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Tripo

Text or image to 3D with auto-rigging.

3D modelsAnimation & mocap
Free plan
Paid plans from $19.9/mo
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Overview

Tripo: Text or image to 3D with auto-rigging. It scores 90/100 in our art, 3D & animation ranking. Best for: 3D characters and props that need rigging.

Tripo generates 3D models from text or images and can auto-rig them. Its H3.1 model is the current version.

Pros

  • Free plan available
  • Beginner friendly
  • Works with Blender, Unity, Unreal
  • Exports GLB, FBX, OBJ
  • Text to 3D
  • Image to 3D

Cons

  • Commercial use on paid plans only

Tripo pricing

Free
Free

200 credits/mo (~13 models); no commercial use

ProfessionalCheapest paid
$19.9/mo

3,000 credits/mo (~200 models); $11.94/mo yearly

Max
$90/mo

25,000 credits/mo; billed annually $1,080

Team
$165/mo

3 seats, 90,000 credits/mo; $1,980/yr

Monthly prices in USD as listed by Tripo. Last checked 2026-10-21. Rights: Free-plan models are public and for non-commercial use only; Pro, Max and Team plans make models private and include commercial use.

Features

  • Text to 3D Yes
  • Image to 3D Yes
  • PBR textures on models Yes
  • Auto-rigging Yes
  • Low-poly or retopology Smart Mesh low-poly model plus retopology (quad/triangle) Yes
  • API Yes
  • Video to motion capture Not confirmed
  • Text to motion 1-10 s clips from text, up to 5 chained segments Yes
  • Multiple people at once Not confirmed
  • Hand or face tracking Not confirmed
  • Retarget to your own rig Applies 100+ preset animations to rigged models Yes
  • Real-time Not confirmed

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

Score breakdown: 90/100

  • Accessibility 17%
    100
  • Output & integration 21%
    100
  • Commercial rights 21%
    75
  • Value 9%
    75
  • Maturity 9%
    100
  • Game focus 9%
    100
  • Features 15%
    80

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

#4 AI 3D Model Generators for Games #2 AI Animation & Mocap Tools for Games #3 AI Tools for Unity #3 AI Tools for Godot #2 AI Tools for Unreal Engine #8 Free AI Game Development Tools

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