Tool · 3D

Tripo AI

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.

Go to Tripo AI’s website

At a glance

Open or closed: Closed
Only usable through the maker's app or API
Inferred: the Studio app is a hosted service with no downloadable code.
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Licence: Tripo Terms of Service (The maker's own terms)
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Can I sell what I make?: Yes, on paid plans (from the Pro plan)
Terms s.5.2.1: on the free plan Tripo keeps all rights to inputs and outputs. s.5.2.2: paid users generally have all rights; Tripo keeps a licence to display them. Ownership provisions survive termination (s.10.5). Pricing: Free is non-commercial with public models.
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Cost: Free option: 200 credits a month (about 13 models), public models, non-commercial use, 1 task at a time.
Plans below.
How you use it: In your browser, Inside another tool, Maker's own API
API is a separate product (developers.tripo3d.ai). The pricing page offers image generation with other makers' models (Nano Banana, GPT Image 2, Midjourney) as a side tool.
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Skill needed: No setup
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Made by: Holymolly Ltd (Tripo) (HK)
Terms preamble names Holymolly Ltd; s.12.6 gives a Hong Kong address. Site footer says 'Tripo'.
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Status: Available
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What you can make with it

A 3D object or scene, from a description (main use)
A 3D object or scene, from a photo
A 3D object or scene, textures for a 3D model
A 3D object or scene, a character ready to animate
A 3D object or scene, a 3D model split into parts
A 3D object or scene, a cleaner, simpler 3D model (remesh)

text to 3D modelimage to 3D model3D model to 3D model

Part segmentation and retopology mapped to split_parts and clean_up_mesh (vocab v0.2).

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Plans and prices

Plan	Price	Includes
Free	Free	200 credits a month About 13 models; public models, 15 exports. Commercial use: No
Pro (annual)	$20 a month, billed yearly	3,000 credits a month About 200 models. Billed $240 a year. Commercial use: Yes
Max (annual)	$90 a month, billed yearly	25,000 credits a month About 1,660 models. Billed $1,080 a year. Commercial use: Yes
Team (annual, per seat)	$55 a month, billed yearly	90,000 credits a month 90,000 credits is the team pool. Billed $1,980 a year, i.e. 3 seats at $55. Commercial use: Yes
Credits 1,000	$10 one-off	1,000 credits
Credits 12,000	$100 one-off	12,000 credits 10,000 + 2,000 bonus
Credits 62,000	$500 one-off	62,000 credits 50,000 + 12,000 bonus
Credits 130,000	$1000 one-off	130,000 credits 100,000 + 30,000 bonus

Some plans are not listed here; see the source for the full list.

Page text shows annual billing ('Annually 50% off'); monthly-billed prices weren't readable. Team header shows $110 and $55/seat; table shows $330 monthly. A 'New User 50% Off First Month' coupon exists, plan unclear. Prices labelled USD.

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Rough cost of one 3D model: about $0.10 / £0.08 (estimate, worked out by Plainly, not a price the maker publishes). $20 a month / about 200 models (maker's own estimate for 3,000 credits) = $0.10. The page itself says '$0.16/model'. GBP at 0.75 = 0.075, rounded.

Rights and safety

Trains on your work?: Trains on free-plan work only
Terms s.5.2.2 (paid users): the company 'will not use Inputs and Outputs as training data'. The free-user section gives Tripo all rights but doesn't mention training explicitly.
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Models it uses (not yet listed on Plainly)

Nano Banana (Google), GPT Image 2 (OpenAI), Midjourney

Other options for “A 3D object or scene, from a description”

3D AI Studio, Blockade Labs Skybox AI, CSM (Cube), Hunyuan 3D (Tencent), Hunyuan3D 2, Hyper3D Rodin, Krea, Masterpiece X, Meshy, Mixar, Sloyd, Spline AI, TRELLIS

About this entry

Facts last checked 12 Oct 2026 against the maker’s own pages (each fact links to its source). Entry status: draft. Plain-English summary written by Plainly.