Meshy vs Hyper3D Rodin vs Hunyuan3D
What is the best AI model for image to 3D?
Most image-to-3D questions come down to these four families. Meshy covers text and image to 3D plus retexturing, Rodin is aimed at production-ready meshes, Hunyuan3D can use up to 8 reference images, and Trellis is the low-cost option for quick blockouts. Whatever you generate can go straight into Octane in the same workflow.
- Lowest price per run: Trellis, from 2 credits (€0.02).
- Most modes: Meshy, with 8 variants (Meshy 7 Text, Meshy 7 Image, Meshy 6 Text, Meshy 6 Image, Meshy 6 Preview, Meshy 6 Preview, Meshy 5, Meshy 5 Retexture).
Side by side
| Model | Maker | From text | From images | Works on an existing mesh | Credits per run |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meshy | Meshy | Yes | Up to 2 | Yes | 28 to 110 |
| Hyper3D Rodin | Deemos | No | Up to 1 | No | 37 |
| Hunyuan3D 3.1 | Tencent | Yes | Up to 8 | No | 21 to 48 |
| Trellis | Microsoft | No | Up to 1 | No | 2 to 28 |
Credits are OTOY Studio's currency: 1 credit = €0.01. Prices are list prices before plan discounts (paid plans take 10% to 25% off every run).
How to choose
Quality is a matter of taste and the shot, so the honest answer is to run the same prompt through each model and look. That's the main reason to use them in one place: in OTOY Studio you can wire one prompt and one set of reference images into all 4 models on the same canvas, run them side by side, and keep the winner. The comparison nodes let you view the results next to each other.
Model pages
- Meshy: 28 to 110 credits (€0.28 to €1.10) per run
- Hyper3D Rodin: 37 credits (€0.37) per run
- Hunyuan3D 3.1: 21 to 48 credits (€0.21 to €0.48) per run
- Trellis: 2 to 28 credits (€0.02 to €0.28) per run
Try them: https://app.otoy.studio (free plan includes 100 credits a month).
Numbers are computed from OTOY Studio's billing configuration, exported 2026-09-28.