Meshy vs Luma AI

Tagline

A 3D generative AI toolbox for effortlessly creating 3D assets from text or images

Photorealistic 3D capture and generative video

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Open source

Description

Meshy is an AI-powered 3D model generator built for 3D artists, game developers, and 3D printing hobbyists. It allows users to turn text prompts or images into textured, rigged, and export-ready 3D models in minutes without requiring prior 3D modeling experience.

Luma AI produces Dream Machine video, NeRF scenes, and 3D models from your phone.

Key features

• 3D Agent
• Image to 3D
• Text to 3D
• AI Texturing
• AI Image Generator
• Animation
• 3D File Converter
• Online 3D Viewer
• 3D Text Generator

• Browser viewer
• glTF export
• Depth maps

Pros

• No credit card is required to start using the free plan, which includes 100 monthly credits.
• Supports exporting models in multiple formats including GLB, GLTF, FBX, OBJ, STL, USDZ, and 3MF.
• Provides dedicated plugins for both Blender and Unity to streamline 3D creation pipelines.
• Provides full public API services with documentation available at docs.meshy.ai.
• Enables creation of high-quality PBR maps (albedo, normal, roughness, metallic) at up to 8K resolution.
• Allows premium subscribers to exclusively own and commercially distribute or sell their created assets.
• Offers auto-rigging for humanoid or quadruped characters with over 500 animation presets.
• Allows users to upload their own pre-made OBJ, FBX, or GLB models for AI texturing and rigging.

• Dream Machine video generation
• Photorealistic 3D capture
• NeRF technology
• Mobile capture app
• API access
• Fast generation
• Genie 3D generation
• Frequent updates

Cons

• Free-tier outputs do not grant exclusive ownership and are licensed under CC BY 4.0 instead.
• The model upload size limit for AI texturing in the web app is capped at 50MB.
• No mobile application (native iOS or Android app) is listed as available for the platforms.
• Commercial-use rights are strictly restricted to paid subscriber plans.
• Exact pricing details for Studio and Enterprise plans are not publicly listed on the pricing page.

• Free tier limited
• Video quality inconsistent
• Short clip lengths
• iOS or Android app required for capture
• Complex scenes hit limits
• Export format restrictions
• No advanced in-app editing
• Credit system

Pricing plans

• PlusUSD30/month
  • • Luma and third-party image and video models
  • • Edit access for guest collaborators
  • • Commercial use
• ProUSD90/month
  • • Everything in Plus
  • • 4x usage with the Luma Agents
• UltraUSD300/month
  • • Everything in Pro
  • • 15x usage with the Luma Agents
• Team—
  • • Everything in our regular plans, plus:
  • • Manage and add team members
  • • Shared team credits
• Enterprise—
  • • Everything in our Team plan, plus
  • • Enterprise commitments
  • • Custom fine-tuning
  • • Nano Banana Pro

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