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TRELLIS

Microsoft's open-source image-to-3D model.

3D models
Free
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Overview

TRELLIS: Microsoft's open-source image-to-3D model. It scores 79/100 in our art, 3D & animation ranking. Best for: Developers who want a free, local image-to-3D pipeline.

TRELLIS is an open-source image-to-3D generation model from Microsoft that you can run locally.

Pros

  • Free plan available
  • Commercial use allowed
  • Open source
  • Text to 3D
  • Image to 3D

Cons

  • Needs technical skills
  • PBR textures on models: limited (Full PBR materials come with the successor TRELLIS.2 (separate repo))
  • Low-poly or retopology: limited (GLB export can simplify the mesh to fewer triangles; no retopology)
  • API: limited (Python API and local web demo for self-hosting; no official hosted API)

TRELLIS pricing

Open source
Free

Open source, self-hosted

Monthly prices in USD as listed by TRELLIS. Last checked 2026-10-21. Rights: Models and most code MIT; some submodules (e.g. nvdiffrast) carry their own licenses.

Features

  • Text to 3D TRELLIS-text models released 03/2025; README recommends text-to-image then image-to-3D for quality Yes
  • Image to 3D Yes
  • PBR textures on models Full PBR materials come with the successor TRELLIS.2 (separate repo) Partly
  • Auto-rigging Not confirmed
  • Low-poly or retopology GLB export can simplify the mesh to fewer triangles; no retopology Partly
  • API Python API and local web demo for self-hosting; no official hosted API Partly

Checked against TRELLIS's own site, docs and pricing page. How we check

Score breakdown: 79/100

  • Accessibility 17%
    74
  • Output & integration 21%
    44
  • Commercial rights 21%
    100
  • Value 9%
    100
  • Maturity 9%
    100
  • Game focus 9%
    100
  • Features 15%
    70

Based on price, free plan, commercial rights, exports and features. How we score

#11 AI 3D Model Generators for Games #33 Free AI Game Development Tools

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