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A Two-Year-Old Startup Raised $446 Million to Turn Your Words Into 3D Objects
VAST, the company behind text-to-3D platform Tripo, raised ~$446M across Series B and B+ — pushing AI 3D generation into foundation-model territory.
Meshy review
8.6/10★★★★★Text- and image-to-3D with texturing, rigging, 3D-print prep and a 3D Agent
- Best for
- Game developers, 3D-printing hobbyists and creators who want one tool from prompt to finished asset
- Price
- Freemium · from $20/month
Free: 100 credits a month (up to 10 models); free models are public under CC BY 4.0 - Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android, API
- Made by
- Meshy LLC, California, USA · since 2021
What it is
Meshy turns a prompt or a photo into a textured 3D model in about a minute, using its own Meshy 6 and 7.1 models. It also retextures, remeshes, auto-rigs and animates models, prepares them for 3D printing, and connects to game engines through plugins, an API and an MCP server.
Latest: Meshy raised nearly $400 million at a $1.5 billion valuation in July 2026, the largest AI 3D funding round to date.
What the AI does
- Text-to-3D and image-to-3D (Meshy 6 and 7.1)
- AI texturing with PBR maps, up to 8K
- Smart Topology and free remeshing
- Auto-rigging with 500+ animation presets
- 3D-print prep with Auto Split
- 3D Agent, API and MCP server
Pros and cons
- Most complete toolset, from generation to rigging and print prep
- Strong, consistent textures in independent tests
- Exports FBX, GLB, OBJ, USDZ, STL and .blend
- Phone apps, API and engine plugins
- Free plan was cut to 100 credits and models are public
- Messy topology on complex models still needs cleanup
- Credit costs vary by model and option, so heavy use adds up
How it scores
The broadest feature set in the category and reliable textures, at a fair $20 entry price.
Feature checklist · 9 of 9
- Text-to-3D (from a prompt) (yes)
- Image-to-3D (from a photo or sketch) (yes)
- AI texturing with PBR materials (yes)
- Retopology, remesh or polycount control (yes)
- Auto-rigging for animation (yes)
- Exports GLB, FBX and OBJ (yes)
- Commercial use allowed on a paid plan (yes)
- Developer API (yes)
- Plugins for Blender, Unity or Unreal (yes)
Alternatives
See all Meshy alternatives, ranked →
- Tripo 8.3/10Game developers and indie studios who need lots of clean, editable assets quickly
- Sloyd 7.9/10Indie game and Roblox developers who need many clean, low-poly assets
- Tencent HY 3D (Hunyuan3D) 7.8/10Creators and developers who want strong 3D models for free or at low API cost
- Rodin (Hyper3D) 7.7/103D artists and studios who need the most detailed hard-surface props and materials
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Meshy Builds a 3D Model in a Minute for a Buck. That's Now a $1.5 Billion Company.
Meshy raised nearly $400M at a $1.5B valuation — the largest AI-3D round ever — to turn text and photos into usable 3D models in about a minute.