Tool
Meshy
Free tier: Yes · No credit card needed.
From: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)
Checked October 16, 2026
- Strength. The pricing page shows a $0 plan and says no credit card is needed to try text-to-3D and image-to-3D.
- Weakness. The paid monthly price was shown as animated digits, so a starting price was not confirmed.
Checked October 15, 2026
Text and image to 3D assets. Pricing page showed a $0 option and no-card language.
Meshy turns text and images into 3D assets. The pricing crawl showed $0 and no-credit-card language, with a paid sample around $20 per month. Confirm inclusions on the pricing page. We did not create an account or generate a model.
Best for
- Quick 3D assets for a game or prototype
- Creators who want a $0 way to try the product
Not ideal for
- Final production modeling without an artist pass
- Voice, video, or NPC logic
What we checked
Docs checked means we opened the official site and the pricing and docs URLs on this page. We did not run a successful local install, so this is not a smoke test.
No local install attempted (SaaS/desktop/extension or install not feasible without account).
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Midjourney
Image generation. Official plans we read are paid subscriptions, with no free tier on the comparison.
Docs checkedChecked October 15, 2026
Free tier: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)
From: Check pricing (opens in a new tab)
Checked October 16, 2026
- Strength. The plan comparison we read lists Basic at $10, Standard at $30, Pro at $60, and Mega at $120 per month.
- Weakness. That official plan comparison lists no free plan, so every plan we read is a paid subscription.
Runway
Video generation and editing. Pricing page loaded; a free tier was not clearly confirmed.
Docs checkedChecked October 15, 2026
- Strength. The pricing page lists video generation and editing from $12 per month.
- Weakness. A free tier was not clearly shown on that page, so it stays unconfirmed.
Scenario
Game art generation. The pricing page we checked mentions a free plan.
Docs checkedChecked October 15, 2026
Free tier: Yes · 50 free daily credits.
From: $15/mo
Checked October 16, 2026
- Strength. The free plan includes 50 credits per day for game art, and the paid plan starts at $15 per month.
- Weakness. It generates images and style sets, not 3D meshes.