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    "tripo"
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    "marble",
    "sloyd",
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    "trellis"
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    "csm-ai",
    "hunyuan3d-studio",
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    "rodin",
    "krea",
    "marble",
    "masterpiece-x",
    "meshy",
    "mixar",
    "sloyd",
    "spline-ai",
    "trellis",
    "tripo"
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  },
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   "label": "A 3D object or scene, from a photo",
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    "3d-ai-studio",
    "comfyui",
    "csm-ai",
    "dzine",
    "fal",
    "hugging-face",
    "hunyuan3d-studio",
    "hunyuan3d-2",
    "rodin",
    "idol",
    "instantmesh",
    "kaedim",
    "keenface",
    "kiri-engine",
    "krea",
    "marble",
    "meshy",
    "mixar",
    "polycam",
    "scenario",
    "sloyd",
    "spline-ai",
    "stable-fast-3d",
    "spar3d",
    "step1x-3d",
    "trellis",
    "tripo",
    "triposr",
    "vizcom",
    "wavespeed-ai"
   ]
  },
  {
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   "label": "A 3D object or scene, a model ready to 3D print",
   "entries": [
    "3d-ai-studio",
    "kiri-engine"
   ]
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   "label": "A 3D object or scene, a character ready to animate",
   "entries": [
    "3d-ai-studio",
    "autodesk-flow-studio",
    "cascadeur",
    "deepmotion",
    "keenface",
    "kiri-engine",
    "meshcapade",
    "meshy",
    "move-ai",
    "plask",
    "scenario",
    "sloyd",
    "tripo"
   ]
  },
  {
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   "label": "A 3D object or scene, a 3D model split into parts",
   "entries": [
    "csm-ai",
    "sloyd",
    "tripo"
   ]
  },
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   "label": "A 3D object or scene, textures for a 3D model",
   "entries": [
    "3d-ai-studio",
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    "csm-ai",
    "hunyuan3d-2",
    "kaedim",
    "keenface",
    "kiri-engine",
    "meshy",
    "mixar",
    "withpoly",
    "sloyd",
    "stable-fast-3d",
    "spar3d",
    "step1x-3d",
    "tripo"
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   "name": "3D AI Studio",
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   "summary": "A browser studio that turns a text prompt or a picture into a 3D model, using its own engines plus models from other makers. Also textures, remeshes, rigs and animates models, with exports for games and 3D printing.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_photo",
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    "make.3d.clean_up_mesh",
    "make.3d.rigged_character",
    "make.3d.print_ready"
   ],
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   },
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  {
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   "name": "Adobe Substance 3D",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "Adobe's set of desktop apps for professional 3D texturing, materials, modelling and scene rendering. A few AI helpers turn a photo into a material or generate backgrounds. Paid subscription with a 30-day trial.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.textures",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, textures for a 3D model",
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    "make.3d.edit_scene"
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    "price_per_month": 59.99,
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   },
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   "name": "Autodesk Flow Studio",
   "type": "tool",
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    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "An online tool that reads ordinary filmed footage and rebuilds it as a 3D scene: it tracks the camera, captures actors' body, face and hand movement without suits, and lets you drop animated CG characters into the shot. Formerly Wonder Studio.",
   "main_task": "make.video.edit_video",
   "main_task_label": "A video, by editing a video I have",
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    "make.video.motion_transfer",
    "make.3d.rigged_character",
    "make.3d.edit_scene"
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   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
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  {
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   "name": "Blockade Labs Skybox AI",
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    "3d",
    "image"
   ],
   "summary": "Makes a 360-degree surrounding scene (a skybox) from a short description, for use as a backdrop in games, VR or 3D scenes. Paid monthly plans give a set number of credits and higher export resolution.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_description",
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   "areas": [
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   ],
   "summary": "Desktop app for animating 3D characters by hand, with AI help that fills in a full pose from a few points you move and physics that makes jumps and falls look real. The free plan is for non-commercial use only; selling or paid work needs Indie or above.",
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    "price_per_month": 8.0,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "some_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-11-07",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/cascadeur/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/cascadeur.json"
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   "slug": "comfyui",
   "name": "ComfyUI",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "image",
    "video",
    "music",
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "A free, open-source app where you build image, video, audio and 3D workflows by linking boxes together, running open models on your own computer. Powerful but technical; a paid cloud version runs it on rented GPUs.",
   "main_task": "make.picture.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A picture, from a description",
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    "make.picture.edit_photo",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.music.song_with_vocals",
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.picture.remove_background"
   ],
   "openness": "open_source",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "depends_on_model",
   "free_option": true,
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    "plan": "Comfy Cloud Standard (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 16.0,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/comfyui/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/comfyui.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "csm-ai",
   "name": "CSM (Cube)",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "Turns a picture or a short description into a 3D model in your browser, and can split an object into separate parts, tidy up the mesh and repaint textures. Free trial outputs must credit CSM; paid plans own their results.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.from_description",
    "make.3d.split_parts",
    "make.3d.clean_up_mesh",
    "make.3d.textures"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "with_conditions",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Maker",
    "price_per_month": 20,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/csm-ai/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/csm-ai.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "deepmotion",
   "name": "DeepMotion Animate 3D",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "Upload an ordinary video of someone moving and get the movement back as 3D character animation (motion capture without a suit), ready to use in games or 3D apps. Free accounts get 60 seconds a month for personal use.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.rigged_character",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, a character ready to animate",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.rigged_character"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/deepmotion/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/deepmotion.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "dzine",
   "name": "Dzine",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "image",
    "video",
    "avatar",
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "A browser app for making and editing pictures and short videos with AI, with a canvas for layered edits, consistent characters, lip sync and talking avatars. Runs its own tools plus models from other makers. Free daily credits; paid plans allow commercial use.",
   "main_task": "make.picture.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A picture, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.picture.edit_photo",
    "make.picture.consistent_character",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.video.lipsync",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.3d.from_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Beginner",
    "price_per_month": 8.99,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/dzine/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/dzine.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "fal",
   "name": "fal",
   "type": "host",
   "areas": [
    "image",
    "video",
    "voice",
    "avatar",
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "A pay-as-you-go service for running many AI models through code or a web playground: image, video, speech, 3D, and talking-avatar and lip-sync models from various makers. You pay per image, second or generation, or rent GPUs by the hour.",
   "main_task": "make.video.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A video, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.3d.from_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "depends_on_model",
   "free_option": false,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/fal/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/fal.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "hugging-face",
   "name": "Hugging Face",
   "type": "host",
   "areas": [
    "image",
    "video",
    "voice",
    "music",
    "avatar",
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "The main public library of AI models, where makers publish open models for pictures, video, speech, music and 3D. You can download them, try many in free browser demos (Spaces), or pay to run them on rented computers.",
   "main_task": "make.voice.transcribe",
   "main_task_label": "A voice or speech, text from a recording",
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    "make.voice.transcribe",
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.3d.from_photo"
   ],
   "openness": null,
   "open_source": null,
   "commercial_use": "depends_on_model",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "PRO",
    "price_per_month": 9,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "some_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/hugging-face/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/hugging-face.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "hunyuan3d-studio",
   "name": "Hunyuan 3D (Tencent)",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "Tencent's web app for making 3D models from a description, up to four photos or a sketch, with tools to tidy the mesh and export OBJ or GLB for games, shops or 3D printing. International users get free daily generations.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_description",
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.clean_up_mesh"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/hunyuan3d-studio/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/hunyuan3d-studio.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "hunyuan3d-2",
   "name": "Hunyuan3D 2",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "Tencent's downloadable 3D model maker: one part builds a shape from a picture, another paints textures onto it. Free to run on your own graphics card, but the licence excludes the EU, UK and South Korea.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.textures",
    "make.3d.from_description"
   ],
   "openness": "open_weights",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "with_conditions",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/hunyuan3d-2/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/hunyuan3d-2.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "rodin",
   "name": "Hyper3D Rodin",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "Makes a textured 3D model from one or more photos or a text description, in your browser. You can preview for free and pay only for results you keep. Add-ons for Blender, Unity, Unreal and others.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.from_description"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Creator (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 24,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/rodin/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/rodin.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "idol",
   "name": "Idol",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "A free, open model from Sperid Labs that turns one photo of an object into a 3D Gaussian splat you can view from any side, filling in the parts the photo doesn't show. Apache 2.0, so commercial use is fine. Needs an NVIDIA GPU (about 7 GB).",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "open_source",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-11-07",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/idol/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/idol.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "instantmesh",
   "name": "InstantMesh",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "A free research model from Tencent ARC that turns a single picture of an object into a 3D mesh quickly. Apache 2.0 code; you run it yourself on a graphics card or try the online demo.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "open_source",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/instantmesh/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/instantmesh.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "kaedim",
   "name": "Kaedim",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "A 3D modelling service for game studios and brands: you send sketches, photos or briefs, and its AI plus in-house artists return game-ready 3D models. Monthly credit plans, with a paid 7-day trial.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.textures"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": false,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Indie",
    "price_per_month": 400,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "some_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/kaedim/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/kaedim.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "keenface",
   "name": "KeenFace",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d",
    "avatar"
   ],
   "summary": "Turns a few photos of a person's head into a detailed 3D head model with 4K textures and 51 facial expression shapes, ready for games, VFX or virtual try-on (MetaHuman-compatible). Works in the browser or through an API; pay per head, about £15 each.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.rigged_character",
    "make.3d.textures"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "some_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-11-07",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/keenface/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/keenface.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "kiri-engine",
   "name": "KIRI Engine",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "A phone and web app that turns photos or a video of a real object or room into a 3D model (3D scanning). The free plan scans and exports without limit; Pro adds shiny-object scanning, Gaussian splats, cleaner meshes and auto-rigging.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.textures",
    "make.3d.clean_up_mesh",
    "make.3d.rigged_character",
    "make.3d.print_ready"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Yearly Pro",
    "price_per_month": 6.67,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/kiri-engine/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/kiri-engine.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "krea",
   "name": "Krea",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "image",
    "video",
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "A browser studio that makes and edits pictures and short videos from a description, using Krea's own models plus many from other makers. It can also upscale images and train a custom style. A small daily free allowance.",
   "main_task": "make.picture.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A picture, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.picture.edit_photo",
    "make.picture.upscale",
    "make.picture.remove_background",
    "make.picture.consistent_character",
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.video.motion_transfer",
    "make.video.restyle",
    "make.3d.from_description",
    "make.3d.from_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Basic (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 5,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/krea/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/krea.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "marble",
   "name": "Marble (World Labs)",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "Turns a description, a photo, a video or a 360 panorama into a 3D world you can walk around, edit and export, for games, film previews or VR. Free plan for trying it; exporting starts on paid plans and commercial rights start on Pro.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.edit_scene",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, by changing a 3D scene I have",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.edit_scene",
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.from_description"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Standard",
    "price_per_month": 20,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-11-07",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/marble/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/marble.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "masterpiece-x",
   "name": "Masterpiece X",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "Makes simple 3D characters, animals and objects from a text description in your browser, for prototypes and concept work. The maker now labels this web generator 'legacy' and is focusing on WorldEngen, an AI helper inside Blender, Unity and Unreal.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_description"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "750 credits",
    "price_per_month": 15.0,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/masterpiece-x/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/masterpiece-x.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "meshcapade",
   "name": "Meshcapade",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "A German company that turned ordinary video into 3D body motion (motion capture without suits) and made digital human body models. It is now part of Epic Games and its online platforms have shut down.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.rigged_character",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, a character ready to animate",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.rigged_character"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": false,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": null,
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/meshcapade/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/meshcapade.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "meshy",
   "name": "Meshy",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "Makes 3D models from a text description or a picture, then can paint textures on them and rig characters so they can move. Runs in the browser, with add-ons for Blender, Unity and other 3D apps.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_description",
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.textures",
    "make.3d.rigged_character"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "with_conditions",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Pro",
    "price_per_month": 20,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/meshy/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/meshy.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "mixar",
   "name": "Mixar",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "A free, open-source 3D editor built on Blender where a chat assistant does modelling and texturing steps for you. You can plug in your own AI key (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini); making 3D models from text or pictures uses Mixar credits.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_description",
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.textures"
   ],
   "openness": "open_source",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "some_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/mixar/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/mixar.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "move-ai",
   "name": "Move AI",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "Records how a person moves from ordinary video (an iPhone, or several cameras) and turns it into 3D animation data you can put on a game or film character. No special suits or markers needed.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.rigged_character",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, a character ready to animate",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.rigged_character"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": false,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Move One",
    "price_per_month": 15,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": null
   },
   "skill_level": "some_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/move-ai/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/move-ai.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "plask",
   "name": "Plask",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d",
    "video"
   ],
   "summary": "Records body and hand movement from an ordinary video and turns it into 3D animation you can put on a character, all in your browser. Export the motion to Blender, Unreal and other 3D apps, or render a video.",
   "main_task": "make.video.motion_transfer",
   "main_task_label": "A video, by copying movement from another video",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.motion_transfer",
    "make.3d.rigged_character"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Standard (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 18,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "some_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/plask/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/plask.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "withpoly",
   "name": "Poly (withpoly)",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "Poly used to make tileable textures and materials for 3D models from a text description. The old withpoly.com address now leads to poly.app, an AI file browser, and the 3D texture maker is no longer offered there.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.textures",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, textures for a 3D model",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.textures"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": false,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": null,
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/withpoly/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/withpoly.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "polycam",
   "name": "Polycam",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "A phone and web app that turns photos, video or an iPhone's LiDAR scan into a 3D model, splat or floor plan. Free plan has a few captures with watermarked videos; paid plans unlock unlimited captures and more export formats.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "unclear",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Basic (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 12.5,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/polycam/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/polycam.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "rokoko-video",
   "name": "Rokoko Vision",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d",
    "video"
   ],
   "summary": "Turns an uploaded video of someone moving into 3D character animation, free to try in your browser. It now lives inside Rokoko Create, and the motion exports to Blender, Unreal, Unity and other 3D apps.",
   "main_task": "make.video.motion_transfer",
   "main_task_label": "A video, by copying movement from another video",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.motion_transfer"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Basic (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 10,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "some_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/rokoko-video/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/rokoko-video.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "scenario",
   "name": "Scenario",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "image",
    "video",
    "3d",
    "music"
   ],
   "summary": "A web studio aimed at game and design teams. It makes and edits images, video, 3D models and sound using many makers' AI models, and lets you train a model on your own art so results keep one style. Paid plans include commercial use.",
   "main_task": "make.picture.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A picture, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.picture.consistent_character",
    "make.picture.edit_photo",
    "make.picture.upscale",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.video.restyle",
    "make.video.extend",
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.rigged_character",
    "make.music.sound_effects"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Starter",
    "price_per_month": 15,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "some_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/scenario/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/scenario.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "sloyd",
   "name": "Sloyd",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "A web app for making game-ready 3D models from a text prompt or a picture, then texturing, rigging and animating them. Free users get one AI model a day for personal use; paid plans allow commercial use.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_description",
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.textures",
    "make.3d.rigged_character",
    "make.3d.split_parts",
    "make.3d.edit_scene"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Plus (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 12.5,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/sloyd/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/sloyd.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "spline-ai",
   "name": "Spline AI",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "Part of the Spline 3D design app: type a sentence or upload a picture, choose one of four looks, and get a textured 3D model you can light, animate and put on a website or app. Works in the browser.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_description",
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.edit_scene"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Hobby (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 12,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/spline-ai/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/spline-ai.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "stable-fast-3d",
   "name": "Stable Fast 3D",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "Stability AI's downloadable model that turns one photo of an object into a textured, low-poly 3D model in about a second. Free for commercial use by individuals and businesses earning under $1M a year.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.textures"
   ],
   "openness": "open_weights",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "with_conditions",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/stable-fast-3d/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/stable-fast-3d.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "spar3d",
   "name": "Stable Point Aware 3D (SPAR3D)",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "Stability AI's downloadable model that builds a textured 3D model from one picture in about a second. You can nudge the rough point shape before the final mesh is made. Free for businesses under $1M revenue a year.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.textures"
   ],
   "openness": "open_weights",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "with_conditions",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/spar3d/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/spar3d.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "step1x-3d",
   "name": "Step1X-3D",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "StepFun's open 3D model maker: it turns one picture into a clean 3D shape, then paints a texture onto it. Apache 2.0 licence, but running both stages needs a graphics card with about 27 GB of memory.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.textures"
   ],
   "openness": "open_source",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/step1x-3d/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/step1x-3d.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "trellis",
   "name": "TRELLIS",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "Microsoft's free, downloadable model that turns a picture (or, less well, a text prompt) into a textured 3D model you can save as a GLB file. MIT licence, so commercial use is fine, but you need a Linux PC with a 16 GB graphics card or a hosted demo.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.from_description",
    "make.3d.edit_scene"
   ],
   "openness": "open_source",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/trellis/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/trellis.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "tripo",
   "name": "Tripo AI",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "Turns a text description or one or more pictures into a 3D model in your browser, then can texture it, split it into parts and rig characters for animation. Add-ons connect it to Blender, Unity and other 3D apps.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_description",
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.3d.textures",
    "make.3d.rigged_character",
    "make.3d.split_parts",
    "make.3d.clean_up_mesh"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Pro (annual)",
    "price_per_month": 20,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "annually"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/tripo/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/tripo.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "triposr",
   "name": "TripoSR",
   "type": "model",
   "areas": [
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "A free, open model from Tripo AI and Stability AI that guesses a rough 3D shape from a single picture in under a second on a strong graphics card. Fine for quick drafts; the makers point to newer models for cleaner results.",
   "main_task": "make.3d.from_photo",
   "main_task_label": "A 3D object or scene, from a photo",
   "tasks": [
    "make.3d.from_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "open_source",
   "open_source": true,
   "commercial_use": "yes",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/triposr/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/triposr.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "vizcom",
   "name": "Vizcom",
   "type": "tool",
   "areas": [
    "image",
    "3d",
    "video"
   ],
   "summary": "A design tool for product and industrial designers that turns rough sketches into realistic renders, and can also make simple 3D models and short animations from them. Free plan for trying it; paid plan for commercial work.",
   "main_task": "make.picture.from_sketch",
   "main_task_label": "A picture, from a sketch",
   "tasks": [
    "make.picture.from_sketch",
    "make.picture.edit_photo",
    "make.picture.product_photo",
    "make.3d.from_photo",
    "make.video.from_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "paid_plans_only",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": {
    "plan": "Professional",
    "price_per_month": 49,
    "currency": "USD",
    "billed": "monthly"
   },
   "skill_level": "no_setup",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/vizcom/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/vizcom.json"
  },
  {
   "slug": "wavespeed-ai",
   "name": "WaveSpeedAI",
   "type": "host",
   "areas": [
    "video",
    "image",
    "voice",
    "music",
    "avatar",
    "3d"
   ],
   "summary": "A pay-as-you-go service for running many makers' AI models: video (Seedance, Wan, Kling, Veo and others), images, speech and music, lip-sync avatars and 3D. You top up credit and pay per image or per second of video.",
   "main_task": "make.video.from_description",
   "main_task_label": "A video, from a description",
   "tasks": [
    "make.video.from_description",
    "make.video.from_photo",
    "make.picture.from_description",
    "make.avatar.talking_photo",
    "make.voice.read_aloud",
    "make.music.song_with_vocals",
    "make.3d.from_photo"
   ],
   "openness": "closed",
   "open_source": false,
   "commercial_use": "depends_on_model",
   "free_option": true,
   "cheapest_paid": null,
   "skill_level": "technical",
   "last_updated": "2026-10-12",
   "page": "https://plainly.guide/tools/wavespeed-ai/",
   "json": "https://plainly.guide/api/tools/wavespeed-ai.json"
  }
 ],
 "attribution": "Data from Plainly Guide (https://plainly.guide). Please credit Plainly with a link to the entry page when you use it."
}