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SMeshy vs Stable Diffusion
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Meshy if…
- you work on iOS, Android, Chrome
- you're in its core audience: game developers, 3d artists
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Choose Stable Diffusion if…
- you work on Self-hosted
- you're in its core audience: developers, researchers
Side by side
Feature Meshy Stable Diffusion
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starting price——
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
Trains AI on your content—Yes, unless you opt out
Data retention—Kept as long as reasonably necessary, including while account is active
Security and complianceGDPR—
AI 3D generation—
AI PBR texturing—
Auto-rigging—
FBX/GLB/OBJ export—
Blender/Unity plugins—
Commercial asset rights—
PlatformsWeb, iOS, Android, Chrome, APIWeb, API, Self-hosted
Category3D & InteriorsImage Generators
CompanyMeshy LLCStability AI Ltd
Based inUnited StatesUnited Kingdom
Founded——
Part of——
Key features
M Meshy
- Text to 3D and image to 3D generation
- AI texturing with PBR maps
- Auto-rigging and 600+ animation presets
- Low poly mode with adjustable poly count
- Exports FBX, GLB, OBJ, USDZ, STL, 3MF
- Plugins for Blender, Unity, Unreal, Godot, Maya
- 3D print prep with auto-repair and auto-split
- API, MCP server and CLI
S Stable Diffusion
- Text-to-image with the Stable Diffusion 3.5 suite
- SD 3.5 Flash and Turbo variants for faster, cheaper generation
- SDXL 1.0 available from 0.9 credits per image
- Platform API with credit-based billing
- Self-hosted deployment under a license
- Custom model training on the Enterprise plan
Plans and prices
From each vendor's site. Prices change — confirm before buying.
Meshy
Free€0
Pro€19/mo (€9.50 first month)
Premium€38/mo (€19 first month)
Ultra€95/mo (€47.50 first month)
Studio€67/mo
EnterpriseCustom
Stable Diffusion
Community LicenseFree
API credits$0.01 per credit
Enterprise LicenseCustom
Strengths and limitations
Meshy
- Free plan includes 100 credits a month
- Plugins for major DCC tools, game engines and slicers
- API, MCP server and CLI for automation
- 50% off the first month of a paid monthly plan
- Free plan assets use a CC BY 4.0 license
- API access requires Pro or higher
- Free plan is limited to 1 concurrent task with low queue priority
Stable Diffusion
- Free Community License for organizations under $1M annual revenue
- 25 free API credits for new accounts
- Choice of model sizes at different per-image costs
- Organizations above $1M annual revenue need a custom-priced Enterprise License
- API is pay-per-credit, with no flat monthly plan listed
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