Meshy is an AI 3D generation platform that turns text prompts, images, and sketches into textured, production-ready 3D assets. Founded in 2023 by MIT-trained graphics researcher Ethan Hu — also the author of the Taichi GPU programming language — it launched publicly with Meshy-1 in October 2023 and runs on a freemium credit model: 100 monthly credits free with outputs under CC BY 4.0, then paid tiers from $20/month (Pro) through $100/month (Ultra), plus Studio and Enterprise. Exports cover GLB, GLTF, FBX, OBJ, STL, USDZ, and 3MF.
Meshy was among the first companies to release AI 3D generation as a consumer product and has since pushed toward enterprise use: by mid-2026 it reported more than 12 million registered users and over 100 million generated models, alongside a nearly $400 million Series B at a valuation above $1.5 billion, which it described as the largest round raised to date in AI 3D. Input modalities widened accordingly — a text prompt, a single photo, or two to eight multi-view images combined into one reconstruction with sharper back-and-side detail and less inference. Downstream, auto-rigging and a 600-plus preset animation library serve game and XR pipelines, while STL and 3MF export with print-specific repair serves 📝3D Printing.
Key Features
- 3D Agent — A chat interface that takes a sentence, photo, or rough idea, brainstorms directions, generates a batch of concepts at once, and turns the chosen one into a 3D model.
- 8K PBR texturing — Generates albedo, normal, roughness, and metallic maps at up to 8K base-color resolution, holding pore- and scratch-level detail at close zoom.
- AI Auto-Repair — Models generate watertight and manifold by default; a built-in check scans every mesh and repairs problem geometry before it reaches the slicer.
- Multi-color printing & Auto Split — Maps each texture region to a filament with clean color boundaries, and splits over-complex models into watertight parts pre-arranged on the build plate.
- Meshy API — Exposes text-to-3D, image-to-3D, retexturing, auto-rigging, and animation as programmatic endpoints, with a CLI and MCP server for pipeline and agent integration.