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Tripo vs Tencent HY 3D (Hunyuan3D)
Tripo scores higher overall (8.3 vs 7.8), but the right pick depends on what you need.
Choose Tripo if…
Game developers and indie studios who need lots of clean, editable assets quickly
8.3/10★★★★★Full review →Choose Tencent HY 3D (Hunyuan3D) if…
Creators and developers who want strong 3D models for free or at low API cost
7.8/10★★★★★Full review →Side by side
| Tripo | Tencent HY 3D (Hunyuan3D) | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 8.3/10 | 7.8/10 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 7 | #4 of 7 |
| Price | Freemium · from $20/month | Free |
| Free version | 300 credits a month; free models are public under CC BY 4.0 and can't be used commercially | 20 free generations a day on the global website |
| Platforms | Web, API | Web, API |
| Made by | Tripo AI (VAST) | Tencent |
| Model quality | 8 | 7.5 |
| Ease of use | 8 | 7.5 |
| Features | 9.5 | 7.5 |
| Value for money | 8 | 9.5 |
| Platforms | 8 | 6 |
Tripo: what the AI does
- Text-to-3D and image-to-3D (H3.1 and P1.0 models)
- Smart Mesh quad retopology
- PBR textures up to 8K and Magic Brush repainting
- Part segmentation
- Auto-rigging
- API and MCP server
- Fastest generation in the category
- Clean quad topology that edits well in Blender
- Plugins for Blender, Unity, Unreal, Godot and ComfyUI
- Generous 300-credit free plan
- Free models can't be used commercially
- Auto-rigging is limited to humanoid models
- Less photorealistic than Rodin on hard-surface objects
Tencent HY 3D (Hunyuan3D): what the AI does
- Text-, sketch- and image-to-3D (Hunyuan3D 3.0 and 3.1)
- Multi-view input from up to 8 images
- PBR textures
- Smart Topology with triangle or quad faces
- API with part generation, UV unwrapping and auto-rigging
- Most generous free allowance in the category
- Cheap per-model API pricing
- Strong models that other tools also use, including Spline and 3D AI Studio
- Website exports are limited to OBJ and GLB
- Commercial terms for website outputs aren't clearly published
- Rigging and other extras are mainly in the API, not plugins