The independent benchmark for 3D AI Generators
The same prompt runs through every AI 3D generator, blind community votes decide the winners, and live ELO rankings keep them honest. No paid placement, no brand bias.
- Votes
- 231,016
- Tools / Versions
- 23 / 40
- Users
- 9,938
- Seasons
- 12
Opens the Texture Arena. A new blind pair loads for each vote.
Quick answers
Who leads, can I judge, what can I try free?
Who leads right now?
Tripo AI v3.1
#1 Texture
- Texture ELO
- 1,105
- votes
- 346
Can I judge them myself?
Yes. Two anonymous outputs of the same prompt: pick the better one and the names appear after your vote. No sign-in, and Skip is always there.
name hiddenWhich tools can I try free?
- Tripo AIFree Tier4.1(68)
Hi3DFree Tier3.9(43)
Hyper3D (Rodin)Free Tier3.8(41)
Hunyuan 3DFree Tier3.8(55)
YVO3DFree Tier3.8(38)
Vote blindly, help build the benchmark
Each category uses the same input for both participants: a reference image for generation or an existing mesh for Smart UV.
We collect generations
We process the same reference or source mesh with every participating tool. The category determines what is compared.
Image prompt
One image, every tool sees the same
Same input, every generator
- Tripo AI0:00
Meshy AI0:04- Hi3D0:09
Lychee0:14- Hunyuan 3D0:22
You vote blindly
Choose an arena. Two unlabeled outputs appear side by side. Spin, zoom, inspect, and pick the winner. Brands reveal only after you vote.
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Brands stay hidden until you vote. The arena chips above switch the active mode.
Every vote refines ELO
Your vote shifts both tools' ratings. The leaderboard updates in real time, so after a few thousand votes the rankings converge on the community's truth.
- 1Tripo AI v3.11,105
- 2Meshy 71,099
- 3Hi3D v3.01,080
Know the contenders? Compare them named
When you know exactly which tools you want to evaluate, skip the blind arena. Pick any two generators, browse the curated prompt set, and inspect the outputs side by side.
- Hand-curated prompt library: characters, props, scenes.
- Identical inputs, full brand reveal from the start.
- Spin, zoom and wireframe toggle on both viewers in sync.
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