Texture and Rig limited to 4 runs each a month
Ship free-plan output?
Not stated by vendor
Engines
Unity, Unreal, Roblox

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Tool
MeshyCommercial use allowed
ThrixelCommercial use: not stated by vendor
Best for
Quick text- or image-to-3D props with texturing and rigging
Generating editable, multi-part 3D props from a coding agent
What it does
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.
Text- or image-to-3D models built from separate named parts, with editing, detailing, retexturing, triangle reduction and rigging. Made to be driven by coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) through its MCP server and Build World skill.
Verdict
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.
For agent-driven 3D asset generation with part-level editing and an official MCP server; its terms page was not readable to us, so commercial use is not stated.
Tasks●
3D model generation, Textures & materials, Rigging, animation & mocap
3D model generation
Engines●
Godot, Unity, Unreal, Blender, Roblox
Unity, Unreal, Roblox
Free plan
Free plan 100 monthly credits; outputs CC BY 4.0
Free plan 250 Cubes a month; Detailer, Sculptor, Texture and Rig limited to 4 runs each a month
Pricing
Free: 100 monthly credits. Pro US$20/month (1,000 credits). Premium US$40/month (3,000 credits), Ultra US$100/month (8,000 credits), Studio US$70/month (5,500 shared team credits); Enterprise custom. source
Free: 250 Cubes a month. Paid plans from US$20/month; Pro US$30/month (US$300/year), Studio US$99/month (US$990/year), Ultra US$200/month (US$2,000/year); Enterprise not priced. Top-up packs from US$10 for 400 Cubes. Figures from Thrixel's own public plan data (its pricing page returned 403 to us). source
Export formats●
GLB, FBX, OBJ, USDZ, BLEND, STL, 3MF (API target formats) source
GLB, FBX, OBJ, STL, USDZ source
Commercial use●
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
Commercial use: not stated by vendor
Not stated by vendor
Revenue share / caps
Not stated by vendor
Not stated by vendor
API
Available. REST API with OpenAPI spec source
Available. REST API at api.thrixel.com/api/v1 with API keys source
MCP server
Official MCP server. Open-source MCP server (npm @meshy-ai/meshy-mcp-server) source
Official MCP server. thrixel-mcp server for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other MCP clients source
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